What is the difference? Certainly a big price difference. Is one a laminate and the other full carbon?

 

Both do a great job. I've always wondered why the big price difference?

 

I would like to know as well. I'm in the process of replacing the plastic trim in my car and would be interested in finding out the longevity of each manufacturer. I wouldn't want it to start peeling like the stock parts. Also, if I wrapped the plastic trim in a clearbra type material, would the clearcoat start yellowing or is it protected from UV? I only ask because my wife likes to scratch all the nice shiny things in the car. That or put her feet on the dash. Drives me absolutely nuts.

 

I hear you on the wife thing. Mine says, well it's just a car, so I don't let her ride much with me anymore. If we are going out to dinner, we take her CLK63 so I can put my feet up on her dash. I am really picky and don't even like her to put make-up on in either my 360, nor my GT2, she always puts her fingers on the leather, instead of using her wrist. Drives me nuts.

 

I hear you about the make-up thing. She complains that she can't put on makeup because of the sudden lurch everytime I start or shift gears. I can't help that I upgraded the clutch. It's too late. No, we can't go back to the stock clutch. No, I don't want to take the 335 out tonight. Yes. That's an Evo. Hold on... Wife starts screaming frantically. Yes. I had to race him. How else am I supposed to get him to stop tailgating me.

On the other hand, when it comes to bags, I don't understand why I can't put her LV bag on the floor at the mall.

 

Perhaps I am wrong, but I've been under the impression that Macarbon stuff is made in-house by Macarbon, whereas ROTtec stuff is outsourced from overseas suppliers/manufacturers/wholesalers in Asia and resold.

 

MACarbon FTW!!!

 

 

From what I understand it's all plastic trim wrapped in cf ... Unless it's the factory ordered option... If that's the case either vendor should be just as well... Spoke to mccarnbon once they do all their wrapping in house seem like good dudes...

 

Yup, looks like both overlay factory parts.

Can anyone comment on the quality of either company?

 

I've had the ROTtec center console in my car for over 1 year now.
Been very happy with it and still looks as good as it did on day 1

 

I installed MaCarbon parts all over about 5-6 years ago. Still look perfect.

 

few things to consider when buying CF interior parts

1. quality - some cheap parts look terrible. especially those that are fitted into M3 engine bay. the epoxy has pits and edges are sharp

2. durability - interior gets hot. these overlay pieces can warp easily under sun. in general, don't get CF parts on upper dash. door, lower console and steering wheel is fine. get a heat shield for your windshield.

3. source - does the shop stand behind their product years after you buy it when warranty is gone.

MAcarbon does good work but they send their stuff to Italy I think. Thus, higher cost. MAcarbon can do custom work and it looks like Rottec is limited to 911.

 

Thanks to everyone for the kind words!

I like to compare carbon to a paint job on a car. you can get a car painted anywhere from $500-$50,000 and you pay for what you get...I wouldn't want a $500 paint job on my Porsche though.

We Make do all of our parts in house at our Factory (T&B Carbon) in Belgium. We also make parts for several other high end companies that i cannot name and we make parts for some factories! We also make full molded carbon parts but lamination is best for Porsches because of how modern and complicated the interiors are. We always chose the best method for the job.

We go though an insane ammount of effort to make sure that every part is has the right carbon pattern, carbon is layed straight and the finish is perfect. We also spend alot of time making sure that all of the non carbon surfaces are finished to perfection as well...We back all of our parts up with a warranty and we are always here to help our customers out.

An example of our attention to detail and pursuit to perfection is this Porsche 996 center console...Notice how the Ashtray and Ashtray housing pattern matches up with the console compated to other consoles that you have seen? note that the cracked shift **** and handbrake are factory parts :-(


I invite anyone to give us a call anytime to chat.

Check out our website as well and be sure to take a look at all of our extensive installation instructions.

Thanks,
Lane Skelton
MAcarbon

 

Our parts don't turn yellow like the factory parts and we do use a UV inhibitor. Clearbra won't damage the finish, but some clear bra materials do yellow over time.