For you carbon fiber lovers out there...

Navin323i · 03-01-2011, 03:12 PM

Many of you probably don't know "how much" I love carbon fiber (CF)... considering it's the material contained inside my heart that is literally keeping me alive at this moment, I share a deep fascination and respect for this material... to the point that I collect this stuff, both on my car and not on my car, lol.

I'm looking forward to getting to know what CF options exist for the E92 M3 (love the fact that it already comes with the CF roof), including the front lip, trunklid spoiler and the mirror caps (not sure how I feel about the mirror caps and whether I should go CF on those or leave it melbourne red)...

Anyhow, below is my list along with some pics... I apologize in advance if anyone gets offended by how fanatical I am with collecting this stuff... just try and remember that it's keeping me alive so I have good reasons for loving this material, lol.

Non Automotive black CF stuff (Some stuff were gifts to me, others I bought myself)
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Carbon fiber mechanical heart implants
Carbon fiber Tag Heuer Eyeglasses with titanium components (super light and strong)
Carbon fiber RayBan Sunglasses
Carbon fiber BBK Desk Lamp
Carbon fiber coilover suspension pen
Carbon fiber toilet seat
Carbon fiber tissue box
Carbon fiber prototype Oakley shoes (the ones worn on feet as opposed to shoes for the car) :-)
Carbon fiber Nike Air Zoom Kobe shoes
Carbon fiber rings (worn on fingers)
Carbon fiber pens (2 additional ones)
Carbon fiber wallet
Carbon fiber business card holder
Carbon fiber laptop computer
Carbon fiber Seibon backpack/briefcase
Carbon fiber watch # 1 (Fossil)
Carbon fiber watch # 2 (Invicta)
Carbon fiber watch # 3 (BMW)
Carbon fiber iPod case
Carbon fiber Ferrari shift knob shoe horn
Carbon fiber flashlight keychain shaped like a muffler can
Carbon fiber belt (the one worn around your waist)
Carbon fiber belt buckle
Carbon fiber electric shaver
Carbon fiber table tennis paddles
Carbon fiber stapler

Automotive black CF stuff
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DPE SL-5 Carbon fiber wheels with Liquid Cinder lips and inner barrels - 19x8.5/19x9.5
Vorsteiner double sided carbon fiber front hood
Vorsteiner edition Brembo BBK with custom carbon fiber strip on calipers
AC Schnitzer black carbon fiber steering wheel
AC Schnitzer black carbon fiber interior trim
Carbon fiber custom wrapped authentic AC Schnitzer sport mirrors
Carbon fiber steering column cover
Carbon fiber Turner Motorsport 5 speed shift knob
Carbon fiber facelift sedan kidney grilles
Carbon fiber oil cap cover
Carbon fiber battery terminal cover
Carbon fiber cabin air filter cover
Carbon fiber ebrake handle
Carbon fiber pedals (accelerator, clutch, brake and deadpedal)
Carbon fiber sport seatbacks
Carbon fiber door sills
Carbon fiber ESS engine cover and fuel rail cover
Carbon fiber style baby seat
Carbon fiber vinyl 3M Di-noc roof
Carbon fiber vinyl shift boot and ebrake boot
Carbon fiber Benfer Quatro strut brace
Carbon fiber gauge bezel trim with VDO boost, oil pressure, and oil temp gauges
Carbon fiber headunit trim
Carbon fiber instrument cluster trim
Carbon fiber replacment headlight trim pieces
Carbon fiber trunk toolbox cover
Carbon fiber custom wrapped OEM airbox and intake
Carbon fiber custom wrapped overhead grab handles
Carbon fiber custom wrapped overhead headliner compartment
Carbon fiber custom wrapped Valentine 1 ashtray bezel
Carbon fiber custom wrapped MTech foglight rings
Carbon fiber custom wrapped Racing Tow Hook
Carbon fiber door pillars
Carbon fiber license plate frames
Carbon fiber OEM Mtech2 splitters (1st sedan in the U.S. to get this)
Carbon fiber AC Schnitzer 3 piece trunklid spoiler
Carbon fiber replacement hood and trunk roundels
Carbon fiber GTR side skirts

Onto the pics...

Carbon Fiber DPE Wheels

BBK

Interior

Exterior

Engine Bay

Eyeglasses

Finally, I decided to branch out a little and add some color to my CF addiction, lol...

Red CF iPhone case, courtesy of Infinity Carbon - Works with both the Verizon & AT&T iPhones...

Thanks for looking!

Navin

Grail05 · 03-01-2011, 03:13 PM

OMG i have never seen so much CF on a car...

Navin323i · 03-01-2011, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean05

OMG i have never seen so much CF on a car...

