oCarbon.com - looking for a few members to help us develop carbon fiber interior trim
06-03-2013, 07:21 PM
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oCarbon.com - looking for a few members to help us develop carbon fiber interior trim
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 C63 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.
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 C63 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.
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06-03-2013, 08:05 PM
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That white CF is just delicious. If I didn't already have CF wrapped interior I'd take advantage.
06-03-2013, 08:08 PM
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I'll get you some info in a little bit.
It's actually an aluminum coated fiberglass (silver "carbon fiber"). Real carbon fiber can not be colored or dyed.
It's actually an aluminum coated fiberglass (silver "carbon fiber"). Real carbon fiber can not be colored or dyed.
06-04-2013, 01:07 AM
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The process is very intensive and time consuming.
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Actually it can.... http://jalopnik.com/this-colorful-ca...o-be-477762620
The process is very intensive and time consuming.
The process is very intensive and time consuming.
06-05-2013, 11:32 AM
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Each set we make requires a core. Once we get a few of these sets under our belt, we'll start acquiring extra cores and work on a core deposit system.
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06-11-2013, 12:20 PM
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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.
Shoot me an email at matt@ocarbon.com if you'd like to set something up.
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I'm not counting you, because no one has pulled the trigger on a full set yet.
Many more pics here: http://ocarbon.com/blog/
Shoot me an email with what you're interested in and I'll get you a quote.
Shoot me an email with what you're interested in and I'll get you a quote.
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Trigger pulled on mine as well. I'd like to see that yellow/black installed if you have any pics from previous installation. It may go with the color direction I am taking with the car.
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06-11-2013, 02:31 PM
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Not so sure LOL pretty contrasting color scheme. May make it difficult to sell car later! I will start taking car apart this week and try and get you pieces sent out next week sometime.
06-12-2013, 08:14 AM
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That yellow does not look good at all
Sorry the black is way better
Sorry the black is way better
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Matt redid my b6 s4 trim a few years back. My experience-
Took much longer than I was informed it would take honestly. Received my trim pieces back with cracks in the cclearcot and several very prominent imperfections, and some trim pieces had the news paper used to wrap them adhered to the clearcoat finish... Had then to have them redone. The process was easily 4 months between my trim being done 2 times.
Would I use ocarbon again however?? Absolutely.
My FINAL end product was beautiful. Perfectly done. A very high gloss smooth sheen finish over a quality carbon fiber. All pieces mounted back in and looked great in my s4. There were issues yes, but climate may have had an impact on the issues I dealt with. At the end of the day matt fixed everything and I had trim that really looked excellent. I will be honest, I became very frustrated in the several months without any trim but at the end of the day I was very happy. Matt is prompt on his communication too and that always helps as there is nothing worse than a business with bad customer service that leaves you hanging. I hope any volunteers like their trim, im sure they will. Matts work is flawless IMO.. Muuuchhhhh cheaper than buying some OEM cf trim if cf is your thing and looks just as good. Many guys over on audizine would speak highly of matt and ocarbon....
Good to see ocarbon on a mercedes forum!
Took much longer than I was informed it would take honestly. Received my trim pieces back with cracks in the cclearcot and several very prominent imperfections, and some trim pieces had the news paper used to wrap them adhered to the clearcoat finish... Had then to have them redone. The process was easily 4 months between my trim being done 2 times.
Would I use ocarbon again however?? Absolutely.
My FINAL end product was beautiful. Perfectly done. A very high gloss smooth sheen finish over a quality carbon fiber. All pieces mounted back in and looked great in my s4. There were issues yes, but climate may have had an impact on the issues I dealt with. At the end of the day matt fixed everything and I had trim that really looked excellent. I will be honest, I became very frustrated in the several months without any trim but at the end of the day I was very happy. Matt is prompt on his communication too and that always helps as there is nothing worse than a business with bad customer service that leaves you hanging. I hope any volunteers like their trim, im sure they will. Matts work is flawless IMO.. Muuuchhhhh cheaper than buying some OEM cf trim if cf is your thing and looks just as good. Many guys over on audizine would speak highly of matt and ocarbon....
Good to see ocarbon on a mercedes forum!
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