Factory Dash tops update post #110 $340 for late, New dash tops like OEM Options

[Mikey914]

We have been making the solid rubber dash tops for many years now and yes they will not crack, but the materials costs have gone up significantly. We are doing our best to hold our prices down, but we will have to raise them eventually (Currently $650 full retail).

The way the factory made the OEM dashes is MUCH cheaper. It uses a less dense foam (that also is not self skinning) and has the vinyl stretched over the low density foam. This is why they all crack at the same points.

We have already committed to making the tooling and have a projected release date of late July early August. We are projecting that we can sell these full retail at $495, and like always we will do a group buy with a significant discount. While I hate to throw this out there before we have everything worked out I felt it important to note that there are pending. I know George always says this is such a small market to make parts for that 2 people making the same parts makes it more difficult, but you the consumer will benefit here.

Significantly.

So with the knowledge that these are forth coming I'm posting and if you are interested (we are looking in the low $300 range for these). Let me know here. Like always if I can do better I do pass it on.

Thanks all (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
PS We will have the solid rubber re run in about 20 days. We are currently doing them up now. It's unfortunately why we had to raise the retail to $650 as the material went up again.

[horizontally-opposed]

Great to see another alternative—and it sounds to me like the situation is as laid out in the first post: Had a product for this, but have been watching the price go up significantly and developed another alternative.

Timing with AA's offering of an "exact match" replacement for the OE dash is interesting, but anyone who has been developing a product like this would want to answer the emergence of a similar product before they got theirs to market.

To be honest, I am more interested in this product than the heavier rubber one, if only because the next new dash pad my 914 gets is very likely the last one given how little sun the car sees. Color me very interested, pending close-up pics of the surface/grain.