LOL... it's all good, my friend. I had posted this in my semi-intro thread, but I'll post it here as well... the features explain how the CF on my car is used to tell my heart story and hopefully inspire people to maintain a healthy heart...

Washington Examiner Newspaper Feature
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lo...-42690682.html

Eurotuner Magazine Feature
http://www.eurotuner.com/featuredveh...23i/index.html

MTV interviewed me at HIN Chicago back in 2009 but I don't know if my interview ever aired or not... nonetheless, that was a fun interview.

In all honesty, I don't think I'll be doing as much CF stuff with my new M3... if anything it will be a lot more subtle.

Navin

Looper · 03-01-2011, 03:44 PM

I got me a case of the carbon fiber blues... Yah yah.... the fiber blues... yah yah....... each and every day.... yah yah

Nice iphone case I have a DRO CF case it rules also.

Just read the articles, thats awesome man keep speeding the word....... I had no clue they were using CF for valves, cool stuff.

ES_TRADER · 03-01-2011, 03:47 PM

wow Great story Navin. best to you and your family thanks for sharing

mr_yogi · 03-01-2011, 03:58 PM

Navin

Beautiful daughters you have there. Love the eyes on the youngest!! You're going to have your hands full once those 2 princesses grow up!!

Navin323i · 03-01-2011, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Looper

I got me a case of the carbon fiber blues... Yah yah.... the fiber blues... yah yah....... each and every day.... yah yah

Nice iphone case I have a DRO CF case it rules also.

Just read the articles, thats awesome man keep speeding the word....... I had no clue they were using CF for valves, cool stuff.

Thank you so much! I've seen the case you mentioned... beautiful case!

Quote:

Originally Posted by richpuer

wow Great story Navin. best to you and your family thanks for sharing

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_yogi

Navin

Beautiful daughters you have there. Love the eyes on the youngest!! You're going to have your hands full once those 2 princesses grow up!!

Thanks bro! I need to add to my CF collection and find me a CF machete or CF baseball bat once they become teenagers and boys start coming over to ask them out, lol.

GOLFFRR · 03-01-2011, 04:11 PM

you are MR. Carbon Fiber! thats awesome.

Sean@PYSpeed.com · 03-01-2011, 04:13 PM

That's a lot of carbon !

chris s · 03-01-2011, 04:27 PM

too much CF for me...

piloto · 03-01-2011, 05:00 PM

I was expecting CF kids too.

Great story, and

to you for valuing what many of us take for granted.

Navin323i · 03-01-2011, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

you are MR. Carbon Fiber! thats awesome.

Thanks bro!

Not sure if you've seen my "throne" but here it is... found and bought this not long after I bought my house back in 2004...

Navin323i · 03-01-2011, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean@PYSpeed.com

That's a lot of carbon !

Definitely is.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris s

too much CF for me...

I hear you... my taste isn't for everyone, but do understand why I love the material so much... this carbon fiber material in my heart has prolonged and improved the quality of my life, and has allowed me to live a happy life with the woman of my dreams and two AMAZING little daughters... I'm so grateful to be alive.

Quote:

Originally Posted by piloto

I was expecting CF kids too.

Great story, and

to you for valuing what many of us take for granted.

Haha! No CF kids, but my older daughter loves carbon fiber because she knows her daddy is alive because of it.

ADV.1 Matt · 03-01-2011, 05:15 PM

Oh my goodness!

I'm assuming you live on http://www.carbonfibergear.com/ ?

Navin323i · 03-01-2011, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADV.1 Matt

Oh my goodness!

I'm assuming you live on http://www.carbonfibergear.com/ ?

LOL... not quite, but I'm friends with the site owners there. They actually interviewed me on that site because of my carbon fiber heart... check it out if it's still there.

10M3MAN · 03-01-2011, 05:21 PM

Now that.......is a lot of CF

///My5UV · 03-01-2011, 06:08 PM

You should change your name to "Carbon Man"... but there's no Ozzy Osbourne song for that :-(

anthony @ eas · 03-01-2011, 07:35 PM

ooowowizstev · 03-01-2011, 08:22 PM

^win.

OP: That's a LOT of cf!

ibeclueless · 03-02-2011, 06:25 AM

oh wow, that is a lot

BMW269 · 03-02-2011, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Navin323i

Thanks bro!

Not sure if you've seen my "throne" but here it is... found and bought this not long after I bought my house back in 2004...

That's a world premier!

Navin323i · 03-02-2011, 08:41 AM

My apologies for posting this in the wrong forum earlier... my thanks to the moderators for moving this to the right place.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///My5UV

You should change your name to "Carbon Man"... but there's no Ozzy Osbourne song for that :-(

Over on e46fanatics.com they affectionately referred to me as CF King, and my older daughter has called me Carbon Heart Daddy, lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by anthony @ eas

Thanks Anthony! Do tell Tom I said hi.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ooowowizstev

^win.

