LE Front Valance Sources? |
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LE Front Valance Sources? |
ThinAir |
Sep 23 2009, 10:47 AM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,543 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I ordered AA's fiberglass Limited Edition Front Valance back in August, but have now learned that it is back ordered because the mold broke and they are searching for a new fabricator.
Does anyone know of another source for this style of valance? I'm looking for one that is actually going to fit right, not just fit okay. If I really got my wish I'd find one that is made out of some kind of flexible material so that I won't bust it if I contact a curb (been there, done that!). |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Sep 23 2009, 11:09 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,900 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
mold is good we are just behind in the making of the parts. ABS rockers will hit any moment and we ARE making a new mold from one of the original PLASTIC 914 limited edition spoilers which is really a PERFECT fit and very strong. It is probably the best fitting and looking piece to date.
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ThinAir |
Sep 23 2009, 11:30 AM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,543 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region |
ABS rockers will hit any moment and we ARE making a new mold... So George, is the LE Valance going to be available in ABS? Actually I don't know my materials well enough to know what it should be made from, I just know that my current fiberglass valance shattered when a U-turn got me too close to a curb. I don't mind scratches, but I hate the idea that a slight miscalculation might ruin the valance again. Modern car "bumpers" are made from something far more forgiving and that's the kind of thing I'd like to see. |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Sep 23 2009, 03:21 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,900 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
ABS rockers will hit any moment and we ARE making a new mold... So George, is the LE Valance going to be available in ABS? Actually I don't know my materials well enough to know what it should be made from, I just know that my current fiberglass valance shattered when a U-turn got me too close to a curb. I don't mind scratches, but I hate the idea that a slight miscalculation might ruin the valance again. Modern car "bumpers" are made from something far more forgiving and that's the kind of thing I'd like to see. No the tooling would be prohibitively expensive unless we could get a group buy of 50 of them at 100 each. Then we would make them out of polyurethane. |
number6 |
Sep 23 2009, 07:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 14-September 08 From: portland, or Member No.: 9,546 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
ABS rockers will hit any moment and we ARE making a new mold... So George, is the LE Valance going to be available in ABS? Actually I don't know my materials well enough to know what it should be made from, I just know that my current fiberglass valance shattered when a U-turn got me too close to a curb. I don't mind scratches, but I hate the idea that a slight miscalculation might ruin the valance again. Modern car "bumpers" are made from something far more forgiving and that's the kind of thing I'd like to see. No the tooling would be prohibitively expensive unless we could get a group buy of 50 of them at 100 each. Then we would make them out of polyurethane. I would be down for 4 or 5. Surely we can get enough interest for 50, no? Anyone else? Pretty please! The fiberglass version is too brittle and paint nicks off way too easily. -duc |
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