[NYTMARE23]

I've done a little in my Z, just mainly for accent. Air vents, the silver trim on the steering wheel, shifter trim(around the shifter), start button and where the power window switches are. I think it looks just right. Too much looks trashy in my opinion. A little goes a long way and more is DEFINITELY not more when it comes to adding carbon fiber interior trim. Just my .02..I'm also on the "you do you" bandwagon. Whatever YOU like...go for it!

[Booher]

I've been waiting over a year to get some carbon fiber in my car, but they are ALWAYS backordered >.< It's so frustrating waiting on pieces as I don't want to mix and match brands because the weaves are different. Maybe someday they'll get back in stock. Good example is the lighted door v's, can't think of the name. Along with he center console one

[Whoomba]

Originally Posted by arpad_m

I couldn't resist and added a few carbon fiber interior pieces. They definitely improved the overall look of the interior, it now looks more like that of a $60K car and not a $44K car that my 2SS originally was The photos don't do these parts justice, and they might feel a bit too much in pictures, but definitely not in reality.

One piece I'm proud of is the driver side left trim cover, because carbonaddons wasn't able to supply the part with the HUD switch cutout (been trying since last September or so, they kept pushing the date back, and their last response the other day was "maybe towards the middle or late in the year"), so after some waffling I decided to get the non-HUD variant and cut the hole into it myself.

All 4 rounded corners of the HUD switch panel are of a slightly different radius, but two of them are larger and the other two smaller, so I used a (very sharp) 3/4" and a 3/8" hollow punch to cut out the corners. Then I made straight(ish) cuts from one hole to the other, rounded the edges down with 320 grit sandpaper, then compounded and polished them down to a reasonably good look.

Took a couple hours, but it's pretty close to decent, definitely not perfect, but then again, I'm just a guy with ordinary tools, not a carbon fiber part manufacturer

I was going to do the same thing but the other side (between gauges) didn’t look like it fit well. The top stuck up higher than yours.

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by Whoomba

I was going to do the same thing but the other side (between gauges) didn’t look like it fit well. The top stuck up higher than yours.

Hmm, the fitment on these carbonaddons parts was 100%, at least with the ones I ordered. I did have to dry test fit them a few timers to feel out how to place each piece, and had to push them assertively into the curves of the dash.

A tricky part of the install is that the backing tape is the strongest and stickiest I've ever used for a car interior: after applying the included adhesion promoter, if the backside as much as touches the dash, it starts sticking, hard. This means one has to place these carbon fiber parts with extreme precision, it's almost impossible to correct placement once you pushed any section down. Another case where having 8 hands would come in handy

[Bumbleboy92]

Originally Posted by arpad_m

I couldn't resist and added a few carbon fiber interior pieces. They definitely improved the overall look of the interior, it now looks more like that of a $60K car and not a $44K car that my 2SS originally was The photos don't do these parts justice, and they might feel a bit too much in pictures, but definitely not in reality.

One piece I'm proud of is the driver side left trim cover, because carbonaddons wasn't able to supply the part with the HUD switch cutout (been trying since last September or so, they kept pushing the date back, and their last response the other day was "maybe towards the middle or late in the year"), so after some waffling I decided to get the non-HUD variant and cut the hole into it myself.

All 4 rounded corners of the HUD switch panel are of a slightly different radius, but two of them are larger and the other two smaller, so I used a (very sharp) 3/4" and a 3/8" hollow punch to cut out the corners. Then I made straight(ish) cuts from one hole to the other, rounded the edges down with 320 grit sandpaper, then compounded and polished them down to a reasonably good look.

Took a couple hours, but it's pretty close to decent, definitely not perfect, but then again, I'm just a guy with ordinary tools, not a carbon fiber part manufacturer

Very nice! I have the same shifter cap and start button, your dash pad is OEM CF? I really want to get it but been putting off buying one, lowest I’ve seen is $270 so far

[Whoomba]

Originally Posted by arpad_m

Hmm, the fitment on these carbonaddons parts was 100%, at least with the ones I ordered. I did have to dry test fit them a few timers to feel out how to place each piece, and had to push them assertively into the curves of the dash.

A tricky part of the install is that the backing tape is the strongest and stickiest I've ever used for a car interior: after applying the included adhesion promoter, if the backside as much as touches the dash, it starts sticking, hard. This means one has to place these carbon fiber parts with extreme precision, it's almost impossible to correct placement once you pushed any section down. Another case where having 8 hands would come in handy

That’s what I was thinking. Start with the top and work down, pulling off part of the backing at a time.

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by Bumbleboy92

Very nice! I have the same shifter cap and start button, your dash pad is OEM CF? I really want to get it but been putting off buying one, lowest I’ve seen is $270 so far

Thank you! Yes, it's the OEM ZL1 dash panel. I bought it for $225 in 2019, so $270 doesn't sound very bad with 5 years of inflation.

The weave used on that panel and carbonaddons accessories is a very-very close match, it's pretty hard to tell they aren't all OEM (I mean their "standard", not the "forged" carbon fiber look) .

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by Whoomba

That’s what I was thinking. Start with the top and work down, pulling off part of the backing at a time.

Yes, and it's a tough job even that way, with the tiny slivers and corners fighting my chunky fingers