[Crazy Bimmer]

Project-808.com is proud to introduce to the forum a new product that has simplified installing carbon fiber fabric within your car!

No spray adhesive or heat gun needed!

Tools needed:
Trim tool or flat head screw driver
Sharp knife/blade

There are some amazing DIY threads on this forum already showing how to remove the trim on a 3series. So i want to get to what most here are interested in. How easy is it to install the Carbon Guard material on your own trim.

Friendly reminder: Try to keep the pattern of the weave the same on all the trim pieces. That way the pattern matches on the dash with the center console.

1. Place your trim on top of the fabric. Cut with sharp blade around the fabric leaving about an inch extra length on all sides.



2. Carefully pull the back of the fabric to expose the self adhesive backing. Please be cautious to not allow the material to overlap itself as it will be hard to pull apart.



3. Lay your trim piece on the adhesive side of the fabric. Try laying the trim down from one side to the other to avoid any wrinkles or bubbles in the fabric. The material does stretch without losing its pattern so any little imperfections can be rubbed out.



4. To cover the corners, cut small slits so they are able to fold over easily and stick without any wrinkles. Do this when covering the center console as well. It will help when doing the shifter cover and ash tray.



5. The rest of the material can be cut off then the remainder fold over as shown here.



DONE!

[lpphreakx06]

Good guide, that stuff must be super sticky. I had to use a ton of adhesive around the edges. I might try this stuff.

[RON1X]

Originally Posted by lpphreakx06

Good guide, that stuff must be super sticky. I had to use a ton of adhesive around the edges. I might try this stuff.

same here, after 9 months my fabric is coming up around the idrive controller and a few other small places. i think I will be going this route soon! thanks for the diy

[Craig@SupremePower]

very nice!

[Crazy Bimmer]

Originally Posted by lpphreakx06

Good guide, that stuff must be super sticky. I had to use a ton of adhesive around the edges. I might try this stuff.

The adhesive on this fabric can be used on exterior applications as well. Thats how strong the bonding between surfaces are. Yet, the fabric is so forgiving that you can peel it away from the trim if needed with a little force. Best of both worlds really.

When doing the corners its important to cut those slits mentioned above. That way each small piece of fabric can bond with the back of the trim without any stress, or more importantly.. it wont come loose.

[ibeclueless]

nice product

[Tiago@VRSF]

Great writeup, product looks top notch!

[2 3pair]

What color is that? Are there any pics anywhere of gunmetal installed? Also, the slits you are cutting, can you describe that a little better? Are you just simply making one slit from the edge of the fabric (the tip of the corner) to the the trim piece at about a 45 degree angle?

And finally, what would be the price of 2 yards of gunmetal shipped to 38134?

This is a great help - thanks!

[Crazy Bimmer]

Originally Posted by 2 3pair

What color is that? Are there any pics anywhere of gunmetal installed? Also, the slits you are cutting, can you describe that a little better? Are you just simply making one slit from the edge of the fabric (the tip of the corner) to the the trim piece at about a 45 degree angle?

And finally, what would be the price of 2 yards of gunmetal shipped to 38134?

This is a great help - thanks!

The color shown above is gloss black. We currently have no pictures of gunmetal installed but will post as soon as there are.

You should make multiple slits so the fabric can easily fold on top of each other on the back of the trim. In other words, you shouldnt have to force anything to stay down.

[Shieldze1025]

Can you take it off without damaging the trim? If I change my mind down the road or it gets messed up somehow?

[328i]

Isn't this the same thing as 3M Di-noc?

[Crazy Bimmer]

Originally Posted by Shieldze1025

Can you take it off without damaging the trim? If I change my mind down the road or it gets messed up somehow?

You can remove it with a little force. You will have some glue residue left behind but goo gone will remove it. No damage.

Originally Posted by 328i

Isn't this the same thing as 3M Di-noc?

Same concept but from my understanding 3M requires a heat gun for application. Carbon Guard fabric does not.

[Crazy Bimmer]

Another tip:

When doing the corners you can use a little super glue on the back of the trim to keep the fabric more secured. I suggest this to those who are in the warmer climates where it can reach 100 degrees.

Also do not stretch the fabric on the corners, you should make enough slits that the fabric folds over with ease. That way there is no resistance in the fabric to come loose behind the corners.

[C ///M]

For those of you trying to decide between this and other products, in my opinion there's no contest; the Carbon Guard material is amazing. Probably the only thing better was Project-808's service. I helped a friend of mine cover some door panels with 3M Di-Noc and it was a pain. I'm thrilled with how the trim wrapping went in my X3 and Jesal@Project 808 was extremely helpful. I must have asked him a few questions each day for about 2 weeks trying to make up my mind between colors and he answered every question right away. The material itself looks and feels great and it contoured to every curve. And the fact that it's basically peel and stick, I was blown away. You can peel it off the trim if you make little mistakes and redo it, but the tips Jesal posted are really good ones. I didn't use extra glue for the corners, but I guess it wouldn't hurt. You just have to make sure that you make enough slits in the corners so that the material isn't being pulled.

Their matte black is a perfect match to the factory E9x M3 Carbon Leather, which I was originally leaning towards, but I went with the Gloss Black because it gave me better contrast against my all black dash. I'm going to order more so I can wrap all sorts of other stuff!

[catch]

looks like a great product! Id I were going to do an interior again id give it a shot!