Automotive component
Finished trim component and the hardboard substrate integrated behind the visible surface.
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Automotive interior substrates
Hardboard Components for Defined Interior Applications
A qualification-led page for formed or cut hardboard components supplied to controlled drawings and customer programmes.
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Application evidence
Show the actual component, its location and the qualification path.
Generic car photographs do not help an engineer assess fit. Each published part family needs controlled evidence.
Front and reverse
Paired views show the finished face, shaped substrate and mounting features.
Installed location
A vehicle cutaway communicates representative positions without disclosing a customer programme.
Component construction
Finished face and hardboard substrate.
The paired views show the carpet-covered finished surface and the reverse side with the shaped hardboard substrate and mounting points.
- Finished carpet-facing surface
- Shaped hardboard substrate
- Slots and mounting points
- Production component geometry
Simplified drawing
Representative component geometry.
This public-facing schematic communicates the general converted-part shape while withholding controlled dimensions and production details.
- Overall component profile
- Representative mounting slot
- No production dimensions
- No customer or programme identifiers
Machining details
Precision-cut profiles, holes and slots.
The close views show repeatable shaped edges and machined attachment features used in converted automotive hardboard components.
- Stacked, profile-cut components
- Controlled curved edges
- Circular hole detail
- Elongated mounting slot
Programme inputs
Information needed for capability review and qualification.
Serial supply requires a released drawing, agreed material baseline, sample qualification and customer-specific evidence.
| Required input | Information to include |
|---|---|
| Part category | Door-trim substrate, rear-seat backboard, luggage-floor component, parcel shelf or other interior part |
| AAF supply form | Raw sheet, cut-to-size or profile-cut hardboard component |
| Board thickness | Per approved drawing; general hardboard range 1.6–6.0 mm |
| Part geometry | Approved drawing with radii, holes, slots and critical dimensions |
| Material baseline | Density, moisture, mechanical and water-response requirements from the applicable AAF specification |
| Programme qualification | Heat, humidity, load, durability, flammability, emissions or restricted-substance tests as required |
| Required evidence | Inspection record, test report and customer-specific approval documents |
Common buying questions
Information to confirm before quotation.
Which automotive supply formats are available?
AAF can review raw hardboard sheets, rectangular cut-to-size panels and profile-cut components against an approved drawing and material requirement.
How is customer confidentiality handled on the website?
Public examples are customer-neutral. Programme names, vehicle models, proprietary drawings and customer-specific limits are not published.
What is needed before programme review?
Provide the part category, released drawing, programme stage, material and test requirements, annual volume, target timing and required approval documents.
Start with a released requirement
Send the part drawing, grade requirement and annual programme volume.
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