OP: That's a LOT of cf!

Thanks bro!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibeclueless

oh wow, that is a lot

Thanks... all for a good cause to hopefully inspire others to maintain a healthy heart.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Levi

That's a world premier!

Thanks!

03-01-2011, 03:12 PM	#1
Navin323i Europrojektz East 46 Rep 421 Posts Drives: See my Sig Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	For you carbon fiber lovers out there... Many of you probably don't know "how much" I love carbon fiber (CF)... considering it's the material contained inside my heart that is literally keeping me alive at this moment, I share a deep fascination and respect for this material... to the point that I collect this stuff, both on my car and not on my car, lol. I'm looking forward to getting to know what CF options exist for the E92 M3 (love the fact that it already comes with the CF roof), including the front lip, trunklid spoiler and the mirror caps (not sure how I feel about the mirror caps and whether I should go CF on those or leave it melbourne red)... Anyhow, below is my list along with some pics... I apologize in advance if anyone gets offended by how fanatical I am with collecting this stuff... just try and remember that it's keeping me alive so I have good reasons for loving this material, lol. Non Automotive black CF stuff (Some stuff were gifts to me, others I bought myself) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carbon fiber mechanical heart implants Carbon fiber Tag Heuer Eyeglasses with titanium components (super light and strong) Carbon fiber RayBan Sunglasses Carbon fiber BBK Desk Lamp Carbon fiber coilover suspension pen Carbon fiber toilet seat Carbon fiber tissue box Carbon fiber prototype Oakley shoes (the ones worn on feet as opposed to shoes for the car) :-) Carbon fiber Nike Air Zoom Kobe shoes Carbon fiber rings (worn on fingers) Carbon fiber pens (2 additional ones) Carbon fiber wallet Carbon fiber business card holder Carbon fiber laptop computer Carbon fiber Seibon backpack/briefcase Carbon fiber watch # 1 (Fossil) Carbon fiber watch # 2 (Invicta) Carbon fiber watch # 3 (BMW) Carbon fiber iPod case Carbon fiber Ferrari shift knob shoe horn Carbon fiber flashlight keychain shaped like a muffler can Carbon fiber belt (the one worn around your waist) Carbon fiber belt buckle Carbon fiber electric shaver Carbon fiber table tennis paddles Carbon fiber stapler Automotive black CF stuff --------------------------- DPE SL-5 Carbon fiber wheels with Liquid Cinder lips and inner barrels - 19x8.5/19x9.5 Vorsteiner double sided carbon fiber front hood Vorsteiner edition Brembo BBK with custom carbon fiber strip on calipers AC Schnitzer black carbon fiber steering wheel AC Schnitzer black carbon fiber interior trim Carbon fiber custom wrapped authentic AC Schnitzer sport mirrors Carbon fiber steering column cover Carbon fiber Turner Motorsport 5 speed shift knob Carbon fiber facelift sedan kidney grilles Carbon fiber oil cap cover Carbon fiber battery terminal cover Carbon fiber cabin air filter cover Carbon fiber ebrake handle Carbon fiber pedals (accelerator, clutch, brake and deadpedal) Carbon fiber sport seatbacks Carbon fiber door sills Carbon fiber ESS engine cover and fuel rail cover Carbon fiber style baby seat Carbon fiber vinyl 3M Di-noc roof Carbon fiber vinyl shift boot and ebrake boot Carbon fiber Benfer Quatro strut brace Carbon fiber gauge bezel trim with VDO boost, oil pressure, and oil temp gauges Carbon fiber headunit trim Carbon fiber instrument cluster trim Carbon fiber replacment headlight trim pieces Carbon fiber trunk toolbox cover Carbon fiber custom wrapped OEM airbox and intake Carbon fiber custom wrapped overhead grab handles Carbon fiber custom wrapped overhead headliner compartment Carbon fiber custom wrapped Valentine 1 ashtray bezel Carbon fiber custom wrapped MTech foglight rings Carbon fiber custom wrapped Racing Tow Hook Carbon fiber door pillars Carbon fiber license plate frames Carbon fiber OEM Mtech2 splitters (1st sedan in the U.S. to get this) Carbon fiber AC Schnitzer 3 piece trunklid spoiler Carbon fiber replacement hood and trunk roundels Carbon fiber GTR side skirts Onto the pics... Carbon Fiber DPE Wheels BBK Interior Exterior Engine Bay Eyeglasses Finally, I decided to branch out a little and add some color to my CF addiction, lol... Red CF iPhone case, courtesy of Infinity Carbon - Works with both the Verizon & AT&T iPhones... Thanks for looking! Navin __________________ My 2 Little Girls... the REAL carbon fiber keeping my mechanical heart alive BMW Individual Atlantis Metallic Twin Screw S/C'ed 5spd 2000 323i SPONSORED BY: BBS \| Toyo Tires \| DPE \| WheelSTO \| Vorsteiner \| European Auto Source \| Bimmertools \| GetBMWParts \| Race Apeel Last edited by Navin323i; 03-10-2011 at 01:12 PM..
