CSVT#49
Addicted CEG'er
ONCE AGAIN
The only way that we would make a mold is if the cost of the mold would be paid in full. The cost of the mold that we came up this is about $3000.00. So that would be say 50 people getting into the buy for $60.00 up front. These trunks would be nice though, full vacuum infused mold, nothing but the carbon hand layed in mold. NO air bubbles or ripples in the fiber. The trunks would look great besides being light and super strong.
I would be able to make the hood and ship them for $400.00 on the group buy for 50 people.
Once again the most expensive part of the process is the tooling. After that the price goes down when we get into the group purchase part of things. The 50 people that would send in the money for the tooling and mold process would be keep that fee till the completion point. Then those who paid the $60.00 would be paying $340.00 for the trunk shipped.
Thanks
Justin B
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Justin could you please answer my questions from post below. Thank you.
So I'm curious for this price what we are getting?
How many layers of carbon fiber are you using on these trunks? Are you using a core? If so what is the core made of? Is the structural section of the trunk going to be made of fiberglass or will it be carbon fiber as well? How are you bonding the two sections? Will the trunk retain OEM mounting? If so how are you meshing the fastener into the trunk as the OEM trunk is tapped steel.
In the past I have seen companies just use resin to hold a nut into the fiberglass structure of a hood/trunk to retain OEM mounting. In these same applications I have seen the nut break loose from the resin once the hood/trunk is installed. If you are fastening the trunks in this manner do you guarantee that the nut won't break loose? If it does would we receive a replacement trunk?
Thanks.