What have you done to your car today?

[lucasxdiniz]

Changed to much better Zimmermann Coat Z sport discs. Looks so much better than the 13 yr old rusty ones!

Looks like they sent you two O/S front discs

[bg1]

Changed to much better Zimmermann Coat Z sport discs. Looks so much better than the 13 yr old rusty ones!

Looks like they sent you two O/S front discs

Eagle eyes!

[Andrews.Rick]

Changed to much better Zimmermann Coat Z sport discs. Looks so much better than the 13 yr old rusty ones!

Looks like they sent you two O/S front discs

Ha - I wondered if anyone else thought that. I did, and my god did I check. Strangely these are not handed / sided discs but the drill pattern makes you naturally expect that they are. The internal vents are perpendicular to the circumference and the Zimmermann data sheet states they are for O/S and N/S.

But, I agree they look a little odd.

[Phil40]

Painted callipers..,..

Wonderful, which type of paint do you use ? Paint for High T° ?

[Jamie-innes]

Gave her a sponge bath and some gyeon wet coat

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[Ladderman]

Finished off my install of carbon fibre trim
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great job mate Did you skin the original trim yourself?
I’m planning on doing a load when I take mine off the road over winter. I don’t know wether to sink original parts, or go all in and make moulds. Making moulds will take longer & more expense, but if I master the art I may try larger parts such as the exterior panels. There is a great company https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/ who sell everything you need. They have a Learning Area section with videos on different techniques. One even shows you how to make a car bonnet from start to finish.

[mgrlane]

Changed the front brakes, pads and calipers. I painted the new calipers and the rears.

Tomorrow will change the pad censor that was fried (didn't throw up a light on the dash) and an oil change.

[DSGRNMCM]

Got a speeding ticket while driving in France....

[Jamie-innes]

Finished off my install of carbon fibre trim
20200925_125643.jpg

great job mate Did you skin the original trim yourself?
I’m planning on doing a load when I take mine off the road over winter. I don’t know wether to sink original parts, or go all in and make moulds. Making moulds will take longer & more expense, but if I master the art I may try larger parts such as the exterior panels. There is a great company https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/ who sell everything you need. They have a Learning Area section with videos on different techniques. One even shows you how to make a car bonnet from start to finish.

Bought it already skinned and 2k clear coated from ebay so still have the original trim, it's not perfect by any means, a little imperfection on the side of the centre console and a few dust marks in the clear coat if you look closely but so much better than my tired and scratched trim i had before.
I had looked at that company before but it's way beyond my skill and I just don't have the time and money to put into learning.
I look forward to seeing a progress thread though if you go ahead, would be interesting to see, maybe even a little forum earner if you get handy with it

[Silverstar]

Finished off my install of carbon fibre trim
20200925_125643.jpg

great job mate Did you skin the original trim yourself?
I’m planning on doing a load when I take mine off the road over winter. I don’t know wether to sink original parts, or go all in and make moulds. Making moulds will take longer & more expense, but if I master the art I may try larger parts such as the exterior panels. There is a great company https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/ who sell everything you need. They have a Learning Area section with videos on different techniques. One even shows you how to make a car bonnet from start to finish.

Bought it already skinned and 2k clear coated from ebay so still have the original trim, it's not perfect by any means, a little imperfection on the side of the centre console and a few dust marks in the clear coat if you look closely but so much better than my tired and scratched trim i had before.
I had looked at that company before but it's way beyond my skill and I just don't have the time and money to put into learning.
I look forward to seeing a progress thread though if you go ahead, would be interesting to see, maybe even a little forum earner if you get handy with it

I have already done this, thread here:

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=122291&hilit=carbon+fiber

It's totally doable but you need a lot of time and patience and be prepared to make a few mistakes along the way. I will soon be working on another set for the E89 Z4 perhaps I should get some trims for the E85 / E86 too.

[Ladderman]

Finished off my install of carbon fibre trim
20200925_125643.jpg

great job mate Did you skin the original trim yourself?
I’m planning on doing a load when I take mine off the road over winter. I don’t know wether to sink original parts, or go all in and make moulds. Making moulds will take longer & more expense, but if I master the art I may try larger parts such as the exterior panels. There is a great company https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/ who sell everything you need. They have a Learning Area section with videos on different techniques. One even shows you how to make a car bonnet from start to finish.

Bought it already skinned and 2k clear coated from ebay so still have the original trim, it's not perfect by any means, a little imperfection on the side of the centre console and a few dust marks in the clear coat if you look closely but so much better than my tired and scratched trim i had before.
I had looked at that company before but it's way beyond my skill and I just don't have the time and money to put into learning.
I look forward to seeing a progress thread though if you go ahead, would be interesting to see, maybe even a little forum earner if you get handy with it

you’ve actually read my mind ha. The imperfections you are referring to can be mostly avoided by using the vacuum bag & resin infusion technique. I will have an initial layouts for about £600 for the vacuum & moulding equipment. That’s not including carbon fibre & other materials.

