Alright boys and girls we have light on this topic.
I met with Mike today and he told me that what I showed him, as it is currently made, is not something he would consider part of their business. He called it more of a window rail/sweeper type of product. That said he knew some people at a couple of companies that did this work. He is going to contact them tomorrow and send me their information. He also realized that I have been putting a lot of effort into this and told me if I strike out with these companies that he could still help us out if we wanted to do a solid rubber version. He did tell me that it would look nicer then the part we currently have. That said ball park costs he gave me seem very, very good and would be something I'd be willing to invest. However for me to invest in that amount I would need people to pay up front to guarantee their commitment to buying the part. Turn around time would be fairly decent. As for minimum production orders since I'm local he is willing to work with me. Normally they require 100 piece minimum order, but he mentioned the possibility of doing 20. In that case I think we already have enough people interested.
So what do you guys think about a solid rubber insert?