Carbon Door Card for $200?

Fiats that Look as Good as they Sound
User avatar
operamatt
Posts: 289
Joined: Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:31 am
Your Car's Year / Make / Model: 2012/Fiat/Abarth

Carbon Door Card for $200?

Post by operamatt » Sat Oct 06, 2018 4:40 am

Been trying to find a way to do decent looking carbon door cards in the fiat for some time now. I found these and am wondering how much work would be involved in having them look decent. It will obviously take some work.... but how much i wonder.

https://carbontec.pl/en_US/c/Abarth-500-Biposto/139
Attachments
01EC1828-69D0-4B87-AE52-9C27890B46CB.jpeg
01EC1828-69D0-4B87-AE52-9C27890B46CB.jpeg (206.69 KiB) Viewed 7916 times
6A23990F-A49A-45AE-9361-75D7211C6E63.jpeg
6A23990F-A49A-45AE-9361-75D7211C6E63.jpeg (220.13 KiB) Viewed 7916 times
“if one day speed kills me.... i was probably driving a fiat”

User avatar
MadFiat
Site Admin
Posts: 593
Joined: Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:42 pm
Location: Beaumont, TX
Your Car's Year / Make / Model: 2015 Fiat 500 Abarth
Your Instagram (Optional): madfiat
Xbox ID (Optional): madfiat
Contact:

Re: Carbon Door Card for $200?

Post by MadFiat » Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:37 am

Wow it even changes rhd to lhd. 😅

Seriously though... Since this is a flat sheet of carbon I would expect they could make this much more cheaply than molded pieces since it would just be cut and trim on "stock" right?
2015 Rosso Abarth 5MT - MAD FIAT - EC Phase 2 + Supporting Mods
2015 Granito Lucente 500T 6AT - Projecto Estupido
2017 Fiat 124 Spider 6MT - Another one???

User avatar
operamatt
Posts: 289
Joined: Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:31 am
Your Car's Year / Make / Model: 2012/Fiat/Abarth

Re: Carbon Door Card for $200?

Post by operamatt » Sat Oct 06, 2018 12:37 pm

you’re definitely right. having a flat piece of carbon is much cheaper than a specific molded piece. before i discovered this pre-cut piece for sale i was looking for a big sheet of flat carbon and trim it and maybe EZ-Lip for trim at the top and a speaker hole.

coulple different examples below.
Attachments
33B80612-4798-4A94-9543-C1859EE9A5FC.jpeg
33B80612-4798-4A94-9543-C1859EE9A5FC.jpeg (210.73 KiB) Viewed 7906 times
DFBB3187-6541-494B-9EEA-F4EC68351142.jpeg
DFBB3187-6541-494B-9EEA-F4EC68351142.jpeg (233.74 KiB) Viewed 7906 times
“if one day speed kills me.... i was probably driving a fiat”

User avatar
Mangavideo
Posts: 111
Joined: Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:24 am
Location: Virginia
Your Car's Year / Make / Model: 2013 Abarth 500c
PlayStation ID (Optional): UKCoachCalipari
Contact:

Re: Carbon Door Card for $200?

Post by Mangavideo » Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:39 am

Back in my Bicycling days, I knew dudes that would do there own Carbon Layups forging rear triangles, bars, etc. Never did it myself, but looked pretty manageable painting resin on Graphite Fiber over a temporary parting wax coated metal core, somewhat similar Plaster bust. It did look messy though

For weight savings, I've heard of many forging their own Int&Ext carbon parts not available in the open market such as Battery Skid plates, brackets, window cranks, latches since it is up to 10 times stronger than steel, over 7 times stronger than Almn, as well as 5 an 2 times stiffer respectively. One could shed a hell of a lot of weight relatively cheap if they get proficient at Carbon Fiber Lay-up
"Initially, it was a search for practicality. Ultimately, it was a decision of Passion"

User avatar
operamatt
Posts: 289
Joined: Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:31 am
Your Car's Year / Make / Model: 2012/Fiat/Abarth

Re: Carbon Door Card for $200?

Post by operamatt » Wed Oct 10, 2018 1:45 pm

yea it’s a skill i wish i had
“if one day speed kills me.... i was probably driving a fiat”

BecauseAbarth
Posts: 27
Joined: Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:45 pm
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Your Car's Year / Make / Model: 2014 Fiat Abarth

Re: Carbon Door Card for $200?

Post by BecauseAbarth » Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:58 am

I dig this - it simplifies and beautifies the interior in my opinion - I wonder if one could do it in a Fiber glass option and overlay with some suede for that alcantera feel

User avatar
operamatt
Posts: 289
Joined: Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:31 am
Your Car's Year / Make / Model: 2012/Fiat/Abarth

Re: Carbon Door Card for $200?

Post by operamatt » Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:57 pm

BecauseAbarth wrote: Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:58 am I dig this - it simplifies and beautifies the interior in my opinion - I wonder if one could do it in a Fiber glass option and overlay with some suede for that alcantera feel
i talked to lorenzo at speedmotive about this today and he said he is working on something. I would love to help get something like this to market.
“if one day speed kills me.... i was probably driving a fiat”

User avatar
Mangavideo
Posts: 111
Joined: Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:24 am
Location: Virginia
Your Car's Year / Make / Model: 2013 Abarth 500c
PlayStation ID (Optional): UKCoachCalipari
Contact:

Re: Carbon Door Card for $200?

Post by Mangavideo » Thu Oct 11, 2018 3:16 pm

I suppose one could get Biposto Door Cards from Europe then go to a Carbon Fiber Fabricator and tell them you want an exact CF replicas of the cards.

Supposedly the Biposto Door cards are cheap, under a $100, since theyre made of some thick cardboard type material, kinda like Pegboard without the holes.

But how about those Biposto Racing windows

Image
"Initially, it was a search for practicality. Ultimately, it was a decision of Passion"

User avatar
operamatt
Posts: 289
Joined: Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:31 am
Your Car's Year / Make / Model: 2012/Fiat/Abarth

Re: Carbon Door Card for $200?

Post by operamatt » Thu Oct 11, 2018 4:38 pm

i am down to get the 695 Surrounding door trim if possible, then buy the carbon door card from carbontec....
“if one day speed kills me.... i was probably driving a fiat”

User avatar
Fiat-Audio-Solutions
Posts: 12
Joined: Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:19 pm
Location: Pagosa Springs, Co
Your Car's Year / Make / Model: 2012/Fiat/500
Your Instagram (Optional): Lifted_Fiat
Contact:

Re: Carbon Door Card for $200?

Post by Fiat-Audio-Solutions » Sun Dec 02, 2018 5:51 pm

I could build that for sure..
I have a set of Ferrari 430 net pockets like that too..
Custom Audio & Other Stuff
Follow my build on Instagram @Lifted_Fiat
Image

Return to “Visual / Appearance / Interior”