As I’ve already mentioned I intended to do as much of the interior trim as is possible. I will even be doing the steering wheel before I send it Royals to be re covered in Alcantara.

If can master the moulding process then I’ll be able to make parts & sell them a lot cheaper than online companies.

I’ll start with aesthetics parts, then move on to weight saving parts such as, brake ducts, door cards & ultimately panels.

I’m going to get a few z4 salvage parts that I can use for moulds, but I will also have to learn how to skin items when moulds can’t be made.

If you want to try & remove some of the imperfections you need sand them out & polish back with a cutting compound. It’s the same process I use on acrylic.

[Jamie-innes]

great job mate Did you skin the original trim yourself?
I’m planning on doing a load when I take mine off the road over winter. I don’t know wether to sink original parts, or go all in and make moulds. Making moulds will take longer & more expense, but if I master the art I may try larger parts such as the exterior panels. There is a great company https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/ who sell everything you need. They have a Learning Area section with videos on different techniques. One even shows you how to make a car bonnet from start to finish.

Bought it already skinned and 2k clear coated from ebay so still have the original trim, it's not perfect by any means, a little imperfection on the side of the centre console and a few dust marks in the clear coat if you look closely but so much better than my tired and scratched trim i had before.
I had looked at that company before but it's way beyond my skill and I just don't have the time and money to put into learning.
I look forward to seeing a progress thread though if you go ahead, would be interesting to see, maybe even a little forum earner if you get handy with it

I have already done this, thread here:

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=122291&hilit=carbon+fiber

It's totally doable but you need a lot of time and patience and be prepared to make a few mistakes along the way. I will soon be working on another set for the E89 Z4 perhaps I should get some trims for the E85 / E86 too.

They pieces look great mate! Make it look easy! The trim that ended up with the imperfection looks exactly like the bit on the side of my centre console, can't notice it when driving but can catch it if you're looking for it, was priced accordingly however as i picked them up really cheap!

[Jamie-innes]

great job mate Did you skin the original trim yourself?
I’m planning on doing a load when I take mine off the road over winter. I don’t know wether to sink original parts, or go all in and make moulds. Making moulds will take longer & more expense, but if I master the art I may try larger parts such as the exterior panels. There is a great company https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/ who sell everything you need. They have a Learning Area section with videos on different techniques. One even shows you how to make a car bonnet from start to finish.

Bought it already skinned and 2k clear coated from ebay so still have the original trim, it's not perfect by any means, a little imperfection on the side of the centre console and a few dust marks in the clear coat if you look closely but so much better than my tired and scratched trim i had before.
I had looked at that company before but it's way beyond my skill and I just don't have the time and money to put into learning.
I look forward to seeing a progress thread though if you go ahead, would be interesting to see, maybe even a little forum earner if you get handy with it

you’ve actually read my mind ha. The imperfections you are referring to can be mostly avoided by using the vacuum bag & resin infusion technique. I will have an initial layouts for about £600 for the vacuum & moulding equipment. That’s not including carbon fibre & other materials.

As I’ve already mentioned I intended to do as much of the interior trim as is possible. I will even be doing the steering wheel before I send it Royals to be re covered in Alcantara.

If can master the moulding process then I’ll be able to make parts & sell them a lot cheaper than online companies.

I’ll start with aesthetics parts, then move on to weight saving parts such as, brake ducts, door cards & ultimately panels.

I’m going to get a few z4 salvage parts that I can use for moulds, but I will also have to learn how to skin items when moulds can’t be made.

If you want to try & remove some of the imperfections you need sand them out & polish back with a cutting compound. It’s the same process I use on acrylic.

Sounds like a solid plan mate, hopefully claw back some of the costs aswell once you get the hang of it and start doing some bits to sell on!
And that's good to know if it ever annoys me enough to redo it i honestly thought it wouldn't be repairable

[Silverstar]

They pieces look great mate! Make it look easy! The trim that ended up with the imperfection looks exactly like the bit on the side of my centre console, can't notice it when driving but can catch it if you're looking for it, was priced accordingly however as i picked them up really cheap!

That imperfection has to do with humidity or moisture, I ended up having to redo the entire panel since the buyer wanted the defect removed but yes it wasn't hugely noticeable, only with certain light or angles will you see it. Just out of interest what did you end up paying for it?

[Jamie-innes]

They pieces look great mate! Make it look easy! The trim that ended up with the imperfection looks exactly like the bit on the side of my centre console, can't notice it when driving but can catch it if you're looking for it, was priced accordingly however as i picked them up really cheap!

That imperfection has to do with humidity or moisture, I ended up having to redo the entire panel since the buyer wanted the defect removed but yes it wasn't hugely noticeable, only with certain light or angles will you see it. Just out of interest what did you end up paying for it?

Ahh right that makes sense then, and some people can be quite fussy and i won it in an auction for £210 for the 3 trim pieces