Real Forged Carbon Fiber Door & Dash Trim Kits!

[markboris]

I'm finally getting around to posting photos of the carbon fiber interior trim pieces from @miguelmix at BSKT Design that I installed last month.

My GTPE interior had too many different trim finishes and wanted to make it more cohesive. Door panels have matte black plastic, dash has gloss silver trim, steering wheel and console have gloss black trim, etc. I had originally used the plastic fake carbon fiber trim kit from AOSK for the door panel switches, steering wheel and console trim. Nothing wrong at all with their trim, it's just I wanted something real and different that anything else that was available. Plus they didn't have a dash trim so was always stuck with the shiny silver trim across the entire dash that I dislike.

I have never liked the look of standard (weave) carbon fiber but I do like forged carbon fiber. Miguel has sold quite a few of his dash and door kits over the last couple of years but they were all gloss weave carbon fiber. The interior of the GTPE is charcoal black with Ford performance gray Miko cloth. In my opinion, glossy trim whether is it just gloss black or gloss carbon fiber is too much in this car. Your eyes go right to all the gloss trim everywhere, and I wanted a more muted look. Not to mention gloss black always looks dusty, dirty.

I reached out to Miguel and asked if he could make up a kit for me in forged carbon fiber instead of the weave and wanted it in a satin finish. He got right to work and in one month, I had my trims! He would send me photos as they were developing the trims, especially what the finish would look like. I have to admit, the glossy forged looks much better than satin (it is beautiful) but just didn't want gloss for the GTPE interior. Miguel came up with a satin finish I liked the best by creating the trim in gloss first then put a satin finish over that. Gave it a little more depth, although nothing like the depth you get with the gloss finish. The gloss finish with forged looks 3D where as the satin looks flat.

Bottom line, I am very happy with the fit and finish of all the trims. They all have 3M double stick tape on the back like most other trims do. Included was quite a few packets of surface cleaner/prep. Once you have the trim in place just pushed down firmly and they are rock solid. I really like the satin forged carbon fiber on the various surfaces in the car and to me the interior looks more upscale.

I've been working with Miguel on figuring out what we can do with the gloss black console trim that surrounds the cup holders and phone charger. I sent his fabricator that part and we are working on some ideas.... to be continued.

Ok, now the photos. One thing to note is depending on the lighting, they can look very different. Sometimes you see more of the forged pattern and sometimes not all depending on how the light reflects off of it.

Driver door switch panel before and after:

Passenger door before and after:

Left side dash before and after:

Right side dash (forgot to take a before photo):

Shipping box with dash and door trims:

Comparison between satin and gloss trims. With a satin finish the carbon fiber is muted and it ends up being a dark gray in color. With a gloss finish, the carbon fiber pops and it's darker, more blacks.

The glossy versions look more high tech and really show the carbon fiber chips but they don't work in the GTPE interior. They would catch your eye right away and I wanted a more subtle look.

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[Ford Motor Company]

I'm finally getting around to posting photos of the carbon fiber interior trim pieces from @miguelmix at BSKT Design that I installed last month .

My GTPE interior had too many different trim finishes and wanted to make it more cohesive. Door panels have matte black plastic, dash has gloss silver trim, steering wheel and console have gloss black trim, etc. I had originally used the fake plastic matte carbon fiber trim kit from AOSK for the door panel switches, steering wheel and console trim. They didn't have a dash trim so was always stuck with the shiny silver trim across the entire dash that I dislike.

I have never liked the look of standard (weave) carbon fiber but I do like forged carbon fiber. Miguel has sold quite a few of his dash and door kits over the last couple of years but they were all gloss weave carbon fiber. The interior of the GTPE is charcoal black with Ford performance gray Miko cloth. In my opinion, glossy trim whether is it just gloss black or gloss carbon fiber is too much in this car. Your eyes go right to all the gloss trim everywhere, and I wanted a more muted look. Not to mention gloss black always looks dusty, dirty.

I reached out to Miguel and asked if he could make up a kit for me in forged carbon fiber instead of the weave and wanted it in a satin finish. He got right to work on it and in one month, I had my trims! He kept sending me photos as they were developing the trims and especially the what the finish would look like. I have to admit, the glossy forged looks much better than satin (it is beautiful) but just didn't want gloss for the GTPE interior. Miguel came up with a satin finish I liked the best by creating the trim in gloss first then put a satin finish over that. Gave it a little more depth, although nothing like the depth you get with the gloss finish. The gloss finish with forged looks 3D where as the satin looks flat.

I've been working with Miguel on figuring out what we can do with the gloss black console trim that surrounds the cup holders and phone charger. I sent his fabricator that part and we are working on some ideas.... to be continued.

Ok, now the photos. One thing to note is depending on the lighting, they can look very different. Sometimes you see more of the forged pattern and sometimes not all depending on how the light reflects off of it.

Driver door switch panel before and after:

Passenger door before and after:

Left side dash before and after:

Right side dash (forgot to take a before photo):

Shipping box with dash and door trims:

Comparison between satin and gloss trims:

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That looks fantastic, Mark! Always great to have a stunning Mach-E on the inside and on the outside!

 

[MyLittlePony2022]

@markboris Wow! Looks great. I will continue to say it, I want to be you when I grow up. You do such great modifications. I think I’ve seen you do more mods on your car then I have on alll my cars combined. Keep it up.

 

[markboris]

@markboris Wow! Looks great. I will continue to say it, I want to be you when I grow up. You do such great modifications. I think I’ve seen you do more mods on your car then I have on alll my cars combined. Keep it up.

Thanks William. It's not like I am bored, that's for sure. I just like change every once and awhile. After having this car for 3+ years and modding the suspension several times and tweaking the exterior to my liking, I'm looking at refreshing the interior a bit. ?

 

[Shepherd]

Kind of looks like gray digital camo. I like the matte better also.

 

[markboris]

Kind of looks like gray digital camo. I like the matte better also.

I had some friends here from Italy last week and they said the same thing. Looks like gray camo. The gloss forged looks a lot more like actual carbon fiber since it has so much depth to is. The satin almost looks like it is just a print but it is real. No matter, I like the satin finish better in the car. Also, sometimes glossy can look cheap.

 

[azerik]

Those look great. Satin all the way. I have a matching knife, and one of these days those interior pieces as well.

No matter, I like the satin finish better in the car. Also, sometimes glossy can look cheap.

Not to mention reflective. My phone randomly blinds me and it's in the console.

 

[markboris]

Those look great. Satin all the way. I have a matching knife, and one of these days those interior pieces as well.

Not to mention reflective. My phone randomly blinds me and it's in the console.

Beautiful knife Erik!

 

[McSquashy]

@markboris Looks great! Thanks for sharing.

Are the dash pieces a cover as well, or do they replace the factory trim?

 

[markboris]

@markboris Looks great! Thanks for sharing.

Are the dash pieces a cover as well, or do they replace the factory trim?

They are also a cover. Miguel looked into replacing the OEM part but with all the clips and studs underneath, it would have been very expensive to manufacture. These aren’t cheap and they are just covers but are MUCH cheaper than what Porsche and other European manufactures charge for carbon fiber covers like this.

 

[Mach-o]

I'm finally getting around to posting photos of the carbon fiber interior trim pieces from @miguelmix at BSKT Design that I installed last month.

My GTPE interior had too many different trim finishes and wanted to make it more cohesive. Door panels have matte black plastic, dash has gloss silver trim, steering wheel and console have gloss black trim, etc. I had originally used the fake plastic matte carbon fiber trim kit from AOSK for the door panel switches, steering wheel and console trim. They didn't have a dash trim so was always stuck with the shiny silver trim across the entire dash that I dislike.

I have never liked the look of standard (weave) carbon fiber but I do like forged carbon fiber. Miguel has sold quite a few of his dash and door kits over the last couple of years but they were all gloss weave carbon fiber. The interior of the GTPE is charcoal black with Ford performance gray Miko cloth. In my opinion, glossy trim whether is it just gloss black or gloss carbon fiber is too much in this car. Your eyes go right to all the gloss trim everywhere, and I wanted a more muted look. Not to mention gloss black always looks dusty, dirty.

I reached out to Miguel and asked if he could make up a kit for me in forged carbon fiber instead of the weave and wanted it in a satin finish. He got right to work and in one month, I had my trims! He would send me photos as they were developing the trims, especially what the finish would look like. I have to admit, the glossy forged looks much better than satin (it is beautiful) but just didn't want gloss for the GTPE interior. Miguel came up with a satin finish I liked the best by creating the trim in gloss first then put a satin finish over that. Gave it a little more depth, although nothing like the depth you get with the gloss finish. The gloss finish with forged looks 3D where as the satin looks flat.

Bottom line, I am very happy with the fit and finish of all the trims. They all have 3M double stick tape on the back like most other trims do. Included was quite a few packets of surface cleaner/prep. Once you have the trim in place just pushed down firmly and they are rock solid. I really like the satin forged carbon fiber on the various surfaces in the car and to me the interior looks more upscale.

I've been working with Miguel on figuring out what we can do with the gloss black console trim that surrounds the cup holders and phone charger. I sent his fabricator that part and we are working on some ideas.... to be continued.

Ok, now the photos. One thing to note is depending on the lighting, they can look very different. Sometimes you see more of the forged pattern and sometimes not all depending on how the light reflects off of it.

Driver door switch panel before and after:

Passenger door before and after:

Left side dash before and after:

Right side dash (forgot to take a before photo):

Shipping box with dash and door trims:

Comparison between satin and gloss trims:

View attachment 136008

I feel like, maybe not the premium, but definitely in the GT. That forged look evens out and accentuates the texture of the suede look really well. Much better than the precision sample pattern and cheap plastic trim pieces.

I appreciate that packaging, too. As weird of a compliment that is.

I wonder if you couldnt have a stitched and trimmed piece of padded faux suede made to stretch and glue over top of that center console bezel piece? Otherwise I am sure some more forged carbon would look good too.

I never used to be a nerd for carbon fiber, until I decided recently to shell my diy camper plans with it. I'm starting to think I want some on my car to make it match a little. Learning how to do it, I am fascinated with the process and the quality. I am horrible at painting, but I am great with fabrication. So, carbon fiber gives a nice look while also not needing to paint. Just use UV resistant epoxy mix and smooth/buff to a desired finish.

Also, nice thing for all you people to know, it is a great use of coal. Which is a major US export, and China buys A LOT OF IT! So when you buy carbon fiber from anywhere it's a win for the USA.

 

[Sunburned]

Oooooo, the steering wheel looks way better with this carbon trim and especially the leather airbag cover. I need more info on these.

 

[markboris]

I feel like, maybe not the premium, but definitely in the GT. That forged look evens out and accentuates the texture of the suede look really well. Much better than the precision sample pattern and cheap plastic trim pieces.

I appreciate that packaging, too. As weird of a compliment that is.

I wonder if you couldnt have a stitched and trimmed piece of padded faux suede made to stretch and glue over top of that center console bezel piece? Otherwise I am sure some more forged carbon would look good too.

I never used to be a nerd for carbon fiber, until I decided recently to shell my diy camper plans with it. I'm starting to think I want some on my car to make it match a little. Learning how to do it, I am fascinated with the process and the quality. I am horrible at painting, but I am great with fabrication. So, carbon fiber gives a nice look while also not needing to paint. Just use UV resistant epoxy mix and smooth/buff to a desired finish.

Also, nice thing for all you people to know, it is a great use of coal. Which is a major US export, and China buys A LOT OF IT! So when you buy carbon fiber from anywhere it's a win for the USA.

Ok, so you get it! That's what I was looking to do, even out the textures of the vinyl and suede with a common theme.

So, about that horrible gloss black console trim, like I mentioned earlier, I sent one to Miguel's fabricator and we all had a look at it. At first we were thinking to cover it in a matching leather and have the same stitching from the GTPE but after I took it apart in my car, I realized there is absolutely no room for any material to be tucked in under it where it fastens to the console body. There is also no room for the cup holders to drop back in once the material is there so that plan was nixed. And as I said earlier, fabricating an entire part like that out of carbon fiber would be prohibitively expensive with all the mounting clips plus studs under it for the charger, cup holders, etc. The easiest and best way to go is to make a nice cover to go over it. The cover can be either carbon fiber or a plastic cover trimmed in leather with stitching. Again, we have been working on this for some time and with all the other projects Miguel has going on, it takes time.

I took mine out because was making a disassembly tutorial for a member and this is what it looks like under that trim piece. You can see there is a lot going on to just fabricate a new one in carbon fiber.

 

[Snakebitten]

Ok, so you get it! That's what I was looking to do, even out the textures of the vinyl and suede with a common theme.

So, about that horrible gloss black console trim, like I mentioned earlier, I sent one to Miguel's fabricator and we all had a look at it. At first we were thinking to cover it in a matching leather and have the same stitching from the GTPE but after I took it apart in my car, I realized there is absolutely no room for any material to be tucked in under it where it fastens to the console body. There is also no room for the cup holders to drop back in once the material is there so that plan was nixed. And as I said earlier, fabricating an entire part like that out of carbon fiber would be prohibitively expensive with all the mounting clips plus studs under it for the charger, cup holders, etc. The easiest and best way to go is to make a nice cover to go over it. The cover can be either carbon fiber or a plastic cover trimmed in leather with stitching. Again, we have been working on this for some time and with all the other projects Miguel has going on, it takes time.

I took mine off because was making a disassembly tutorial for member and this is what it looks like under that trim piece. You can see there is a lot going on to just fabricate a new one in carbon fiber.

As you know I recently put the AOSK matt carbon fiber "cover" over that piano black console surround. Just to buy some time while you fine gents figure this out. I hope you all know that I very much appreciate the tenacity.
And since just covering was a better than expected result, I'm confident that what might feel like a disappointing compromise to settle for a cover, it's going to be great.

By the way, I didn't know what forged carbon fiber was until this thread. I mean I have seen forged carbon fiber pieces, but didn't know what it was. After some googleFu and finding the role Lamborghini played in it, I'm warming up to it.

 

[miguelmix]

As you know I recently put the AOSK matt carbon fiber "cover" over that piano black console surround. Just to buy some time while you fine gents figure this out. I hope you all know that I very much appreciate the tenacity.
And since just covering was a better than expected result, I'm confident that what might feel like a disappointing compromise to settle for a cover, it's going to be great.

By the way, I didn't know what forged carbon fiber was until this thread. I mean I have seen forged carbon fiber pieces, but didn't know what it was. After some googleFu and finding the role Lamborghini played in it, I'm warming up to it.

Always learning Bruce, that is living. When you make your mind we can talk .

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