Unfortunately, everyone I approached about creating a real carbon fiber interior trim set for the Esprit gave me the same response. The problem is that (as always) the limited numbers of Esprits makes it difficult to recoup the initial investment necessary to develop new parts for the car. In the case of the dash and door trim, molds would need to be made which can be quite expensive. To make matters worse, although the basic shape of the instrument panel is the same, there are almost a dozen different gauge layouts depending on the year, model, and vehicle's market. This means that a dozen or so different molds would have to be made for these various layouts.
It finally occurred to me one day, why not simply apply a carbon fiber veneer on top of the existing wood pieces rather than attempting to recreate the entire part. I set about trying to locate someone who could provide this service and finally came upon Mr. Leo Kozloski. Leo's company, Carbonwerks, specialized in Carbon Fiber products for DSM vehicles and had already done several veneer overlay projects. After several conversations, Leo and I decided to go for it. I sent him all of my trim pieces and the result was beautiful. To this day, I still get compliments on the look of the trim.
Leo said he would consider doing other Esprits on a case-by-case basis, so if you are interested, please contact him and tell him that Karl from the Esprit Fact File referred you. You can reach Leo by phone at (610) 374-2464 or by email at jawasan@att.net.
His web site (may be down right now) is www.carbonwerks.com.