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 W210 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: http://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.

Fabio D

Hey Matt, how are you pal!

you plan or can do a reproduction of the renntech carbon fiber airbox (engine bay) at a decente price?, i know the carbon fiber exposed to hot air would tarnish with the time. ? but i'm sure here are lots of people interested in this

Fabio Daniel

Fabio Daniel

Fabio D

Also, i'm sure the silver carbon fiber interior in our e55 would look sick and awesome

Fabio Daniel

Solo wing

That would be great!
I want to volunteer, but I can't

oCarbon

Probably not. Engine bay parts tend to yellow from the heat of the bay, so we prefer not to do them.

I think so too, still haven't found anyone wanting to do any custom colors yet.

oCarbon

We're still looking for more W210 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:

Strigoi

What's the actual price like? My E55 sits most of the time and I'd be fine with having it down for quite awhile if the price is right. A couple of my trim pieces do have cracks in them, I don't know if that'd cause a problem. They don't seem deep and I could provide pics. PM me, I'm too lazy to log into my email for a general inquiry like this.

oCarbon

Depends on how many pieces total you have. Cracks won't be a problem, we sand down the trim anyway, so any imperfections in the trim have no effect. Email me at matt@ocarbon.com if you'd like a quote.

Fabio D

Matt how much you consider for the complete interior trim for our W210's (all the wood factory pieces) 4 doors, center console, dash trim, made in silver carbon?

Fabio Daniel

Strigoi

I'm out. I'm seriously considering selling the car now (again) since I'd rather have bikes taking up garage space. I only have room for the one right now and want more.

oCarbon

Few pictures of a custom shift knob we just finished. Turned out really nice.

AMG__Dom

Wow very interested in price quote for full W210 E55 trim as well as shift knob. PM sent

AZ762NATO

Ill take the full price too!

oCarbon

Email me at matt@ocarbon.com with your year, model, how many pieces you've got and what your current trim is and I'll get you setup.

oCarbon

Hey guys,

Long time no updates, but I'm still looking for W210 owners who want sets made, particularly those who want some more custom pieces. We've got a lot of new colored fabrics in as well as some black ones with cool weaves.

I'd really like to find a few people who'd like to go the custom route so I can get some more installed pictures of the custom fabrics we offer, along with some of the more custom pieces. I'm willing to give some discounts to those who are willing to be a little more adventurous.

If you see anything you want or have any ideas and want more info, feel free to shoot me an email at matt@ocarbon.com and we can discuss your options.

A few recent pics of custom pieces we've done.

This is a 2x2 twill fabric with threads of reflective red running through it (it's also available in copper, gold, silver, blue and green). The pics don't do it justice:





We've also been doing quite a few standard colored kevlar sets, like these few in red, yellow, and orange:





Aluminum coated fiberglass too:


Some non-traditional black weaves as well:





Keep in mind we can also do things like mirror caps, door sills, center caps for wheels, you name it:

Fabio D

What a beautiful work my friend! we are interested in price for the full interior W210 carbon kit (all 4 doors, dash, console) i'm interested in silver carbon

Fabio Daniel

snooozie

Can you do a front spoiler lip in regular carbon for the 2002 W210? I can bet you all of us guys are interested.

benzokirk

believe me, I really don't make it a habit of hijacking threads, but snooozie has a point. I know you're trying to sell what you're set up and prepared to offer... but you'd probably get a better response offering fabrication of a front spoiler lip. something along the lines of the attached pic. I guarantee you that just about every w210 owner will give their left nut for one.

the second pic is a w211, but that's closer to the style I want.

if you'll seriously consider this, I will seriously consider sending my interior trim. I love the wood trim, but it would be worth it to get the lip done too.

another note, I think you should seriously consider figuring out how Renntech manufacturers their air scoop to withstand the heat and not yellow. You could finance your dream home off of us, for that one...

oCarbon

Email me at matt@ocarbon.com and I can get you a quote.

Unfortunately I'd need more than just a guarantee to make this happen. I've been doing this a long time and have heard many promises from owners about how many people are willing to purchase this or purchase that, if I'd only make it. And then when I do, and prices are posted, people disappear. I don't want to make garbage parts and make crappy molds or parts that don't fit right. Doing it correctly the first time takes time and money. Continuing to do it right means parts that are somewhat expensive. I think because there are so many cheap, very low quality parts on eBay from overseas, a lot of people have become somewhat disillusioned to the real cost of nice parts.

Manufacturing a lip from scratch is expensive, and would require a substantial outlay on my part to do correctly. The only way I'd consider it is if I had a large group of buyers (say 10-20) who were willing to pay in full up front and wait a few months while I made it happen.

I wish I was a large enough company that I could just plop down $10-15k and make this happen on my own, but I can't without a commitment from the community that they are willing to help shoulder the financial burden as well.

benzokirk

Totally understandable, and most of my perspective, admittedly, comes from sheer ignorance until you explain your investment challenges, when it comes to the ballpark estimates you gave. So let's take the high side of your estimate of $15k for 20 individuals. I think it's about putting to the community to see what kind of response you'd get. Personally, if I knew I could get the quality we're talking about, I wouldn't mind investing $750 up front sight unseen. While I cannot expect every interested member to say the same, I still think it's worth an ask. All of this is, of course, you're interested in making it happen.

I also understand your experience of people disappearing after they understand what a body mod like this costs. So thank you for the enlightening response.

If there's anything I can do to help out, let me know. Inbox me if you want to get into how we can make this happen.

oCarbon

Couple new fabrics in now. Email me at matt@ocarbon.com if you're interested in having a set made.

Blue and red carbon/kevlar hybrid in a dual twill (it's woven slightly different than the standard carbon/kevlar 2x2 twill):




And reflective fabric in both silver and blue:

cm60k

What a great work.., all Agencies should to see it..

ZAYED,,

oCarbon

Teaser of a yellow carbon/kevlar set for a C63 and a silver black set for an Audi S4:

oCarbon

Some installed pics of our trim in a CL:

oCarbon

A recent W204 set: