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Carbonized Carbon Fibre Interior Trim Order

As part of the overall Clubsport theme I am going with for this build (both in looks and functionality) I decided the car needed a bit of something for the interior, given that I currently had a pretty average set of Titan Shadow interior trims. I weighed up heavily between a original BMW set of Brushed Aluminium Trim or an aftermarket Carbon Fibre option (only premium like Karbonius, not stick on covers). I also had to consider what would happen with the rest of the interior when deciding which would suit. Understanding I cannot run CSL styled parts as the car need to have original theme for Targa Australia but also wanting to set my car apart from standard E46 M3's I decided to go with aftermarket Carbon Fibre interior trims.

I believe the Carbon Fibre style for these pieces is true to what BM<W would do (given the use of carbon fibre in the CSL and in subsequent M3 interior trim fit outs) but also wasn't as widely used as standard BMW options. I also thought it would work well against the flocked dash and aluminium trims on the ZHP shift knob, BMW Performance handbrake and BMW Performance Pedal set. Although I love the quality of Karbonius and their customer track record I found their price pushing me out of the market. After some further research I found a company called Carbonized that also did an E46 M3 interior trim kit in Carbon Fibre at a significantly more workable price - Carbonized E46 Coupe Carbon Fibre Interior Trim Kit.


I contacted them directly and got in touch with Andrey. We talked through their fabrication process and turnaround times and he was super helpful the whole way so I placed an order.

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