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RhysN
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
411 Posts |  Posted - 29 Oct 2018 : 18:38:36  
| It has been asked elsewhere, however, is there any demand for patch (repair) panels for the area behind the dreaded rust creating rubber stone guard?
I am currently checking out the viability of making a pressing tool. At least these won't be a liability item! |
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RhysN
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
411 Posts | Posted - 09 Jan 2019 : 16:32:22
| I have progressed this some, now comes the question!
How many folks would be interested, and what is a viable price. |  |
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RhysN
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
411 Posts | Posted - 11 Jan 2019 : 19:10:01
| | Nobody wants? Another dead project! | |
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melle
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
3833 Posts | Posted - 11 Jan 2019 : 20:41:47
| I'm a cheap skate and I don't find this a very complicated part to make, so I'm certainly not the first in line if you decide to run a batch. That said, any idea of price?
www.saabv4.com | |
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RhysN
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
411 Posts | Posted - 12 Jan 2019 : 08:18:03
| | Thanks Mell, price that folks are prepared to pay, vs what they cost vs how many to make all go hand in hand. If there is a mismatch then it'ss not worth spending more time on investigating. in another group (unrelated to Saabs) folks wanted a very special wheel, then quoted the price they were available for in 1958 as being fair, so I need to know whether they would expect £10, £20 or £30 for example. | |
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greg124
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
173 Posts | Posted - 12 Jan 2019 : 10:28:23
| Hi Rhys,
I repaired this area on one of the wings on my 95 the other day, and the ones on the 96 are sound.
So that's not something I expect to need in the near future. However, if I did, I wouldn't want to pay more than about £15
Clive | |
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melle
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
3833 Posts | Posted - 12 Jan 2019 : 18:24:21
| Making small batches of parts for relatively rare, yet low value cars and (at least) breaking even is hardly ever viable. I would expect a sales price of about £30-£35 incl. VAT a side if you have 50 of each pressed, but I wouldn't want to pay nowhere near that much myself.
www.saabv4.com | |
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RhysN
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
411 Posts | Posted - 13 Jan 2019 : 20:32:18
| | £15 to £20 per side is the estimated value. | |
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melle
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
3833 Posts | Posted - 13 Jan 2019 : 21:10:29
| That's not too bad at all. Malbrad not interested in stocking them?
www.saabv4.com | |
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RhysN
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
411 Posts | Posted - 14 Jan 2019 : 06:45:42
| | I haven't asked Steve. | |
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RhysN
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
411 Posts | Posted - 26 Aug 2019 : 13:19:00
| Bringing this back to the surface, I have been speaking with the man today, and we reckon £15 per side may be doable, £20 would be relatively comfortable.
Any takers, this would be the piece to approx 40 mm above where the rubber rot creator sits, and formed exactly as original. | |
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db5gold
Starting Member
United Kingdom
20 Posts | Posted - 26 Aug 2019 : 21:00:41
| quote:
Originally posted by RhysN
Bringing this back to the surface, I have been speaking with the man today, and we reckon £15 per side may be doable, £20 would be relatively comfortable.
Any takers, this would be the piece to approx 40 mm above where the rubber rot creator sits, and formed exactly as original.
I would be interested. | |
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x96
V4 Fanatic
Spain
417 Posts | Posted - 27 Aug 2019 : 14:50:49
| Would it be possible to have the part without holes? I don't find very useful that rubber insert but very ugly.
Héctor | |
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RhysN
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
411 Posts | Posted - 28 Aug 2019 : 01:21:58
| | They won't have holes for the above reason. | |
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x96
V4 Fanatic
Spain
417 Posts | Posted - 30 Aug 2019 : 11:21:29
| Ok, I would buy a couple.
Héctor | |
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stevebod
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
416 Posts | Posted - 31 Aug 2019 : 21:20:52
| | I'd be interested in trying one. |
Edited by - stevebod on 31 Aug 2019 21:21:39 | |
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Rear wing "patch panel"
