Carbon fibre interior pics?

ericsi · 01-01-2017, 01:26 PM

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Gents, thinking of upgrading my i8 to the carbon fibre interior.

Does anyone of you have it? Do you like it?

Dealer quoting £2300 including parts and fitting. Is that the right deal, should I negotiate?

Any pics of your interior?

skinrock · 01-01-2017, 01:49 PM

I took some of the Protonic Red that I saw. It looks nice, but the price is so steep for just a few pieces...

The ceramic shift and iDrive knob do look nice though.

Jo-Sta07 · 01-01-2017, 02:16 PM

That looks a lot better but I agree it's steep. If you can swing the price then go for it.

JasH · 01-01-2017, 02:19 PM

Looks nice.... but personally I hope to put my money towards the new official CF wheels. Fingers crossed they are wider.

...dreams of better grip, handling, braking and lower unsprung mass

skinrock · 01-01-2017, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JasH

Looks nice.... but personally I hope to put my money towards the new official CF wheels. Fingers crossed they are wider.

...dreams of better grip, handling, braking and lower unsprung mass

What?!

Jo-Sta07 · 01-01-2017, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JasH

Looks nice.... but personally I hope to put my money towards the new official CF wheels. Fingers crossed they are wider.

...dreams of better grip, handling, braking and lower unsprung mass

They'll be a lot more than $3k!! lol I think if they do offer them you're looking at $12-15k.

ericsi · 01-01-2017, 04:59 PM

Thanks chaps. I think there is cf insert for gearknob too. So ceramic stuff no biggie for me. Will see how much i can negociate and revert.

stressdoc · 01-01-2017, 10:15 PM

I am hoping that lots of stuff will eventually be offered by BMW Performance for rational prices... Not sure who is making the cf wheels so tough to guess on aftermarket pricing.

fishpond · 01-02-2017, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ericsi

Gents, thinking of upgrading my i8 to the carbon fibre interior.

Does anyone of you have it? Do you like it?

Dealer quoting £2300 including parts and fitting. Is that the right deal, should I negotiate?

Any pics of your interior?

I don't have it (wasn't available when I ordered), but I have seen it in the flesh and it does look v impressive. I particularly like the fact that it is textured.

See if you can negotiate on the price... it's £1700 when ordering from the factory.

JasH · 01-02-2017, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Jo-Sta07

They'll be a lot more than $3k!! lol I think if they do offer them you're looking at $12-15k.

Sadly, I am sure you are correct

damian1M · 01-02-2017, 03:19 PM

I generally don't like CF in cars as there's been too much of the shiny/gloss finish CF however my Protonic Red with it's 'bare' CF is very nice. After I sat in mine in the dealership and then test drove their demonstrator I was a little dismayed during the test drive at the standard interior finish.

The proverbial icing on the cake is the weighted ceramic iDrive controller, that's a classy touch.

Nivarox · 01-03-2017, 01:51 AM

I would love to have that too , I remember seeing a Germany based brand were doing these I came across thru Yahoo or Google as I tried to search for carbon fiber interior trims .

ian_i3S_iX · 01-03-2017, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by skinrock

I took some of the Protonic Red that I saw. It looks nice, but the price is so steep for just a few pieces...

The ceramic shift and iDrive knob do look nice though.

My CF trim option included the gear shift in CF

http://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1223155

The seat / i8 cill trim option I paid for should have had the ceramic gear knob but happy with the CF one fitted

damian1M · 01-06-2017, 02:21 PM

Aye-eight · 01-07-2017, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jo-Sta07

They'll be a lot more than $3k!! lol I think if they do offer them you're looking at $12-15k.

So the choice is: those wheels and laser lights, or a brand-new i3 for the wife. Decisions, decisions. ;-)

Jo-Sta07 · 01-07-2017, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Aye-eight

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jo-Sta07

They'll be a lot more than $3k!! lol I think if they do offer them you're looking at $12-15k.

So the choice is: those wheels and laser lights, or a brand-new i3 for the wife. Decisions, decisions. ;-)

Wheels for sure, you can't subject your wife to driving that ugly little thing

skinrock · 01-07-2017, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Aye-eight

So the choice is: those wheels and laser lights, or a brand-new i3 for the wife. Decisions, decisions. ;-)

Normally I'm all for the crazy options, but I still can't justify the laser lights. It's only a high-beam "boost", so in reality I would rarely see it kick in.

JasH · 01-08-2017, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by skinrock

Normally I'm all for the crazy options, but I still can't justify the laser lights. It's only a high-beam "boost", so in reality I would rarely see it kick in.

I agree. Far too much money for the feature, even though it is a v cool feature.

Amgeater2 · 01-08-2017, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jo-Sta07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aye-eight

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jo-Sta07

They'll be a lot more than $3k!! lol I think if they do offer them you're looking at $12-15k.

So the choice is: those wheels and laser lights, or a brand-new i3 for the wife. Decisions, decisions. ;-)

Wheels for sure, you can't subject your wife to driving that ugly little thing

Lmao I almost felt off my chair... Good one !!

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