Originally posted by mangina24

Originally posted by a_miller_76 Yeah Ryan is right. It has no depth to it. Real CF has depth and reflection and shine. That stuff looks like a vinyl stick on.

If you've ever handled carbon fiber (which I have) you'll know that the depth of the piece is determined by how much top coat is applied (clear coat). The more clear coat, the glossier. I can't justify paying $300 dollars for a 3 gauge a pillar when they can do it for $50, it'll weigh just as much and look just as good. Love that headliner by they way. That is a close up of our cup holder tray as well as the cigarette lighter tray, try telling me that doesn't look like carbon fiber. If I told you it was real carbon fiber to begin with, you would have believed it.

The depth is determined by the weave. Tightness, width, quality of the CF....not the ammound of top coat clear. What you posted has no stranding to it whatsoever and does not refract light differently from different angles. That's how you can tell it's fake, and no, I wouldn't have believed that was real if you said it was.