Not real but as close as you are going to get for the price. Lets be very clear, this is an appearance only mod. If you think it is dumb, that is cool, this is not for you. This is very high quality stuff though. It has gone in anything from an Evo to a Bently. This is not some crap Autozone Carbon-Like shiny film that looks nothing like Carbon. From 10ft away, 9 out of 10 are going to think it is real Carbon. Why pay $300 for some little trim panels in carbon, that will save you maybe some grams on your weight when you can do this for 1/3 or less the cost or less.