Reproduction Tail light Lenses? Options

[Tobra]

Does anyone make them? Seems like it would not be rocket science or anything. Their are like 5 companies making them for bugs, is that because their are 15 bajillion bugs out there and only a few 914's? They could charge a mint for them, and once you got the molds right, they would cost pennies apiece.

[MBowman325]

It's amazing the cost that companies incur creating things like lenses and weatherstripping. One of my other cars, my Aerocoupe, has a similiar issue, nobody makes the rear seal for the window. With just over 6,200 made in two years, and a loss of cars to accident / rust whatever, each year, the price to produce and recoupe money would prohibit actually making them. The guy who took up a chance and researched it (has his own plant doing weatherstripping) determined that the cost to sale would be well over $1000 (and I want to say close to two from his estiamtes) or so for the limited numbers. <= $500 had more interest, but still, business are generally in it to make money. No everybody needs one, but if the price was right, they'd buy one, just in case. (I've seen windows w/ seals go for 1500 on e-bay sometimes, and others not move at all)

Sure would be nice though. (My lenses are in pretty sad shape)

Mike