[dzz]

Finally I got my custom carbon fiber interior and steering wheel installed. Since I've received steering wheel much before the rest of the interior and steering wheel paddle shifters, I still need to install the paddle shifters (which is why you see stock paddle shifters).
The shop which did it said they had to redo red carbon fiber part multiple times to get the right shade of red which I've requested, so it took a while. If you look better, you'll see red theme in the car interior.

Here are the pics:

[lsturbointeg]

carbon galore! how did you get the red carbon?

[ezaircon4jc]

Not my cup of tea but the quality is impeccable!

[dzz]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

carbon galore! how did you get the red carbon?

I've provided detailed instructions to the carbon fiber shop about the way I want things made (including making silver parts of interior trim in red CF) and they did it, but it took them many tries to get the red color right. You can get carbon fiber in many other colors other than the black.

[dzz]

I have installed performance carbon fiber start/stop button and plates behind inside door handles. Since they are performance carbon fiber each component adds 10hp (50hp total) 😉

[khoa@x-ph.com]

Nice mods buddy.

[Boosted M5]

Looks good as far as the pictures show. Do you mind sharing who did the work?

[dzz]

Originally Posted by Boosted M5

Looks good as far as the pictures show. Do you mind sharing who did the work?

Sent you a PM. One thing to note that I've lost heating functionally on the steering wheel when converting it to CF. There was a seller from Germany that sellers CF steering wheels just like this one but his wheels are heathed too. He sells them completed with all parts and the airbag and it is about $2300 which was way over my budget.

[ramman434]

This looks great. Looks like you also updated your gauges and nav to the digital from the G30 series?? How much of a PITA was that?

[Ickdeep]

Looks awesome!

[dzz]

Originally Posted by ramman434

This looks great. Looks like you also updated your gauges and nav to the digital from the G30 series?? How much of a PITA was that?

Thank you! Updating instrument cluster is an easy swap, it can be done in 10-15 min (one cable to connect for cluster and 2nd one for the HUD) and another 15 min for E-sys coding. Replacing instrument cluster consists pulling 2 metal tabs, disconnecting 2 wires, reconnecting wires to a new cluster and sliding the cluster back in its place.

For the navigation, I have installed MMI unit (number of vendors sells them for between $220-$240, they are Andream, IndiWork.co.kr, Carlinkit and RoadTop. Bimmertech's MMI Prime has identical unit look and functionality like the ones mentioned above, but it is $650. I have Bimmertech's MMI Prime with the front view camera and other than the phone support that Bimmertech has, there is no difference between these products. This is a good thread on that topic https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1675929

Installing MMI unit took probably an hour (not difficult) and installing front view camera (mounting it, running wire from bottom of the front bumper, through the engine bay, through the firewall and routing it under driver's knee airbag and below steering wheel to car stereo area and connecting and testing it took another 1.5 hrs. If I would have to do it again, I could do it in half that time.
So overall, it wasn't really difficult.

[BoogeyMan'sBMW]

Originally Posted by dzz

Sent you a PM. One thing to note that I've lost heating functionally on the steering wheel when converting it to CF. There was a seller from Germany that sellers CF steering wheels just like this one but his wheels are heathed too. He sells them completed with all parts and the airbag and it is about $2300 which was way over my budget.

Can you also PM me that info too pls thx

[dzz]

Originally Posted by BoogeyMan'sBMW

Can you also PM me that info too pls thx

PM sent

[dzz]

Front part of the cabin

[windowmaker]

So red. Hope you like it.

I still don't get why people go for the CF look considering the futility of CF in a boat like this.

[dzz]

Originally Posted by windowmaker

So red. Hope you like it.

I still don't get why people go for the CF look considering the futility of CF in a boat like this.

I am not sure what "futility of CF in a boat like this" means?

[dzz]

And the steering wheel is in (still need to figure out how to configure the LED colors) You need to click on pic to see it fully.

[dzz]

and the video:

[ezaircon4jc]

Too much red for me, but the work looks quality!

[dzz]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Too much red for me, but the work looks quality!

Red is new black😉

[windowmaker]

Originally Posted by dzz

I am not sure what "futility of CF in a boat like this" means?

People typically get CF parts as an expensive weight reduction mod (as opposed to stripping interiors) for the end goal of making the car faster and feel like more of a race car. Realistically there are more effective ways to drop the weight such as removing AC/sound dampening/carpets since the weight reduction improvements would be magnitudes more impactful.

Guess people are getting CF these days just for the look since it resembles other light-weight true race cars which would be more suited to be built of CF. This car was never built with lightness in mind and although it can be fast in certain scenarios there's no point feigning resemblance to a class it was never built to fit. No offense since everyone has a different taste. Hope you like it.

[dzz]

Originally Posted by windowmaker

People typically get CF parts as an expensive weight reduction mod (as opposed to stripping interiors) for the end goal of making the car faster and feel like more of a race car. Realistically there are more effective ways to drop the weight such as removing AC/sound dampening/carpets since the weight reduction improvements would be magnitudes more impactful.

Guess people are getting CF these days just for the look since it resembles other light-weight true race cars which would be more suited to be built of CF. This car was never built with lightness in mind and although it can be fast in certain scenarios there's no point feigning resemblance to a class it was never built to fit. No offense since everyone has a different taste. Hope you like it.

Dude, you nailed it! Me and many others got CF for the look only without any illusion that it helps anything else in any way and without any expectations of any kind for anything other than looks