CarbonSixthElement Carbon Fiber Center Console

[TypeRD]

You know majority if not all carbon interior pieces are strictly for aesthetics? No bit of performance is obtained from such pieces. And guess what? Those said carbon pieces sometimes are overlays right out of the factory.

For example my G80 M3, I opted every option including the carbon fiber interior package. The center console door is an overlay. Just like the stock interior piece, the plastic was an overlay over the plastic frame.

With your mindset I'm thinking a Koenigsegg or Pagani would only be worthy for your consideration.

Yes! EXACTLY! Making the console piece entirely out of CF (including all the clips and mechanical bits that you don’t even see when assembled to the car) would be VERY complicated (and expensive). It wouldn’t provide any benefit other than knowing you have a Pagani-level CF trim piece that you paid $3k for. That’s why I said earlier, sometimes simpler is truly better.

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[FL5CW]

I want to share some pictures and thoughts on this product from CarbonSixthElement.

You can find the product on their website here:
https://carbonsixthelement.com/product/shifter-console-civic-fl5-type-r/

I ordered the product on October 29th and received it on December 4th. Overall I feel that they did a good job on weaving the carbon fibers, but the top left side of the epoxy resin arrived with significant scratches. I contacted their sales team and was advised that I should be able to buff out those light scratches with some rubbing compound.

It would have been nice of them to credit or refund me a little bit to cover the cost of the rubbing compound to resolve this issue.

This is my third aftermarket carbon fiber center console that I have tried and it is by far the best one I have received. I have not installed it yet, because I haven't decided if i'm 100% satisfied with the quality. You can see a few weave imperfections on the last picture.

I tried two other center console overalls and detailed my experience with both of them here:
https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threads/jswan-real-carbon-fiber-center-console.52581/#post-872871

TLDR:
- The JSWAN center console was OK, but I wanted the red weave
- The EPR center console was absolute garbage and I had to fight for several days to receive a refund

What are your thoughts on this product?

Should I return this one and just get the genuine OEM one for an extra few hundred dollars?

Not a fan of the red, but more so seeing the OEM aluminum console peeking through.

This would definitely be a no for me.

 

[Ultimateone]

You know majority if not all carbon interior pieces are strictly for aesthetics? No bit of performance is obtained from such pieces. And guess what? Those said carbon pieces sometimes are overlays right out of the factory.

For example my G80 M3, I opted every option including the carbon fiber interior package. The center console door is an overlay. Just like the stock interior piece, the plastic was an overlay over the plastic frame.

With your mindset I'm thinking a Koenigsegg or Pagani would only be worthy for your consideration.

Ok, I know people with all these ebay overlays that stick on with 3m tape and are half falling off. That's all I am getting it. My F80 had carbon interior but it was not a taped on cover.

 

[Rhorn]

Ok, I know people with all these ebay overlays that stick on with 3m tape and are half falling off. That's all I am getting it. My F80 had carbon interior but it was not a taped on cover.

Yeah my GT350 has this as well with the dash. Very well integrated

 

[TypeRD]

I bet those pieces still aren’t 100% CF. Yes, the visible CF panel is likely full CF, but the clips, tabs, and mechanical bits are most likely plastic pieces that are epoxied onto the CF. I may be wrong, but I would be very surprised if they were entirely CF.

I have to admit, for the cost of the Honda OEM CF overlay it would’ve been great had they epoxied it to the plastic trim underlay piece from the factory. Yes, you’d have to remove the whole console panel to install it, but still, this would’ve been a better/higher quality way to go and shouldn’t add a lot of cost. It is what it is and clearly the OEM overlay is high quality and meant for super easy installation.

 

[s2kdriver80]

Overlays are the way to go for interior trims. Not only would it not unnecessarily inflate the price, you avoid the potential headaches of broken clips. Probably less chance of creaks and rattles too.

 

[Nothing]

@getGroyped did you have to do anything special with customs or brokers? I have one on the way, but I've never ordered parts that pass through customs.

That sucks yours was scratched, and the red does look a little intense in the pics. Hoping I'm ok with it when it comes.

 

[CTR]

The center console is one of the few parts of the interior on the FL5 that I want to change. I have a feeling they will either change the aluminum to a darker color in 2025+ or potentially offer it in carbon for the US market in the future.

If the OEM LHD part was a more reasonable price I would make the swap but I don't hate it enough to spend $700. The knock-off parts just scream garbage to me. The fit and finish is terrible for a car this expensive and a downgrade IMO.

 

[yeaitsahonda]

Has anybody tried wrapping it? Seems like if it’s just something you’re changing for looks a wrap is cheaper and probably easier to get no aluminum showing underneath.

 

[getGroyped]

@getGroyped did you have to do anything special with customs or brokers? I have one on the way, but I've never ordered parts that pass through customs.

That sucks yours was scratched, and the red does look a little intense in the pics. Hoping I'm ok with it when it comes.

I had to fill out a customs form at USPS. It cost me $60 to ship it back to Malaysia

 

[getGroyped]

Has anybody tried wrapping it? Seems like if it’s just something you’re changing for looks a wrap is cheaper and probably easier to get no aluminum showing underneath.

you can get it wrapped in alcantara

https://overlanddesigns.com/products/11th-gen-civic-top-console-cover

 

[yeaitsahonda]

you can get it wrapped in alcantara

https://overlanddesigns.com/products/11th-gen-civic-top-console-cover

Those look great but I was thinking of a vinyl wrap to get the carbon fiber look. Seems cheaper and avoids the additional height of an overlay.

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