QUOTE(amfab @ Jan 25 2017, 01:08 PM)
QUOTE(mb911 @ Jan 25 2017, 08:08 AM)
Personally I would be good welding the brackets on my self and having them polished myself if that were an option? That's up to you though and if that saved more money it makes it even more attractive.
Me too. I think the weld spots are hidden so we wouldn't have to re-polish. and I think it would be rather easy to bolt the brackets in position on the car, position the bumper and mark the brackets through the foglight holes—someone correct me if I am off base here.
After skimming the Samba thing it looks like a problem with the angle of the brackets on the front of the euro-style Ghia repros. The back ones seem to fit fine. I think the 914 bumpers are a simpler design, so there is less of a chance of a problem—not that I am excusing the low quality.
-Andrew
Now that I'm out of panic mode and have had time to think I don't think the cost of me would be that high.
I thought the cost would mostly be in a jig, because you can't weld the brackets with the bumper on car.
But you can if you drill a couple of holes in the general vicinity, then line it up and do a couple of spot welds much like the factory spot welds. The welds are hidden under the top and on the bottom.
So that's one hurdle.
Shipping if I'm getting lots of say 5 sets then the shipping to me should be less coin per unit. I'd try for some cash off the bumpers for my work.
Order 5 sets each time I hit ten sets (or all) I can use a semi local post box service to ship from Niagara Falls,NY.
Maybe a slight increase in shipping but then again maybe not.
I'd have to do the paperwork, but there is no taxes if the product gets shipped back out of Canada. Plus I could broker it myself.
Another hurdle (maybe a slight increase in shipping).
Ben, 97% of the peeps can't or don't want to do this, plus I don't want to be blamed if they or their welder buddy fucks up.
l also would want to keep a very close eye on quality to be sure PTT doesn't start slacking off mid job on the actual shape and corners of the bumpers.
You were at the end of the buy if you wanted to weld your own brackets OK, but I doubt much if any savings.
No polish doesn't work for me, I want to be able to see ripples and any flaws easy.
I'm thinking maybe I should drill the option holes, not a big job. Very simple locating jigs would make it faster.
For sure I'd have to do a hold back on PTT for some cash, till I was satisfied with the quality. Ordering 5 at a time would protect me if the quality was total shit.