928Myles

That depends on if I get 20 made or five... I am looking to cover manufacturing, delivery & export costs plus (if possible) give any retailer a chance for a mark-up to cover their costs.

Without some indication of what people are prepared to pay and what sort of demand there may be it is a bit difficult to guage what capital to put into the project. It would also be a waste of development time for strengthening the items if there was no demand (at a realistic price). I would also be looking at sacrificing a couple to test strenght and durability all which needs to be taken into accout in the final price.

The way it's looking at the moment there is going to be no room to involve a retailer.

The fact that my 'ordinary' 928 has a street value of at least 5 time that of either of my other two cars should tell you that I do not have a lot of spare cash to risk.

Myles

Landseer

Got it.

worf928

I would be willing to buy two at $250-ish. This, provided that the process of transferring the internals is reasonable.

928Myles

Dave C,
Transferring the lock & cover plate is easy (three screws once the part is off the car).
I believe that Roger (& maybe others?) sells a replacement plastic latch piece & rivet which would make transferring this part unnecessary (or at least unwise - if you are doing this part replacement you may as well replace this wear item as well).

Myles

928Myles

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worf928

Ok. So, trivial.
I've done that job plenty of times. Just, Never looked at the lock though.

I'm still in for two.

928Myles

Looks like there might be enough interest for me to get firm pricing on getting 10 to 20 made.

Will keep you posted.

Myles

928Myles

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davek9

Hi I voted for up to 200 and would go higher depending on what you make, I would be in for at least one.
The Hatch release is the only thing that doesn't work on my Blue '85, never has, the motor cycles just fine and the plastic release moves, I've tried years ago to adjust, thinking this part is cracked.

Thanks for putting this together for us!

Dave

928Myles

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928Myles

bumpitty bump

fraggle

I swapped the guts of mine into a replacement, didn't take long at all. I expect the replacement to fail sometime, too.

928Myles

Bump, crash, bang......

928Myles

I have got pricing for manufacture of 10 units at this stage.

It looks like we will be at the upper end of what most people are willing to pay. It also looks like I will need to offer these direct as I don't see any room for a retailer to make any money.

I will get a few made in the next few weeks so I can post some pictures, do some test fitting and try to assess their strength / durability.

It will also allow me to try to find out what is involved in becoming a small business partner (can't find any info in search! ) and to determine likely postage costs.

I will keep you posted on further developments.

Myles

worf928

Keep us informed. Shipping from NZ is gonna suck.