firstly,thanks for the free advice. But im gonna ask for some more, now if i want to make a panel from scratch which thickness of cf sheet would you recommend? ive seen it for sale from anywhere from .015 up to an eighth of an inch. the gauge cluster i would assume the .125 would be best for large flats and the thinner would be better to make 3 dimensional shapes. and lets say i use the .125 would i have to add fillets(i think thats what theyre called) for strength to the back of the panel so it supports the gauges

ok nevermind the .125 im not sure what that was. i ordered some samples of different weights and different patterns anyone want to speculate as to whether i can get away with using the west system epoxy to lay this up with seeing as i have a ton of it already and im very used to working with it

are these rigid sheets or dry carbon fabric that you are wanting to use. At first i thought your were going to do a wet layup over the existing panel but the above post leads me to believe you are using pre made panels like a veneer(sp?)

I did the dash panels on my Baja this spring before I sold it, is used 3M "Di-Noc" its a little more expensive but well worth the money. The quality and appearance are top notch. I looked at several overlays and decided on the wrap. Their web page is www.carbonfiberfilm.com. I have pictures of the dash on my Baja I can send you if your interested in seeing how it looks. Take a look at their web page you wont be disappointed in this product.

at first i was looking at the semi rigid sheets to use as a veneer but i think you have talked me into doing a wet layup with a mold to make new panels i ordered samples of the dry fabric to play with and also to pick a pattern there are some cool weaves out there
i also had a thought. i could easily make my panels out of polycarbonate do you think that the cf would bond well to a substrate like that? it would be neat to use the cf as a veneer and then backlight the polycarbonate so that you would just see the lighted edges

Just send them in for the water transfer process. It is a cheap process that should make them look great without the added time of making new panels to then layer over.

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all diferent thickness to 1/2" or maybe just 3/8"
just had stereo panel cut for Donzi to match other dash cf

I also helped nieghbor bling up his GEM cart. We used 3M CF on some item even textured items comes in different color and shades. I thought easier then window tinting never could get that s_ _ t bubble free or to look the way I would like

I am currently using the above process for a new switch panel on my boat. I am laminating 14g aluminum to 1/8" poly carbonate, then that will be overlayed with a thin sheet of C/F. Then off to the local engraver to get all of the switch labels engraved. I'm back lighting it with red LEDs. I have made few test panels with excellent results.
The attached picture shows the upper gauge panel (sorry for the poor quality) that was just installed. I will have the lower switch panel done in a few weeks that will replace the one in the picture.