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Grail05 Putcha ang ganda... 293 Rep 5,438 Posts Drives: 17 F82 M4 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles, Brea CA. iTrader: (10)	OMG i have never seen so much CF on a car... __________________
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Looper BEAST 2 Rep 152 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 E92 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Fabulous Tampa Florida iTrader: (0)	I got me a case of the carbon fiber blues... Yah yah.... the fiber blues... yah yah....... each and every day.... yah yah Nice iphone case I have a DRO CF case it rules also. Just read the articles, thats awesome man keep speeding the word....... I had no clue they were using CF for valves, cool stuff.
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ES_TRADER Colonel 351 Rep 2,928 Posts Drives: 328i, 335i, M3, 535i, X5, 36M Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: OC iTrader: (3) Garage List 2014 Ford Raptor [0.00] 2012 328i E92 [10.00] 2013 X5 [0.00] 2013 335i F30 [8.00] 1990 Toyota Previa [0.00] 1997 E36 M3 [10.00] 2011 E92 M3 [0.00] 2011 535i [0.00]	wow Great story Navin. best to you and your family thanks for sharing
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mr_yogi Lieutenant 22 Rep 499 Posts Drives: Success Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Navin Beautiful daughters you have there. Love the eyes on the youngest!! You're going to have your hands full once those 2 princesses grow up!!
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GOLFFRR 11193 Rep 27,962 Posts Drives: GOLFFRR cart Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: we sell BMWs to "ALL" US states iTrader: (4)	you are MR. Carbon Fiber! thats awesome. __________________ BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR NEXT BMW, EMAIL OUR GUY KOTE FIRST! Kote M Sales:Kotem@bmwofcamarillo.com Cell:805-368-9101 vipfinance@bmwofcamarillo.com for warranties!
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Sean@PYSpeed.com Major General 310 Rep 8,952 Posts Drives: 2009 AW E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (22)	That's a lot of carbon !
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chris s Major General 1364 Rep 6,974 Posts Drives: 2022 Dravit G80 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York iTrader: (13)	too much CF for me... __________________ 2024 BRG/Kyalami M3cx - Dinan mid w VC, AST, Spacers, BBS LMs Gone but not forgotten: 2022 Dravit/Fiona M3cx, 2016 Indiv F80 M3 - SMB\|Amaro, 2012 MR e92 M3 DCT, 2008 AW e92 M3 6MT, 2003 AW/red e46 M3, 1998 Hellrot/modena e36 M3, 1998 Black/black e36 M3
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piloto Captain 29 Rep 843 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 - AW/FR Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	I was expecting CF kids too. Great story, and to you for valuing what many of us take for granted.
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ADV.1 Matt Lieutenant Colonel 135 Rep 1,512 Posts Drives: N/A Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	Oh my goodness! I'm assuming you live on http://www.carbonfibergear.com/ ?
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10M3MAN Lieutenant Colonel 36 Rep 1,498 Posts Drives: 2006 Nissan Altima SER Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wharton, TX iTrader: (0)	Now that.......is a lot of CF __________________ Looking Good Billy Ray!!!Feeling Good Lewis!!!!!
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///My5UV Lurker 78 Rep 812 Posts Drives: YMB F80, SS E90 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Austin iTrader: (0)	You should change your name to "Carbon Man"... but there's no Ozzy Osbourne song for that :-(
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ooowowizstev Brigadier General 145 Rep 4,903 Posts Drives: '08 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles, Irvine iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 BMW E92 M3 [10.00]	^win. OP: That's a LOT of cf! __________________ '08 E92 ///M3 - AW/BLK/CF, M-DCT, 19's H&R, Vorsteiner, Eisenmann, BMC, BBS More to come...
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ibeclueless What 142 Rep 9,325 Posts Drives: E92 328xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Quincy, MA iTrader: (1)	oh wow, that is a lot __________________ E92 328xi Space Gray Aero Lip \| M3 Side Skirts \| CF Performance Spoiler \| ACS Roof \| Gloss Black Grilles \| LUX H8 Angels \| BMW Performance Exhaust My E92 Photos
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