CSL Carbon Fiber Trunk

[Brand.one]

Hello members of the nam3forum,

I have been looking for a 2x2 weave CSL carbon fiber trunk for my 2005 M3 Couple and am having trouble sourcing this item as companies are dealing with an inventory shortage and have no projected restocking dates. I do not ever want to do business again with Status Gruppe, as purchasing their products has been some of the worst experiences in commerce that I have ever gone through. If you could please refrain from recommending that company for this post I would appreciate it! If any of you can provide details to a reputable company that currently offers this product or that you have personally purchased this would be of great help! Thank you.

– Brandon

[Epoustouflant]

EuroConnex has a GB coming up for this.

2x2 pre-preg, autoclaved - 1:1 OE design including lock system.

Made by Slon in Europe.

It will have limited spots due to Slon's limited capacity at the moment with manufacturing walls and other carbon products - but he wants it out there in the hands of early adopters.

[joshuatrueanderson]

Hello members of the nam3forum,

I have been looking for a 2x2 weave CSL carbon fiber trunk for my 2005 M3 Couple and am having trouble sourcing this item as companies are dealing with an inventory shortage and have no projected restocking dates. I do not ever want to do business again with Status Gruppe, as purchasing their products has been some of the worst experiences in commerce that I have ever gone through. If you could please refrain from recommending that company for this post I would appreciate it! If any of you can provide details to a reputable company that currently offers this product or that you have personally purchased this would be of great help! Thank you.

– Brandon

If you dont mind me asking, what happened with Status Gruppe? I was looking for about a year for a CSL style trunk and I couldnt find any. Last month I pulled the trigger on theirs and Im still waiting on it.. Is there something I need to know?

[ATB88]

If you dont mind me asking, what happened with Status Gruppe? I was looking for about a year for a CSL style trunk and I couldnt find any. Last month I pulled the trigger on theirs and Im still waiting on it.. Is there something I need to know?

SG is widely known among people here to have a pretty terrible track record. Some people report having gotten their products in timely fashion, but there are very many stories of people who ordered, gave them money, received absolutely nothing after many months, would get constant excuses from the owner, and eventually would have to fight to get their money back. Try and see if you can find any old threads on here ranting about SG.

[joshuatrueanderson]

SG is widely known among people here to have a pretty terrible track record. Some people report having gotten their products in timely fashion, but there are very many stories of people who ordered, gave them money, received absolutely nothing after many months, would get constant excuses from the owner, and eventually would have to fight to get their money back. Try and see if you can find any old threads on here ranting about SG.

Oh yeah I know all about that. I cancelled an exhaust last year after waiting 3 months... I just meant if something was wrong with his products. I knew long before I ordered that I was going to be waiting months and mike will bs me again if I inquire about where my product is. Thats a given with Status Gruppe. I rip on them all the time in the forums as well... But regardless no one else is selling a CSL style trunk for under 4k so I bit the bullet on waiting. Ive waiting a year to find one, so whats 3 more months.

[Good]

Mile End is working on they're trunks which will be coming out soon. I have their diffuser and front bumper and the quality is absolutely fucking flawless! I would wait until they release they're trunk!

[joshuatrueanderson]

Mile End is working on they're trunks which will be coming out soon. I have their diffuser and front bumper and the quality is absolutely fucking flawless! I would wait until they release they're trunk!

I saw they are working on a mold, but when I reached out about an ETA they gave me nothing.. isnt that guy doing this as a hobby? No really his sole business?

[Brand.one]

EuroConnex has a GB coming up for this.

2x2 pre-preg, autoclaved - 1:1 OE design including lock system.

Made by Slon in Europe.

It will have limited spots due to Slon's limited capacity at the moment with manufacturing walls and other carbon products - but he wants it out there in the hands of early adopters.

Thank you for the information. This is exactly was I am hoping to get and the item looks great. Can you provide more information as to how to be included in the group buy?

If you dont mind me asking, what happened with Status Gruppe? I was looking for about a year for a CSL style trunk and I couldnt find any. Last month I pulled the trigger on theirs and Im still waiting on it.. Is there something I need to know?

I hope your experience is better than mine. As ATB88 described in his post, the whole experience was terrible. Non-responsive, excuses when receiving a response, pushed back deadlines, and items that are in general of less quality – ie poor welding, fitment issues with their exhaust (known to Mike), and product defects. Ordering from SG cost me a lot more time and money than if I would have just gotten a better quality item in the first place. For me, it really set the precedent to only purchase items for my car that are top quality.

Mile End is working on they're trunks which will be coming out soon. I have their diffuser and front bumper and the quality is absolutely fucking flawless! I would wait until they release they're trunk!

Do you know of an ETA for the release? This could be an option especially if you have had a good experience with Mile End. Thank you!

[old///MFanatic]

Curious, why do you want it in carbon fiber?
What’s the issue with the color matched one in your signature?

[kenster]

EuroConnex has a GB coming up for this.

2x2 pre-preg, autoclaved - 1:1 OE design including lock system.

Made by Slon in Europe.

It will have limited spots due to Slon's limited capacity at the moment with manufacturing walls and other carbon products - but he wants it out there in the hands of early adopters.

More info on how to be included in this?

[erickhoyos]

Curious, why do you want it in carbon fiber?
What’s the issue with the color matched one in your signature?

Probably for the looks tbh. Exposed CF looks more “racecar” lol

[Icecream]

Probably for the looks tbh. Exposed CF looks more “stupid” lol

ftfy. Roof ok, fully exposed trunk/hood usually just looks cheap.

[Mattn1192]

I’ve had the worst experiences ever with SG when it comes to customer service & expected wait time. Excuse after excuse with them. They have made pretty good quality products, at least in my experience. But the wait time was hell. I waited 5 months for my exhaust & I’m still waiting on my diffuser, which was ordered in November. Will be the last product I buy from them that’s for certain. Company has a lot of potential and would be good if they actually gave a damn about their customers.

[erickhoyos]

ftfy. Roof ok, fully exposed trunk/hood usually just looks cheap.

lol thanks for the fix. I think what is cool is like the way the Ferrari F40 has carbon fiber slightly painted over but you can still see the weave pattern if you look closely.

[joshuatrueanderson]

This really sucks. But at least this guy kept it real...Sent a basic email asking for an update on my trunk and got this..




Status Gruppe... The company you can count on not counting on... I am officially DONE with giving them my business


Cant wait for Euroconnex and Slon to post their trunk. Also got a mile end rear diffuser coming, so maybe Ill wait and stick with their products. I just wanted to have one on by summer when I get a respray done, but at this point Ill be happy if I EVER get a CSL / CSL rep trunk