oCarbon

Hey guys,

My name is Matt and I'm the owner of oCarbon. We've been hand making real carbon fiber interior trim sets for high end European vehicles for the last 9 years (mostly Audis and BMWs) and are now looking to offer our services to Mercedes owners.

We need to find a few C36/C43 owners who'd like to have some carbon fiber interior trim made for their vehicles. We'd be able to offer a pretty significant discount to anyone willing to send us their trim for a few weeks while we manufacture a set for them.

These sets would be made using actual carbon fiber, epoxy, and clearcoat (no fake vinyl or stickers or anything else of that nature) wrapped over an OEM set of trim for a perfect OEM fit. Different fabric weaves and colors are available for a more custom look.

Our standard pricing on these sets will be very competitive, and those that take advantage of this introductory offer will get heavily discounted sets.

Interested? Shoot an email to matt@ocarbon.com with your full vehicle info (model, year, chasis code, auto/manual, what type of trim is currently in the vehicle) along with what you'd be interested in. If you've got good photography skills and are willing to help us with installed pictures and/or an install guide, this would be appreciated as well.

Check out some of the vehicles we've done in our gallery: ocarbon.com/gallery

See some of the more custom pieces we've done in our blog: http://ocarbon.com/blog

Few pictures of recent sets:








Frequently asked questions

Q: Can you give me a little more info about the process?

A: Sure. You'd remove your current trim and ship it to us. We would take the original trim, remove excess material, wrap it with real carbon fiber, coat it with epoxy, sand it smooth, spray it with clearcoat, and buff it to a shine. The whole process takes about 3-4 weeks, and we'd then return the set back to you.

Q: So you won't be making molded pieces?

A: Nope. We've found that molded interior trim pieces never really fit right and they don't look as good as overlaid parts. Using an original OEM piece as a base means all the OEM tabs for a perfect fit.

Q: What about the added carbon? Won't that make the pieces bigger?

A: No. We sand down wood cores and we remove the aluminum from aluminum cores to make room for the extra carbon fiber and epoxy. We rarely have any fit issues with pieces, and we guarantee fitment, so if for some reason something doesn't fit quite right, we'll fix it until it does.

Q: Where are these pieces made? I'm worried about quality from overseas companies.

A: Everything is made in house in our facility in Glendale, AZ. We control the process from start to finish. It costs more, but the end quality is much, much higher.

Q: Speaking of quality, can you give me more info about the materials you use?

A: Most companies use a cheap 5.7oz 2x2 twill fabric for their parts. This fabric has gaps in the weave and can be susceptible to weave distortion around complex corners. We only use name brand (mostly Japanese based Toray) 11oz 2x2 twill, that has a much thicker and tighter weave. Again, it costs more, but it makes a huge difference in how the end product works. We also use only the highest end epoxies that have UV inhibitors to prohibit fading and yellowing. We finish the pieces in high-solids polyurethane clearcoat for a deep, glossy shine.

Q: Since I'm helping you out with development, shouldn't these sets be super cheap or free for me?

A: We're a small company, just myself and a few employees. We'd love to be able to just give the first few sets away, but we don't have a ton of capital to be able to develop a bunch of new products, so we're asking a few of you to share the cost of development with us. You'll get a fantastic set of real carbon fiber trim for your vehicle, at 20-40% of the cost of some of our competitors. It's a win-win for both of us.

Q: What about a warranty?

A: We offer a full, one year warranty on every product we sell, even these development products.

Q: Can you make other interior parts? Exterior parts?

A: Probably. We're focusing on interior trim parts for now, and might be open to simple overlaid exterior parts. Email us if you'd like a quote.

Q: You didn't answer a question I had.

A: Shoot an email to matt@ocarbon.com and I'll do my best to help you.

dearlove

hey mate, not sure about the c43, but the c36 comes from factory with carbon interior

oCarbon

All of them? Seems like quite a few of the other AMG models have a wood option.

Jasssc

the carbon that came stock is fake and looks awful. Most if not all US spec came with wood.

This would be an awesome upgrade. I'll shoot an email now

Sulaco

Is it even possible to get that big dash piece off without breaking it?

The interior trim is identical as what's in the regular cars. Don't need a C36 or C43. C36 trim is same as pre-update cars, while C43 is same as update cars.

oCarbon

No idea yet, that piece will be interesting.

Pagz

lol been there before, I think you have one or two options, hope that the nuts were not done up too tight and slide the whole thing to one side to release...alternatively remove the entire dash and undo the nuts.

RESIST ALL URGE TO PULL ON IT xD.

oCarbon

I added an FAQ to the original post.

nd4spd13

Yep, I've done it a couple of times. Though the last time I just twisted it out of there as it got stuck on something and I didn't need it anymore.

Pretty much. It's actually really simple how to remove it, just a bit tricky to do it right

oCarbon

Lots of interest, but no one has pulled the trigger yet. I might be willing to lower the price a little bit for those who want to be daring and get a custom fabric (silver, red, blue, or one of the custom black weaves).

Shoot me an email at matt@ocarbon.com if you'd like to set something up.

Sulaco

Seriously though. Interior trim is the same as the non amg cars. Any 94-97 c280 for the c36 and any 98-2000 c230 or c280 for the c43.

A thread in the 202 sections here, benzworld, club202 etc and you'll find much more support

oCarbon

Usually you have to be a sponsor of forums to make commercial posts. I can't commit to sponsoring any more forums if I still can't even find one C36/C43 owner willing to make a purchase.

LawRens

Tempted, but I have a few other matters on my c43 to take care of first before looking into carbon fiber interior. How long is this offer on the table, assuming that no other owner is interested yet?

oCarbon

Not too much longer. The soon the better so we can get started.

oCarbon

Still looking for W202 owners who want a discounted set of interior trim. Email me at matt@ocarbon.com if you'd like a quote.

niklas1970

Just PM'd you, hopefully this will get you on with some business !

oCarbon

Nice! Still looking for a few more W202 owners.

paqueras

Im in!

W202 Mercedes Benz C43 AMG. 1998

oCarbon

We're still building out our website and need some good installed pictures of these sets, so I can still offer the development discount.

Email me at matt@ocarbon.com if you'd like a quote.

niklas1970

Matt, I guarantee you a nice picture set once the job is done,
Still gathering the missing door trim to get the parcel ready to ship to you ;-)

oCarbon

All emails responded to. Still having trouble finding people willing to follow through on this, particularly because we haven't received any good installed pictures of the trim from the those we have sent the trim to.

If you'd like to get a discounted set and have a good camera setup (and will make an effort to get me some good installed pictures), email me at matt@ocarbon.com and I can get you a great quote on this trim.

oCarbon

We're still looking for more W202 owners who would like to have a set made. Shoot me an email at matt@ocarbon.com if you're interested.

Few pics of recent Benz pieces that have turned out very nice:

KJI3jflarryfe93

we wanna see, we waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanna seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee interior panels from C43 AMG!
price and pictures?

oCarbon

I'm not sure what you're asking for. You'll have to be more specific.

We haven't done anything for a C43 yet (lots of interest, no one has pulled the trigger), so I don't have any pictures of C43 specific parts. That's why we're looking for owners.

KJI3jflarryfe93

yes, i was refering to pictures from c43 interior decor.
people wants to see the looks and the feel of these panels before they buy