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UkieCarbon (Huntingdon, Pa., U.S.), a company that designs and manufactures premium carbon fiber upgrades for Ford Mustang models recently completed a 4-month, one-off carbon fiber interior project based on a 2021 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Track Pack.

The base vehicle already included factory carbon fiber-focused hardware such as carbon fiber ceramic wheels and a large carbon fiber rear wing — which made it a strong platform for a full interior materials program rather than a partial trim upgrade, UkieCarbon reports.

The scope of the work involved a complete interior disassembly and rebuild. The goal was straightforward: Remove the unfinished look of exposed factory plastic surfaces and rebuild the cabin so that every visible area felt intentional and related to the rest of the interior.

Major interior elements including the door panels, pillars and roof liner were removed and reupholstered in a premium Alcantara textile. The Recaro bucket seats were retrimmed in red leather to create a clear visual contrast against the darker carbon fiber- and Alcantara-based interior.

The hard trim elements were rebuilt around real forged carbon fiber, including the dashboard trim, center console, speedometer tunnel, steering wheel and door trim pieces. In this project, forged carbon fiber was not used as a small decorative accent. It was carried across the whole interior so the finished cabin would not feel like a mix of stock parts and isolated aftermarket pieces.

Another important part of the interior is the steering wheel, UkieCarbon explains. It helps define the overall character of the cabin because it is the main point of contact between the driver and the car. In this project, the wheel was finished to match the rest of the interior materials program, combining carbon fiber with a more performance-oriented look and feel. It was treated not as a separate aftermarket accessory, but as part of the same design language used across the dashboard, console and door trim. The video below show the surface finish, material transitions and how the steering wheel fits into the complete interior concept.

One of the more distinctive features in the build is UkieCarbon’s GT3 Style active door handle. The design was inspired by the pull-strap style commonly associated with Porsche GT3 interiors, where a textile pull replaces the standard inner handle look with something more motorsport-oriented. For this GT500 project, that idea was adapted into the Mustang interior and integrated into the carbon fiber door trim. The result adds both a stronger performance character and a more custom, driver-focused detail that stands out immediately when the door is opened.

The center console is another part that benefits from close inspection. At a distance, it reads as part of the overall forged carbon fiber interior system, but close-up views show the detail of the surface pattern, edge transitions and finish quality. Because the console is a high-contact area in the cabin, it plays an important role in how the material is perceived in daily use. The close-up images help show the depth of the finish and the more deliberate look of the forged carbon surface.

Meticulous manufacturing, intentional carbon fiber use

A key part of the project was the manufacturing method used for the forged carbon fiber surfaces. UkieCarbon does not use the low-detail approach often seen on mass-produced parts where irregular carbon fiber debris is applied randomly for appearance. Instead, the forged carbon fiber pattern is built from small, uniform rectangular pieces of material, cut to size and then placed by hand. The layout process is slow and requires careful control so the surface reads as intentional and not consistent from part to part. In practice, the work is closer to assembling a mosaic than applying a simple cosmetic layer.

After layup and finishing of the carbon fiber surfaces, the parts were coated with a proprietary finish polymer system developed by UkieCarbon. While unable to disclose the full formulation or process details, the company notes that this finishing stage is an important part of the final result — it affects the depth, clarity and surface character of the material and is one of the reasons the finished parts look different from many standard aftermarket carbon fiber components.

once all trimmed and refinished components were completed, the interior was reassembled and checked in-vehicle for fit, alignment and overall consistency. The final result is a fully reworked Mustang GT500 cabin in which soft trim, leather and forged carbon fiber were integrated as one system, rather than installed as separate visual upgrades.