Carbon Fiber PDK Paddle Extensions by MAcarbon
08-19-2015, 07:49 PM
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Carbon Fiber PDK Paddle Extensions by MAcarbon
Over the last few years we have had great success with our shift paddle extensions for Lamborghini, McLaren, Audi, etc. and now we can add Porsche to that list.
We are proud to introduce our new 991 / 997 PDK Extended paddles. These paddles will fit any Porsche that has the Sport design steering wheel with PDK shifting paddles, and the carbon weave matches the factory carbon. The MAcarbon extended paddles are molded to fit around the stock PDK paddles giving you a much larger surface area to shift with during aggressive driving.Installation of these paddles is just as easy as the other ones and can be done by almost anyone. We use an extremely strong 3M Tape and provide you with an adhesion promoter, so that the paddles won't budge once installed.
Check out website for pricing! Initial orders will take about 6 weeks to deliver but we are doing our best to make these parts in a timely manner.
MAcarbon PDK Paddles
Last edited by MAcarbon; 08-19-2015 at 09:16 PM.
08-19-2015, 07:56 PM
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08-21-2015, 03:00 PM
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Thanks for all the comments. We always appreciate feedback – no matter if its praise or constructive criticism.
Pricing is a difficult issue that we’re sure you all face every day in your own industries. We’re a small company making handmade carbon parts for high end sports cars. We make our own parts and don’t simply pick them out from some anonymous manufacturer’s catalog and sell them as our own. This approach does not result in the lowest price for our products but does allow us full control over design, the manufacturing process and final quality. So they are not for everyone but many customers have reported the extenders have been their favorite mod to their R8s, McLaren 12Cs and AMGs. We think we’ll have plenty of Porsche customers telling us the same thing.
We've had people ask about group buys many times over the years. We don’t do them and here’s why. First, many of our parts (the ones people always want to do a GB on!) are made to order - a nice way of saying we have more orders than capacity. So further orders at a lower price don’t make good business sense. But more important, it comes down to effort. The organizer (some guy on the forum) has to put a bunch of effort into getting people to sign up. The vendor has to commit and publish a reduced price. Then half the group buy participants drop out once they have to actually put in money. So the vendor and organizer are stuck. Not enough people to meet the group buy volume requirement. But if the vendor doesn’t give those still involved the GB price, they look like jerks. So we’ve always declined. And the discounts we could give are not big enough to justify all the GB effort anyway.
Pricing is a difficult issue that we’re sure you all face every day in your own industries. We’re a small company making handmade carbon parts for high end sports cars. We make our own parts and don’t simply pick them out from some anonymous manufacturer’s catalog and sell them as our own. This approach does not result in the lowest price for our products but does allow us full control over design, the manufacturing process and final quality. So they are not for everyone but many customers have reported the extenders have been their favorite mod to their R8s, McLaren 12Cs and AMGs. We think we’ll have plenty of Porsche customers telling us the same thing.
We've had people ask about group buys many times over the years. We don’t do them and here’s why. First, many of our parts (the ones people always want to do a GB on!) are made to order - a nice way of saying we have more orders than capacity. So further orders at a lower price don’t make good business sense. But more important, it comes down to effort. The organizer (some guy on the forum) has to put a bunch of effort into getting people to sign up. The vendor has to commit and publish a reduced price. Then half the group buy participants drop out once they have to actually put in money. So the vendor and organizer are stuck. Not enough people to meet the group buy volume requirement. But if the vendor doesn’t give those still involved the GB price, they look like jerks. So we’ve always declined. And the discounts we could give are not big enough to justify all the GB effort anyway.
08-21-2015, 03:04 PM
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08-21-2015, 03:04 PM
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Thanks for all the comments. We always appreciate feedback – no matter if its praise or constructive criticism.
Pricing is a difficult issue that we’re sure you all face every day in your own industries. We’re a small company making handmade carbon parts for high end sports cars. We make our own parts and don’t simply pick them out from some anonymous manufacturer’s catalog and sell them as our own. This approach does not result in the lowest price for our products but does allow us full control over design, the manufacturing process and final quality. So they are not for everyone but many customers have reported the extenders have been their favorite mod to their R8s, McLaren 12Cs and AMGs. We think we’ll have plenty of Porsche customers telling us the same thing.
We've had people ask about group buys many times over the years. We don’t do them and here’s why. First, many of our parts (the ones people always want to do a GB on!) are made to order - a nice way of saying we have more orders than capacity. So further orders at a lower price don’t make good business sense. But more important, it comes down to effort. The organizer (some guy on the forum) has to put a bunch of effort into getting people to sign up. The vendor has to commit and publish a reduced price. Then half the group buy participants drop out once they have to actually put in money. So the vendor and organizer are stuck. Not enough people to meet the group buy volume requirement. But if the vendor doesn’t give those still involved the GB price, they look like jerks. So we’ve always declined. And the discounts we could give are not big enough to justify all the GB effort anyway.
Pricing is a difficult issue that we’re sure you all face every day in your own industries. We’re a small company making handmade carbon parts for high end sports cars. We make our own parts and don’t simply pick them out from some anonymous manufacturer’s catalog and sell them as our own. This approach does not result in the lowest price for our products but does allow us full control over design, the manufacturing process and final quality. So they are not for everyone but many customers have reported the extenders have been their favorite mod to their R8s, McLaren 12Cs and AMGs. We think we’ll have plenty of Porsche customers telling us the same thing.
We've had people ask about group buys many times over the years. We don’t do them and here’s why. First, many of our parts (the ones people always want to do a GB on!) are made to order - a nice way of saying we have more orders than capacity. So further orders at a lower price don’t make good business sense. But more important, it comes down to effort. The organizer (some guy on the forum) has to put a bunch of effort into getting people to sign up. The vendor has to commit and publish a reduced price. Then half the group buy participants drop out once they have to actually put in money. So the vendor and organizer are stuck. Not enough people to meet the group buy volume requirement. But if the vendor doesn’t give those still involved the GB price, they look like jerks. So we’ve always declined. And the discounts we could give are not big enough to justify all the GB effort anyway.
08-21-2015, 03:24 PM
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I really appreciate you taking the time to respond here. You certainly don't have to apologize for creating a product you are proud of and setting a price that allows you to sell as many as you hope to sell.
08-25-2015, 09:11 AM
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Race Director
Carbon Fiber PDK Paddle Extensions by MAcarbon
Originally Posted by cloud9blue
You know this is way overpriced when a full carbon fiber cup car style wing only costs $2160
https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3/...r-the-gt3.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3/...r-the-gt3.html
If the demand is there, there will be options. My guess, a speciality item.
These guys have a good rep on making quality items.
08-25-2015, 10:25 PM
#15
Race Director
Carbon Fiber PDK Paddle Extensions by MAcarbon
Originally Posted by cloud9blue
Small CF pieces like this are incredibly cheap to make in case you don't know. I don't mind paying extra for quality, but this surely isn't the case here when the damn thing is still held on by 3M tape, which doesn't even bond well to polished aluminum surface . Should have just come as a full replacement like this https://www.vividracing.com/catalog/...150768065.html
Sure $600 is nothing comparing to +$100k we pay for these cars. But price gouge is still price gouge for a sub standard part that costs probably just $30 to make.
Sure $600 is nothing comparing to +$100k we pay for these cars. But price gouge is still price gouge for a sub standard part that costs probably just $30 to make.
Nobody is forcing you to spend your money on anything. You don't like, don't buy. Very simple.