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    cracked carbon fiber interior door trim

    Hi there. Anyone know best way to replace cracked interior carbon fiber door panels or dash panels? They appear to have simply cracked the clear coating. Any help appreciated!

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    Quote Originally Posted by morfun6 View Post
    Hi there. Anyone know best way to replace cracked interior carbon fiber door panels or dash panels? They appear to have simply cracked the clear coating. Any help appreciated!
    Pick up a set from here, Audizine, etc... A6/S6/RS6 all used same trim for the 4B/C5 platform.
    If you can't find a CF set (or a reasonably priced set), you can always pick up woodgrain and ship them off to OCarbon for refinishing, just be prepared to wait. Not a knock against OCarbon - Matt, the owner, is a perfectionist, and if he wouldn't rock it in his ride, he won't ship it out to a customer.

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    Cannot be fixed per my discussions with Matt @ OCarbon.

    Have to replace.
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    Anyone know of the quality of the ones for sale that are reconditioned out of Poland on ebay?

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    It's epoxy and I think they can be repaired

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    From what I have read on this it can be repaired but not an easy task. Basically the cracked area needs to be grooved out and refilled with resin, re-sanded and cleared. If the cracks go all the way to the cf itself much harder.
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    Got it. Sounds like I am going to buy a reconditioned set on ebay.

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    Anyone have a link to resin? I have one on the project car w crack. Nothing to loose

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    Quote Originally Posted by Other_Erik View Post
    Pick up a set from here, Audizine, etc... A6/S6/RS6 all used same trim for the 4B/C5 platform.
    If you can't find a CF set (or a reasonably priced set), you can always pick up woodgrain and ship them off to OCarbon for refinishing, just be prepared to wait. Not a knock against OCarbon - Matt, the owner, is a perfectionist, and if he wouldn't rock it in his ride, he won't ship it out to a customer.

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    I'm a bit of a selective perfectionist, myself.

    While Ocarbon's stuff is very good quality, I just cant get past the overlaying of the two tabs on the ash tray cover.

    I was hoping that he would have developed a way to machine out this area and reinserting the tabs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveKen View Post
    I'm a bit of a selective perfectionist, myself.

    While Ocarbon's stuff is very good quality, I just cant get past the overlaying of the two tabs on the ash tray cover.

    I was hoping that he would have developed a way to machine out this area and reinserting the tabs.
    What do you mean, overlaying the two tabs? I'm just curious, I don't don't have any experience with Ocarbon good or bad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kruat View Post
    What do you mean, overlaying the two tabs? I'm just curious, I don't don't have any experience with Ocarbon good or bad.
    You can see them missing here.



    Vs. the OEM one

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    Only problem with my interior is that damn dash piece... I just pretend is isn't like that until someone points it out... ugh
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    Yep

    the same on the project car. Just one piece

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    Probably not one of the pieces you need but just in case, good shape OEM:
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