Hypothetical - What Kit Would You Want Copied

[A31-RB20]

Im down for all that was posted above too.

Also keen for a Diana kit. Id be after rear bar, skirts and front bar.

[a31rb25]

Combine both those Autech bars.

The S2 is flat at the bottom, the S1 (1st pic) isn't.

I dont like how the S1 flares on the sides as it heads back to the wheel arches though.

Keep it even along the sides, have that cut out in the middle rear, THAT, on a series 2 Autech.

If its even, it'll make the whole car look better when slammed. A bumper that is uneven in edge (ie S1 Autech, Uras, Dianna, etc) looks shitty. More "boxed" shape like S2 Autech. Does that even make sense?

As Toffy said, widder to accomodate Aus plates.

Yeah it makes sense, I like the sound of it. It's simple, but combined with the larger rear plate opening will be enough to no be considered a copy.

[funkymonkey]

No plastic, no care. Fuck fibreglass.

I'll just wait for a gen Autech to show up at a wrecker in japan. Or plastic weld the stock bumpers... doin my golf's ones atm... it's not that hard:

[Dan_J]

shan can weld plastic hey ?

[funkymonkey]

shan can weld plastic hey ?

Easter break is gonna be balls out work on golf and ceffy. have you seen the cef lately? full sun fade on the roof. I need a fkn carport.

[a31rb25]

Everybody wants plastic.... anybody willing to put money behind their comments and help pay the $25K up front fee to make the mold?

I sure as shit don't have that kind of cash and if I did it probably wouldn't be spent on making something that potentially only 50 people over the next 3 years would buy.

We'd have more luck conducting an email spam campaign on TRA Kyoto to make a ceffy kit than getting a plastic one made here at a reasonable price.

[Nic_A31]

spam campaign....suggests more than 50 emails in next 3 years?

[a31rb25]

51, can't fail

[funkymonkey]

lawl. I know a mob in China that will copy anything with no regard for copyright, and all their stuff is plastic. They make the kits for Wald.

Costs are:

USD$18,000 to set up a mould

USD$500 per kit (Front/sides/rear)

Minimum order 300 kits.

So if we get 168 buyers at $1000 a full kit we should break even.

[a31rb25]

lawl. I know a mob in China that will copy anything with no regard for copyright, and all their stuff is plastic. They make the kits for Wald.

Costs are:

USD$18,000 to set up a mould

USD$500 per kit (Front/sides/rear)

Minimum order 300 kits.

So if we get 168 buyers at $1000 a full kit we should break even.

That's not so bad if it was a more common car like an S13. $16.8K outlay for everything, sell the kits for $700 each and you make a profit.

[toffy]

shan can weld plastic hey ?

Plastic welding isn't that hard , as long as you know the basics about the different types of plastic .

[funkymonkey]

Plastic welding isn't that hard , as long as you know the basics about the different types of plastic .

^^^ This.

It's actually easier than fibreglass when you get the hang of it. Hard part is matching up the different plastics.

[a31rb25]

Autech front bar - indicator holes at the front.

Yay or nay?

[funkymonkey]

nay, you can cut em out if you want. harder to fill in if they're not there.

[Nic_A31]

Symmetrical Series 1 Autech.

Needs a lip IMO.

Series 2 FTW.

And on that note, how about bigger side openings....perhaps big enough to show off a small oil cooler, instead of intercooler piping?

Edited April 25, 2011 by Nic_A31

[a31rb25]

Here's a quick chop - it's far from perfect - of a cross between the Autech S1 and TBO bars. Has a lip, larger & symmetrical air intakes and no indicator holes.

Thoughts? (aside from 'learn to photoshop')

[Nic_A31]

why did you fill in the indicator provisions?

Keep those open man, otherwise we all get yellow sticker

Apart from that, looks good

[a31rb25]

That what's I was talking about when I asked about the indicator holes - not the side ones. I've never had any issues with not running indicators in the front bar even when the front bar fell off on the street a few times & I got pulled over for it, still no defect as the bar was in the car with me and I was 'on my way to the body shop'

[toffy]

keep the center hole std after looking at that , and keep the indicators in the bar and then it will be winnah imo

[a31rb25]

A couple of quick alterations - no Autech centre bubble bit yet as I'm using the TBO front bar as the basis