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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 11:41 AM
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Anyone know of a company that makes a real carbon fiber replacement for the center console that surrounds the radio, gauges, navigation? Not overlays or printed peices, real carbon fiber. The closest i can find is this company Phoenix Imaging, they take the stock peice and print the image of carbon fiber, wood grain, etc... on the peice then clear coat it. Any help would be awesome, thanks.
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 09:07 PM
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nope, I cant find a company that makes a true CF full replacement for any car... doesnt seem to exist beyond custom race dash layout.
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 11:00 PM
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for now this is the only option. (love fishing off the pier in Manahawkin, but don't miss Jersey much. Remember those T shirts sold on the boardwalk that said "Welcome to New Jersey, Now Go Home!!"
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Old Jun 14, 2003 | 08:39 AM
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I like that. Details?

What is the material? Do you have a closeup of what it looks like?

IMO that looks much better than the overlay kits that just cover the flat surface. I like how it wraps around the edges of everything. It looks factory.
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Old Jun 14, 2003 | 10:23 AM
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we do and we will have it coming in about 4 weeks

thank you

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Old Jun 14, 2003 | 10:51 AM
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4 weeks off, you should have pricing set

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Old Jun 14, 2003 | 01:32 PM
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Hello,

I am the owner of IPT Motorsports.com we will be coming out with a True molded carbon fiber replacement dash in about 2 monthes

Molded carbon bagged and sent into a autoclave

We Do carbon the right way

you can check us out at

www.iptmotorsports.com

Parker
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Old Jun 14, 2003 | 03:52 PM
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it is high quality. I have said that before in other posts(''). Don't know how you are able to reduce the air bubble frequency but my hat is off to you. And you guys have a knack for preserving intricate detail other baggers are saying can't be done.
But a replacement dash? What about the mounting system? And the upper center gauge pod? Will they be CF too? How many pieces? Are other colors available like blue or blue and black? or red and black?

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it is high quality. I have said that before in other posts(''). Don't know how you are able to reduce the air bubble frequency but my hat is off to you. And you guys have a knack for preserving intricate detail other baggers are saying can't be done.
But a replacement dash? What about the mounting system? And the upper center gauge pod? Will they be CF too? How many pieces? Are other colors available like blue or blue and black? or red and black?
Just wait bud you will like it oh by the way you saw are stuff at SEMA last year right ?

We will be there again

if you saw the is300 manifold cover there

we have in improved it here is a pic
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Wow, I started this thread and completly forgot about it

Anyway, Since then i actually went to SEMA and saw and spoke to the guys in the IPT booth (don't remember they're names, just remember that there was two) about the peices for the Z and they told me that they didn't know of any dash peices being made for the Z? I saw the engine covers on display for the Z IS300 and a couple other peices, but no interior peices.
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Old Dec 1, 2003 | 12:58 AM
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Everything I did see looked amazing though, very high quality.
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Old Dec 1, 2003 | 10:25 AM
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so no real CF interior pieces eh? =/
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Old Dec 1, 2003 | 12:13 PM
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Z YA LTR, Those aren't real carbon fiber peices, it's a dipping procces that puts a carbon look pattern on the peice.
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OH, sorry. I think they look good though. It might casue some glare, which wouldnt be a good thing.

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Originally posted by IPT
Hello,

I am the owner of IPT Motorsports.com we will be coming out with a True molded carbon fiber replacement dash in about 2 monthes

Molded carbon bagged and sent into a autoclave

We Do carbon the right way

you can check us out at

www.iptmotorsports.com

Parker
OK, it has been more like 7 months, out with the dash ... I looked on your site and all I find in the engine cover.
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 09:32 AM
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Originally posted by teh215
OK, it has been more like 7 months, out with the dash ... I looked on your site and all I find in the engine cover.
Nothing new...whenever you ask for something, a handful of these guys pipe up that they'll have it in "2 months" and it'll be better than anything ever and cheap too, and then they just fade away.

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Nothing new...whenever you ask for something, a handful of these guys pipe up that they'll have it in "2 months" and it'll be better than anything ever and cheap too, and then they just fade away.

That's what I thought which is why I replied to this to bump it up to call them out... BTW thanks for the info on mounting my wideband to your CF plate ...
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 04:26 PM
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Default Re: Real carbon fiber dash peices?

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Anyone know of a company that makes a real carbon fiber replacement for the center console that surrounds the radio, gauges, navigation? Not overlays or printed peices, real carbon fiber. The closest i can find is this company Phoenix Imaging, they take the stock peice and print the image of carbon fiber, wood grain, etc... on the peice then clear coat it. Any help would be awesome, thanks.
Yeah I know the owner of Phoenix Imaging, we shared a booth at SEMA 2003 a couple months back. Keith is a great guy. Our product is the same. Same idea that is. A printed CF pattern. Not real like IPT. I don't think Parker (IPT) is in a big hurry to get to market, or maybe it is just too daunting a task to engineer successfully.
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