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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 03:50 PM
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holy flurking schnitt!!! cf rules!

Just got my interior pieces back from mkoch this afternoon and let me say that I am floored!! They turned out even better than I had hoped or the pictures on his web site. Everybody at work (I get everything delivered there) was also equally impressed. Good job Mark.

I'll work on some pics, although Mark already has some on his site at www.carbonfiberparts.net. I had requested a lower-gloss finish than normal, as I didn't want the interior to be too flashy (I know, and here I am getting it CF-covered), and I must say it turned out really well. I think the low gloss didn't show up too well in the photos, but it looks very nice in person. I now have the task of trying to remember how to put everything back together. But once again, if you read this, Mark, great job and thanks again!

Brian
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 05:15 PM
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Did u get the entire interior done? Of just a select few parts. Well congrats i think im goin to him, my interior is in dire need of some TLC.
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 07:31 PM
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I got everything that was originally painted & ungrained on the 93s. They were starting to peel pretty badly. I did not get the steering column cover or the gauge cluster cover wrapped, because they were in pretty good shape, so we'll see how it looks. I'm going to start reassembling the pieces now; I have a whole mess of screws to deal with, trying to figure out which ones go where!
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 08:27 PM
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the website tells me it's forbidding
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 08:39 PM
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 09:50 PM
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 10:18 PM
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well, thats the first time thats ever happened. the web site was just up this afternoon. and my digital cameras being stupid so i'm having real problems trying to get pics. i'll try again tomorrow night. sorry to leave you hanging guys.
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 11:52 PM
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please post some pic.
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 12:47 AM
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How much did you spend?
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 07:54 AM
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Yeah I will try and take pictures again tonight. Sorry I didn't have time last night. But, Marks site is back up and you can see the pics he took (as well as $ info) at http://www.markkoch.net/carbonFiber/pastProjects.asp
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 07:58 AM
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ooooh. my 100th post. yey for me.
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 10:36 AM
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WOW!!! Those parts look chin! I'm gonna email the site owners and lowball them.
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 10:40 AM
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I have wanted to have that done to mine ever since I saw it. He certainly appears to do excellent work. One of these days...
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 10:58 AM
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Those parts look really nice. My interior is in some serious need of CF now.
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 03:59 PM
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I might be interested in getting my interior done if the price wasnt some expensive. Anyone want to try to start up a group buy project or something of the sort? If so I would definetly be in.
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 05:57 PM
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Okay, finally got some pics. I started putting the interior back together. Here are some shots of what I have done. I'm going to have to do a little bit of hand work to get all the ***** on the A/C to fit fit perfectly, but overall, I'd say they look pretty awesome!
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 06:16 PM
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this is going really slow....
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 07:47 PM
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another...damn this is slow
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 11:00 PM
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would it be possible to do the entire interior?..such as door panels, etc.

i have the tan interior and i hate it, i would like to go black
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 09:32 AM
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Originally posted by Pressurized
would it be possible to do the entire interior?..such as door panels, etc.

i have the tan interior and i hate it, i would like to go black
If you do, what condition are your seats in?
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 10:37 AM
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would it be possible to do the entire interior?..such as door panels, etc.
I havn't done door panel yet, but I think I could. If you are interested drop me a line. It wouldn't be cheap the door panels are pretty large, meaning it would take alot of material and time to do.
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 03:56 PM
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Originally posted by mkoch1
I havn't done door panel yet, but I think I could. If you are interested drop me a line. It wouldn't be cheap the door panels are pretty large, meaning it would take alot of material and time to do.
Mark, something wrong with your site? Can't open. Anyway, have time for me? I'm finially get all the stuffs off
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 04:31 PM
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That looks great !! To bad site is down, I'm interested.
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 06:24 PM
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Originally posted by mkoch1
I havn't done door panel yet, but I think I could. If you are interested drop me a line. It wouldn't be cheap the door panels are pretty large, meaning it would take alot of material and time to do.
well it seems your site is down....but i am very interested in getting the whole interior done, even the storage bins behind the seats...

PM or email me if this can be made possible....i know it wont be cheap, but for the prices listed on your site, it wont be all that expensive as far as i'm concerned.

What kind of time frame would you need to complete such a task?
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