Carbon Fiber Dash panel option - Page 3

NB2017ZL1 · 12-05-2016, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeedLimit

Anyone have a photo of the Carbon Fiber Instrument Panel side of the dash?

If it just a piece of Carbon Fiber on the passengers side I'm not sure I want it.

There is NONE on the instrument cluster side. Only this piece shown on the passenger side ...

SpeedLimit · 12-05-2016, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by NB2017ZL1

There is NONE on the instrument cluster side. Only this piece shown on the passenger side ...

If the CF panel doubled as a secret compartment or maybe a mini refrigerator... then it would something to have.

Burly · 12-05-2016, 07:50 PM

I'd have to see it person, but from the pic it looks like something you find in accessories section at Pep Boys.

mcsoul · 12-05-2016, 07:52 PM

I wouldn't care as much about carbon fiber as walking off the lot with a heck of a deal.

Z650HP · 06-09-2019, 01:26 AM

I too vote against. I feel it's to out of place being there is no other carbon fiber pieces in the car.

Vtor_ZL1 · 06-09-2019, 06:37 AM

If you like CF.. get it. Otherwise its like having overly glossy section of dash that doesn't really fit rest of the interior.

And on off day it makes perfect convex surface for focusing light - right in your face!

IIRC the piece is cheaper from GM that line item price on window sticker!

sengli · 06-09-2019, 06:56 AM

Bought my latest ZL1 off the lot as a leftover, it came with the carbon dash piece, at a cost of $500. Honestly I dont care for it. I would have rather saved the money, and just had the standard insert. To me it doesnt add any eye candy to the interior.

Chutzpah · 06-09-2019, 07:01 AM

Don’t like it, don’t have it.

Shiny / distracting from the rest of the matte finishes.

arpad_m · 06-09-2019, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Z650HP

I too vote against. I feel it's to out of place being there is no other carbon fiber pieces in the car.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vtor_ZL1

If you like CF.. get it. Otherwise its like having overly glossy section of dash that doesn't really fit rest of the interior.

And on off day it makes perfect convex surface for focusing light - right in your face!

IIRC the piece is cheaper from GM that line item price on window sticker!

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Originally Posted by Chutzpah

Don’t like it, don’t have it.

Shiny / distracting from the rest of the matte finishes.

I, too, was a bit afraid that it would look out of place and reflect sunlight into my face, but the answer is no and no, it turned out to be a great purchase.

The panel helps break up the sea of black leather and plastic on the passenger side, and there has been no time of day, no angle of the sun that would have distracted me, the reflection is always just a sliver and never direct, somehow the exact concavity is just such that it prevents bad glare. The chrome trim around the cluster is way, way worse in terms of glare, I'm actually looking for a decent solution to that (one can see how bad it gets even in my picture below).

Oh, and as a cherry on top, the CF panel has a very cool reflection of the small courtesy light on the right side of the radio at night, looks very classy.

hawk02 · 06-09-2019, 07:33 AM

I have had the CF dash panel on my car for 2 years and just as arpad_M said there has been absolutely no issue with glare.

Now I agree with others that the dash panel alone makes the interior look a little unbalanced. So to fix that I added a few more CF pieces to mine.

Z650HP · 06-09-2019, 09:03 AM

Looks so cheap to me in the interior of this car. So out of place.
My opinion stands. Very glad I didn't get the CF.

LT4Greg · 06-09-2019, 09:54 AM

My 2017 has the carbon hood insert but the standard suede dash panel. I bought it used so I guess whoever ordered the car chose not to add a carbon dash insert but I do like the hood insert and think it’s worth the extra cost. IMO Chevy should have both pieces standard on the ZL1 and ZL1 1LE because of the price of these Camaros over the other models!

LT4Greg · 06-09-2019, 10:09 AM

To me it’s a matter of personal taste, you either like it or you don’t. I’m not planning to add the dash panel to mine anytime soon or ever!

viurniel · 06-09-2019, 10:53 AM

It was an option on my car, but I felt it would look 'lonely' unless, I changed other parts to CF - as Hawk02 has done.

