"In this Product Series about the widened carbon fenders, I document the logistics, unboxing impressions, test fits along with my recommendations on new wheel & tire fitments.

After numerous trials and errors, I follow it up with the development and final fitment of the V2 variant now available.

In this entry, I give a backstory on how I managed to establish new logistic routes and I cover my unboxing impressions of the V1 widened carbon fenders.
-Matt

Backstory.

In January 2022, I started chatting about the 10mm Widened Carbon Fenders and CSL Carbon Bumper.

I sourced a complete bumper & fender kit and went to the drawing board to come up with a new solution to organize logistics. I was initially quoted 1,400$ via commercial air freight + duties & brokerages fees.

I knew full well that getting my hands on these products without a solution to bring them to North America at reasonable cost would serve little purpose. 

I found a way to package and ship these individually via DHL from Germany: total shipping was 600$ US for the 3x parts. It worked, it was cheap, it wasn't exactly fast at 5-6 weeks. I had to pay about 60$ worth of duty fees to Canada.

The first fender came in today in perfect condition with no sign of damage to the packaging.

The other fender and CSL bumper should be here this week as well.

Unboxing. 

The fenders were created from a negative mold of the Genuine Fenders and modified for a 10mm larger width at the top of the arch. The front section remains fully compatible with the original bumper without any modifications. 

All OEM mounting points are here including the slotted upper fender bolt holes, critical for fitment. 

The cut outs are straight and well executed. No signs of left over filament. 

The tabs for the bolting the front of the fenders to the headlights and chassis are all here. Thankfully, none were damaged during shipping.

The carbon work is well done. Usually manufacturers skimp on the backside. They didn't here.

There carbon fenders are made of multiple layers of vacuum carbon. The part is sturdy, maybe too sturdy for its own good.

Ready for paint. 

The fenders come primed in a thick gel coat, this application reduces the labor involved in preparing the fenders for paint work. We felt this would be easy to fit and spray rapidly.

Unfortunately, it does hide away the carbon work across the fender, including the inner engine bay section and the inner section by the doors. 

Up next: I test fit with fenders by myself, and how the pros will make it perfect.