I've sent e-mails to CF fabricators including EVO-R to see if the carbon fiber bezel were possible. There are actually only two pieces on the bezel that need CF and they are removable via screws from the back. I'm not a fabricator but compared to the other things that are being CF'd for the Z this would seem like a doable product.
The issue, for me, is the installation. It requires removing the "steering wheel column mask" which is not a problem, but after that the instructions go fuzzy. The upper part of the column mask is what needs to be removed to separate the bezel. According to the service manual in IP-19, the instructions and picture do not provide enough of an explanation (for me) to follow. If one of our resident experts who know this section of the car could walk us through it I think the instrument bezel installation could become a doable DIY. However, I believe there's enough room between the bezel and the column to have a product similar to the CF shifter ring to overlay the bezel and slide into place (but I could be wrong).
In the end, if CF isn't possible, I'll paint the wings bezel black to match the rest of the interior and remove the lipstick that should never have been there in the first place.
Cheers
Last edited by cinellipro; 03-05-2014 at 06:39 AM.
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