Is there a company that makes a carbon fiber insert for a rear shelf delete?

[shibui]

Or any material really?

[Casa de Mesa]

Or any material really?

What do you mean by rear shelf delete? The "parcel shelf" where the rear mid-bass speakers and HK sub typically go?

[shibui]

What do you mean by rear shelf delete? The "parcel shelf" where the rear mid-bass speakers and HK sub typically go?

Exactly, and I think I found one! Europe though, wish there was a shop stateside that made one.

https://carboproject.de/en/products/voll-carbon-hutablage-bmw-e46-m3-csl

[usdmej]

not sure if this uses the factory mounting points (there are a lot), but if not, it'd be rattle city for you!

[Casa de Mesa]

not sure if this uses the factory mounting points (there are a lot), but if not, it'd be rattle city for you!

Agree. Also, not really sure what the purpose of that is other than bling. If you delete the headrests, insulation (although it doesn't weigh much), seat belts, latch system, etc. you get something that looks like this and is probably as light if not lighter than that carbon piece. That shiny carbon piece would annoy me on sunny days.

I just did this and used blind plugs sourced from BMW and Amazon to plug the holes. I think it looks pretty good. Long term, I will redo this and recover the stock trim, but for now, this looks great and I dropped several pounds by deleting all that stuff.

[Tbonem3]

Same here, just delete everything. No need to remove more weight from this area - focus on engine bay and roof.

[jvit27]

This is a terrible idea because the glare would be absurd.

[stephen]

Agree. Also, not really sure what the purpose of that is other than bling. If you delete the headrests, insulation (although it doesn't weigh much), seat belts, latch system, etc. you get something that looks like this and is probably as light if not lighter than that carbon piece. That shiny carbon piece would annoy me on sunny days.

I just did this and used blind plugs sourced from BMW and Amazon to plug the holes. I think it looks pretty good. Long term, I will redo this and recover the stock trim, but for now, this looks great and I dropped several pounds by deleting all that stuff.

Do you have a link or PN for those plugs? Looking to do the same with my E36.

[shibui]

Hm, good point about the glare. It's already bare metal so I might just keep it that way.

Wanted to put it on and wrap the remaining bare metal in alcantara to make the gutted interior look more refined like a Team Schirmer car or something.

They do offer it in matte, though.

[Casa de Mesa]

Do you have a link or PN for those plugs? Looking to do the same with my E36.

Hey stephen sorry for missing this, I just stumbled on this looking to reference my own picture rather than uploading it again.

The plugs on the forward side of the picture where the headrests insert are BMW P/N: 51718170298. The blind plugs from BMW are rubber, and will conform to the slightly oval and curved shape of the plastic headrest guides.

For the plugs on the backside where the latch system bolts into, those holes are exactly 20mm on the E46. I ended up getting these off Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07Y57XDZY

I looked elsewhere (than Amazon) for variants of "blind plug 20mm ID" but couldn't find anything that looks suitable at McMasters, BoltDepot.com, and the rest of my usual go-to's.

[Calb]

How did you get the headrest plugs to stay in? I’ve hijacked your idea because I think it looks great. The plugs keep popping out.

[Casa de Mesa]

How did you get the headrest plugs to stay in? I’ve hijacked your idea because I think it looks great. The plugs keep popping out.

Hey I didn't really have to do anything special to get it to stick. I just pushed them into those holes and it works perfectly. This is a picture of the side profile of one of the old plugs used elsewhere on the car that was deformed slightly but it still stayed in place.