carbon fiber look center console?

[rush13]

you know where the stick is and radio and all that good stuff, i was wondering, does anyone know if anyone makes a carbon fiber one of those? and how much would it be? or where could i go? and i've never removed that before, is it difficult at all?

[babine]

http://handa-accessories.com/civicsi.html
right there, 106$

It's pretty easy to take out, just start by the shift knob and starting pulling shit out :)

[EpThreeD]

By CF off ebay and do it yourself,

[JaydmEp3]

or buy tht kit off eBay n it's already cut. price is at 93 or 96 bucks. up 2 u man. but more of the legit look is to do it yourself if u dnt mind doing the labor. lol

[thaseint]

Another worthy option...might be slightly cheaper too.

http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/

Here's how it looks on an CTR...

http://www.civictype-r.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=204728

Thought about doing this myself; but not sure how I'd deal with the center pocket and radio...short of painting them black.

[Shootklotz]

Hi,my center console is laminated with real carbon.it´s a shitty work,but the result is amazing.
earlier i was having the decal set from honda with some printed carbonfibre optik and i found it terrible.

here is a picture from the new on:

http://www.abload.de/img/p1040566n538.jpg (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=p1040566n538.jpg)

[Rekognize]

Did mine today, I used 3M Di-NOC total cost $25

http://i.imgur.com/f1FB3.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1Eboy.jpg

[doubledouble]

Looks great! Where'd you get the 3m?

[dani_ocean]

where'd you get it from and what size sheet did you use? looks really good

[Rekognize]

The center console is at least 19x13" but vendors sell it by sq/ft so you'd need to get a 24x24" piece.

Here's a link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/220774391890

[RHCP0801]

you should paint that silver plug black, looks out of place when its silver

[Rekognize]

you should paint that silver plug black, looks out of place when its silver

Good call, was thinking of doing that but thought meh, it matches the door handles :mbiggrin:

[RHCP0801]

you should use the extra to do the door handles, there is a thread on here somewhere where they wrapped the silver part on the handles in cf too. I did this and it matches the cf console perfectly

[Rekognize]

http://i.imgur.com/Yg7qw.jpg

Yup! Next weekend's project!

[dani_ocean]

The center console is at least 19x13" but vendors sell it by sq/ft so you'd need to get a 24x24" piece.

Here's a link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/220774391890

Awesome. Thanks so much, going to order this up asap. I'll be sure to take pics of the project.

[Rekognize]

Awesome. Thanks so much, going to order this up asap. I'll be sure to take pics of the project.

If you're in TO, Jspec carries it. Though, at $10 per sq/ft :(

[talonXracer]

For those who have the fabric in the door panel looking rather shaby, the fabric can be removed, the urethane foam backing block sanded smooth and then the 3m Cf wrap applied.

And 10$ per sq foot of coverage is very cheap, true Cf would be approx 75$ per sq/ft in a finished piece, though there are several places that have true Cf pieces similar to the HFP fakery that carries overlays for cheaper, though they do also look cheaper.

[dani_ocean]

If you're in TO, Jspec carries it. Though, at $10 per sq/ft :(

Yea saw that on Kijiji. I live out in Woodbridge though, so the trip there and extra cost per sq/ft isn't worth it. I'll just order from the ebay link you passed on.

[Reaper27]

I have the kit from Handa-accessories and it's not a bad quality item, my main two complaint are that it fades pretty bad after awhile from the sun and it tends to crack if not treated gently. It's fairly easy to install, I have never tried to take it off so idk how hard it is to remove. I was just about to post a thread about finding a company that makes a real CF kit for the center piece? Or would I have to make it myself from CF. I have looked at the 3M vinyl but would prefer to get real CF of possible. Thanks

[Reaper27]

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[eternal780]

this is awesome , any chance you can do a tutorial on it :)

[mitchlikesbikes]

this is awesome , any chance you can do a tutorial on it :)

you can probably find a million generic "how to install 3m carbon fiber" videos on youtube

edit: here's a decent video i found without some annoying jackass talking the whole time haha. it's kinda self explanatory really, just go pick up a heat gun from harbor freight and do work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvkyrPLfDQk

[JaydmEp3]

i wrapped my whole center console in a 12"x25 sheet and had some extra to wrap my door handles..

[hueyhy]

here's my console.
I used carbonfiber vinyl. (leftovers from my work on my hood)
the vinyl is from Ebay.
here's how it looks

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2311593/panel/IMG00114-20110319-1525.jpg

[DecalDude]

or you can buy my carbon fiber vinyl i have and save money over the overpriced amounts other people charge for carbon fiber vinyl =D

[StimulisRK]

here's my console.
I used carbonfiber vinyl. (leftovers from my work on my hood)
the vinyl is from Ebay.
here's how it looks

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2311593/panel/IMG00114-20110319-1525.jpg

It looks great dude. Is this what you bought http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/220774391890 ?

Just bought an EP3 and the center console is all scratched up. I wanna line it with the CF film. Did you follow any tutorial online or something you could show me, or did you just wing it?

[mattism78]

you can probably find a million generic "how to install 3m carbon fiber" videos on youtube

edit: here's a decent video i found without some annoying jackass talking the whole time haha. it's kinda self explanatory really, just go pick up a heat gun from harbor freight and do work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvkyrPLfDQk

A lot of times you can use a hair dryer if you don't have a heat gun readily available. I've used one in a pinch when installing vinyl before and it works well. For real heat I just covered the inlet a bit and it got plenty hot.

[doubledouble]

here's my console.
I used carbonfiber vinyl. (leftovers from my work on my hood)
the vinyl is from Ebay.
here's how it looks

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2311593/panel/IMG00114-20110319-1525.jpg

digging the sk2 start button as well.

[StimulisRK]

Is there a special way to take off the center console?

[nmysiismyn]

Is there a special way to take off the center console?

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/Tommy_Castroreale/EPHatch/th_CenterDashRemoval.jpg (http://s830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/Tommy_Castroreale/EPHatch/?action=view&current=CenterDashRemoval.jpg)