audi, carbon fiber04.01.2010

My standard fiber is an 11oz 2×2 twill, but I’m always looking at new fibers to make custom pieces.  A few weeks ago I ordered some 20oz 2×2 twill carbon fiber so I could experiment with it on some sets and I finally finished the first one.  It’s a B6/B7 set, which was a perfect set to start with because the OEM B7 RS4 carbon fiber trim uses a 20oz fabric.

Most people wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between the two at first glance, but when you see the fiber side by side its pretty apparent.  The 20oz is thicker than the 11oz because each thread of the weave has more strands of carbon.

I’m really happy with how it turned out.  I’ve got a couple other sets in the works with the 20oz (including a B5 set that should be done in a few days) and will keep the 20oz in stock for future custom orders.

carbon fiber03.03.2010

This was special ordered for a customer of mine.  I’m not going to go into any details about the car its going on right now, but I’m pretty excited about it.  Stay tuned for more…

carbon fiber02.27.2010

I’ve been saving scraps that I trim away from the parts I make for a few months now and have a HUGE stockpile of them, so I decided to start giving them away as free samples.  Most of the samples will be the standard fiber I use, 11oz 2×2 6k twill.  However, I have some specialty fiber samples as well, so some people might get multiple samples.

The typical sample is probably going to be about 2″x4″ but since they were scraps they will come in all different shapes and sizes.  Some people will get bigger pieces, some will get smaller pieces, so it’s all luck of the draw.

To claim your sample, follow these steps:

1)  Become a fan of oCarbon on Facebook.  If you’re already a fan of ours, you can skip to step two.

2) After you’ve become our fan on Facebook, we’ll need you to send an email to samples@ocarbon.com.  In the subject line put “free sample.”  In the body of the email, put your full name and the address you want your sample sent to.  That’s it.

Once a week we’ll gather up the sample requests that have been emailed to us, match them up with the fans on Facebook, and send out the samples.

And don’t worry, your information is safe with us.  We promise never to share or sell your information with anyone.  We also won’t sign you up for any annoying email newsletter or send you a bunch of unsolicited emails.  We hate spam just as much as you do.

Feel free to share this post with your friends and post it on the Audi forums, but please, lets keep it within the Euro community.  I’d hate to run out because this was posted on some JDM forum and those guys snatched up all the samples.