Carbon Fibre Door Steps ??

[samastonlongley]

So as many will know there's a lot of nice carbon extras out there for our cars but they often seem very expensive! I particularly like the carbon fibre door steps. But after seeing the price I decided I could go with out them.

This weekend however I decided to wrap them in a gloss 4D Carbon Fibre, this would not only update the interior a little but also help to protect the original anodised door steps.

What do you guys think??

[bogie]

Look tidy enough - if you like the carbon fibre look...and at least you can replace easy if you scratch them

[cayman-black]

Good job, i like them.

[Neil1300r]

Your seat needs polishing and leather feeding

Edited by Neil1300r on Monday 6th February 19:32

[northernmedia]

I think they look great.
Well done you for having a go yourself.
Looking for a set for mine too.

[DocW]

I think you have done a really good job of those and it gets round my worry of scuffing "real" CF when getting in and out of the car. The price of carbon parts seems to have rocketed recently, my CF mirror caps are on offer from some eBay seller at £1570! which seems a great deal of money for a relatively small piece of material.

[Flugplatz]

Good Job

[northernmedia]

DocW said:

I think you have done a really good job of those and it gets round my worry of scuffing "real" CF when getting in and out of the car. The price of carbon parts seems to have rocketed recently, my CF mirror caps are on offer from some eBay seller at £1570! which seems a great deal of money for a relatively small piece of material.

Get in touch with OYA.

[Car mad enthusiast]

They look nice albeit I would NOT let the missus in with her heels on as they would get scratched to buggery.

[northernmedia]

I'd suffer any damage to see the mrs in the car wearing her high heels.

[Car mad enthusiast]

Just her heels???

We would all love to see the pictures!! LOL

northernmedia said:

I'd suffer any damage to see the mrs in the car wearing her high heels.

[kbooker]

I had mine Hydro-dipped, cost about £100 inc delivery, they look ok but you really can't beat the proper stuff...

[samastonlongley]

Neil1300r said:

Your seat needs polishing and leather feeding

Edited by Neil1300r on Monday 6th February 19:32

Lightweight Carbon Fibre buckets incoming..

[samastonlongley]

Thanks for the kind comments, I guess they maybe aren't to everyone's taste but one of the biggest plus points for me was that it protects the original door steps underneath. As for scratching I've never really had an issue with scuffing my feet on them but I can always peel it off and re cover them! Simples!

[Car mad enthusiast]

Agreed they look great and as you say its all removable if you wish.

Some really cleaver sods out there today inventing all sorts of differing options. I am all for it.

samastonlongley said:

Thanks for the kind comments, I guess they maybe aren't to everyone's taste but one of the biggest plus points for me was that it protects the original door steps underneath. As for scratching I've never really had an issue with scuffing my feet on them but I can always peel it off and re cover them! Simples!

[divetheworld]

samastonlongley said:

Lightweight Carbon Fibre buckets incoming..

Not the £8k + vat ones from Astonbits I hope!

[samastonlongley]

divetheworld said:

Not the £8k + vat ones from Astonbits I hope!

Is that how much they are?? I thourght they'd been reduced to about £5.5k plus vat?

[divetheworld]

samastonlongley said:

Is that how much they are?? I thourght they'd been reduced to about £5.5k plus vat?

They were up for £8k + vat. I guess the reduction to nearly a reasonable price is the reason they are no longer advertised.
It looks like new were too close - http://www.scuderiacarparts.com/part/astonmartin/v...
I noticed the leather was in a sh it state. With the cost of new squabs, it wasn't good value.

Edited by divetheworld on Wednesday 8th February 09:34

[northernmedia]

yep looked v shiny although I reckon a good detailer could make them like new.

[divetheworld]

northernmedia said:

yep looked v shiny although I reckon a good detailer could make them like new.

Needed repainting I thought.