View Poll Results: Carbon Fiber Dash Insert or Not?
Yes to CF Dash Panel	57	46.34%
No to CF Dash Panel	40	32.52%
Only add CF Dash Panel w/ exposed CF hood insert	26	21.14%
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06-09-2019, 06:37 AM	#34
Vtor_ZL1 Who Needs to KNOW? Drives: 18 ZLE Join Date: May 2018 Location: Left Side of the Moon Posts: 1,771	If you like CF.. get it. Otherwise its like having overly glossy section of dash that doesn't really fit rest of the interior. And on off day it makes perfect convex surface for focusing light - right in your face! IIRC the piece is cheaper from GM that line item price on window sticker! __________________ ing for grip. Are you in the NY/NJ/PA/CT region? Join us for autox fun at MetLife Stadium. HUGE lots, tons of runs. http://www.motorsportsne.com/

06-09-2019, 06:56 AM	#35
sengli Drives: 2015commemorative vert 2SS Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: northern Indiana Posts: 948	Bought my latest ZL1 off the lot as a leftover, it came with the carbon dash piece, at a cost of $500. Honestly I dont care for it. I would have rather saved the money, and just had the standard insert. To me it doesnt add any eye candy to the interior. __________________ 2018 ZL1 Bright Yellow, A10, PDR, sunroof, carbon hood, and dash- sold 2020 2SS A10 sunroof..shock and steel special-traded 2015 commemorative vert 2ss

06-09-2019, 07:33 AM	#38
hawk02 Coupe Newbie Drives: 2017 ZL1, 2021 Corvette Convertible Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 3,281 View My Garage	I have had the CF dash panel on my car for 2 years and just as arpad_M said there has been absolutely no issue with glare. Now I agree with others that the dash panel alone makes the interior look a little unbalanced. So to fix that I added a few more CF pieces to mine. Attached Images __________________

06-09-2019, 09:54 AM	#40
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,813	My 2017 has the carbon hood insert but the standard suede dash panel. I bought it used so I guess whoever ordered the car chose not to add a carbon dash insert but I do like the hood insert and think it’s worth the extra cost. IMO Chevy should have both pieces standard on the ZL1 and ZL1 1LE because of the price of these Camaros over the other models! __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

12-05-2016, 07:50 PM	#31
Burly Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 724 View My Garage	I'd have to see it person, but from the pic it looks like something you find in accessories section at Pep Boys.

12-05-2016, 07:52 PM	#32
mcsoul Drives: Want a gen 6 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: 75089 Posts: 1,032	I wouldn't care as much about carbon fiber as walking off the lot with a heck of a deal.

06-09-2019, 01:26 AM	#33
Z650HP Drives: 2019 Black ZL1 M6 Join Date: May 2019 Location: New York Posts: 152	I too vote against. I feel it's to out of place being there is no other carbon fiber pieces in the car.

06-09-2019, 07:01 AM	#36
Chutzpah Drives: Wild Cherry LT1 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,925	Don’t like it, don’t have it. Shiny / distracting from the rest of the matte finishes.

06-09-2019, 09:03 AM	#39
Z650HP Drives: 2019 Black ZL1 M6 Join Date: May 2019 Location: New York Posts: 152	Looks so cheap to me in the interior of this car. So out of place. My opinion stands. Very glad I didn't get the CF.

06-09-2019, 10:09 AM	#41
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,813	To me it’s a matter of personal taste, you either like it or you don’t. I’m not planning to add the dash panel to mine anytime soon or ever! __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

06-09-2019, 10:53 AM	#42
viurniel @viurniel Drives: 19 ZLE A10, 15 2SS, 90 300ZXTT Join Date: May 2016 Location: Miami Posts: 409	It was an option on my car, but I felt it would look 'lonely' unless, I changed other parts to CF - as Hawk02 has done.

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