svt4stv
Hard-core CEG'er
ok, now that we've seen ED come through with the carbon fiber splitters, we can discuss having them make other parts.
Hoods: we can easily have an oem hood reproduced. we just provide a hood and they copy it. easy yes, but im sure most dont want that.
we can have one custom designed. of course, the problem is that we can never get more than a few people to agree on any one design. and we sure as heck dont plan to make 2 or 3 different hoods. so the majority would have to agree on what would be done. and the problem with going TOO crazy in the design is that it can take forever for it get done right, as we saw with the splitters. i do have a CF cowl hood in my possession. we could copy that hood and just eliminate the vent as some suggested before. just make it a nice smooth cowl...
copying is the easy/cheaper way to go. having custom stuff done is possible but it takes longer and costs more $$ since theyre mold desinger would have to spend hours on it. this just means the final cost would be more. and im not sure how many people would be in for a hood as it is.
trunk. the one that was made before was blech imo. id much rather have a stock style trunk. but then, is it really worth paying $$ to have a cf version of the stock trunk?? and this is another one that gets widely debated, on pre98 vs 98+. with or without spoiler, etc...
i just saw that csvt49 is looking at making these so i may pass on this. unless we decide to do a different year (ie 98+).
fenders? really worth paying hundreds of dollars per piece? you'd need TWO of them lol. wouldnt make a huge weight difference. whats the stock fender weigh? 5lbs?
side skirts. we could have exact replicas of the stock side skirts made (without the jp covers). a more cost effective way (as i discussed with their designer) would be to have the side skirt be the same for both sides. so there is only one mold to be made. so it would be slightly custom. same basic shape but the arched part more in the middle so it can be used for either side.
we're currently looking into having the aussie shade possibly reproduced.
and of course, people always say they'd buy a certain part if it was made but when it comes down to it, maybe 1/3 of those people actually will. so we have to do something that will be a sure seller. i think enough hoods could possibly sell. does anyone currently sell cf hoods??
Hoods: we can easily have an oem hood reproduced. we just provide a hood and they copy it. easy yes, but im sure most dont want that.
we can have one custom designed. of course, the problem is that we can never get more than a few people to agree on any one design. and we sure as heck dont plan to make 2 or 3 different hoods. so the majority would have to agree on what would be done. and the problem with going TOO crazy in the design is that it can take forever for it get done right, as we saw with the splitters. i do have a CF cowl hood in my possession. we could copy that hood and just eliminate the vent as some suggested before. just make it a nice smooth cowl...
copying is the easy/cheaper way to go. having custom stuff done is possible but it takes longer and costs more $$ since theyre mold desinger would have to spend hours on it. this just means the final cost would be more. and im not sure how many people would be in for a hood as it is.
trunk. the one that was made before was blech imo. id much rather have a stock style trunk. but then, is it really worth paying $$ to have a cf version of the stock trunk?? and this is another one that gets widely debated, on pre98 vs 98+. with or without spoiler, etc...
i just saw that csvt49 is looking at making these so i may pass on this. unless we decide to do a different year (ie 98+).
fenders? really worth paying hundreds of dollars per piece? you'd need TWO of them lol. wouldnt make a huge weight difference. whats the stock fender weigh? 5lbs?
side skirts. we could have exact replicas of the stock side skirts made (without the jp covers). a more cost effective way (as i discussed with their designer) would be to have the side skirt be the same for both sides. so there is only one mold to be made. so it would be slightly custom. same basic shape but the arched part more in the middle so it can be used for either side.
we're currently looking into having the aussie shade possibly reproduced.
and of course, people always say they'd buy a certain part if it was made but when it comes down to it, maybe 1/3 of those people actually will. so we have to do something that will be a sure seller. i think enough hoods could possibly sell. does anyone currently sell cf hoods??
