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| princyfrog |
 Oct 18 2007, 11:01 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 19-October 04 From: Long Beach, CA Member No.: 2,971  |
Hi, Just wanted to know how many people are interested in chrome fog light grill that are made out of aluminum? Not the plastic kind you get from Porsche which over years fade and cracked. Plus they run around $114 to $138 each, if they are in stock. After the chrome fades there not other choice but to trash it or paint it. Aluminum can be re chrome or polish and they don't break. I would like to hear members opinion. How much are you willing to pay for each aluminum grills? Any info would be great.
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| Mikey914 |
Oct 19 2007, 02:49 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,670 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None 
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I've looked into making these out of aluminum. It's actually tooling for left and right (casting). The aluminum can not be chromed directly. It needs to be plated with copper first, then it can be chromed. There is allot of labor associated it polishing the pieces prior to plating. When I did the math it wound up being about $65 per unit selling about 50 of each to make it viable. This was with a 15% margin. Would be nice to do, but unless you have a foundry, and allot of time on your hands, you have to sink allot of cash into this, and the demand may not be there.
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princyfrog Porsche 914 fog light grill Oct 18 2007, 11:01 PM
OmegaM1A1 I'd be pretty interested in these, and it shou... Oct 18 2007, 11:28 PM princyfrog It's the cost of the die that's expensive ... Oct 18 2007, 11:43 PM princyfrog Thanks Mikey, I have a foundry and a place to do m... Oct 19 2007, 11:08 AM Mikey914 If you're serious about it, get your foundry t... Oct 19 2007, 12:51 PM woobn8r I'd buy a set... Oct 19 2007, 03:28 PM boxstr I have a metal(alu) non fog lite grill. I have not... Oct 20 2007, 11:06 AM rhodyguy i've looked into this too. as did gwn7. are yo... Oct 20 2007, 12:04 PM sendjonathanmail
i have a plastic non-fog...I would buy a metal ... Oct 20 2007, 04:29 PM princyfrog I'm still working on my 914-6 restoration righ... Oct 20 2007, 06:15 PM GWN7 METAL Oct 21 2007, 12:32 AM rhodyguy note the 'flaw' in the bottom fin in bruce... Oct 21 2007, 08:58 AM princyfrog GWNZ, How did you get that? It look like it's ... Oct 21 2007, 02:26 PM GWN7 yes I have the other side.....no it wasn't san... Oct 21 2007, 07:26 PM Blood red 914-6gt I would like a set if you end up doing this, but I... Oct 22 2007, 10:59 AM rhodyguy uncle bruce, you still haven't mentioned the c... Oct 26 2007, 09:20 AM
Mikey914 It's not sand cast, looks like plaster casting... Oct 30 2007, 12:31 PM |
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