Carbon fiber for your Tesla!

[CarbonOne]

Hello everybody! My name is John and I thought I'd sign up today just to see what you guys would think of carbon fiber interior and exterior parts. If you guys would be interested, I'd like to join as a sponsor or vendor if possible?

Basically we do our work two ways.

We either reproduce whole replacement parts which generally offer a light weight replacement that also offers a much more sporty / luxurious / exotic feel to your car.

The second way we do our work is by taking existing OEM parts and wrap them in carbon fiber. Its called a wrap, but the more exact term is carbon fiber skinning. Its where you take the OEM part, sand it, apply real carbon fiber over it in a raw form, apply several coats of epoxy with sanding in between. Then to finish it off its clear coated, wet sanded, and hand polished to a factory like luster. Well thats how we do it. Other companies skip the clear coating to save a few pennies... Doing this usually adds weight to your car, but we're talking about ounces of weight so to most who want it for an exotic look. Adding 10 oz. of weight is no big deal.

All of our work is guaranteed for life against abnormal deterioration such as yellowing or warping, and not only that, we use nothing but premium quality materials!

So here are some pictures of some of our work and I hope you guys like it

Also we are working on corvette parts and viper parts so as soon as we have some done I'll be sure to post pics!

[CarbonOne]

[mpt]

I'd certainly like to add some carbon fibre accents.

[samcarney]

I would definitely be interested as I am considering interior and exterior carbon fibre accents offered from Tesla. Can you match the weave pattern used for the roll bar cover? What about pricing?

I am also located in the Chicago area, any details on your company??

[CarbonOne]

We not only can match the exact weave pattern, but we can surely beat the prices .

I have no official prices yet but roughly off the top of my head for the interior.

I can say...

Silver door pulls roughly $500
Those black wide scuff plates / door sills - roughly $1000. I've seen other companies charge over $1500 and I'm sure Tesla charges more ha.

Silver center console trim - $300

Black plastic shroud under the E brake - $300 (IMO it would complete the carbon fiber center console)

Then I could also do the side mirrors / side mirror bases but I'd have to see those in person to price them.

If anybody has any suggestions please let me know and I'll check it out

[CarbonOne]

P.S I would post company info but I'd be going against the rules so I have to wait until after I become a vendor / sponsor.

[James]

I am also interested in adding carbon fiber accents to my Tesla.
The exposed CF accent price from Tesla is really high so I did not purchase them with my car.

But I still like the look of those CF accents and would likely be a customer if an aftermarket dealer could make them look the same but at a more reasonable price.

There is certainly a market for this if you want to address it.

[CarbonOne]

Well we are more than interested in starting some parts. And like I said... Not only can we match the weave and size of the carbon fiber exactly... We can beat the prices!

[Lancelac]

I'm interested as well. I'd probably do the side air intakes and doorsills first, but could be persuaded on a few other parts as well.

[CarbonOne]

Well its pretty simple guys. I really want to start making parts for the Tesla Roadster but cant unless I have a volunteer.

In order to start making parts I need to create master molds off of an existing OEM part. From that mold I'll be able to reproduce parts from carbon fiber, fiberglass, kevlar, and such materials.

Usually when we have a new project we don't go out and buy the parts because that can cost thousands. What we do is invite over a person who owns that specific car, and is interested in the parts him or her self.

We don't hold the car at our place, we just remove the parts we will be making molds of. We then make the molds, and return the part to the customer in the same condition in which it came in.

Roughly a few days to a week later or more depending on the part, the customer gets his or her part for a fraction of the retail price.

For example a Viper guy brought us a bunch of viper interior panels so we can reproduce them. We completed the molds last week, and he will be getting the first reproduction parts for 65% off. Guaranteed to fit and look great!

I want to become a vendor but I cant make the jump unless there are parts to sell :P

If anybody is interested please feel free to call me at 708 522 3017. You can also txt me any time day or night. Its never too late or too early.

Also you don't have to be local, we have parts shipped to us all the time to either custom wrap in carbon fiber or reproduce.