Smaller front bumperette that is nearly flush
03-01-2013, 01:40 PM
#17
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I will start discussion with my partner if you want me to proceed. I suspect the biggest challenge will be the amount of units. (Always the case) This will determine the material which will determine the tooling requirements. To take the road debris abuse, I suspect it would have to be injection molded unless we go with hand laid composite which will require a LOT of hand finishing. With our Tiawan connections, this may not be that bad.
Honestly, I would feel better paying a little more for an injection molded part- More detail accuracy and better finish but at a higher cost, especially if less than a hundred pairs are wanted but will look into it.
Honestly, I would feel better paying a little more for an injection molded part- More detail accuracy and better finish but at a higher cost, especially if less than a hundred pairs are wanted but will look into it.
03-01-2013, 03:11 PM
#19
Agent Orange
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I don't think you'll have a hard time selling at least a few hundred of these. And not just to Rennlisters.
My car already has the ROW front and rear bumpers but if it didn't I'd be all over this!
My car already has the ROW front and rear bumpers but if it didn't I'd be all over this!
03-01-2013, 04:52 PM
#23
RL Community Team
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Those look pretty good, I would be interested in them if available. 
03-01-2013, 05:09 PM
#24
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Last year I contacted a couple of companies about taking my molds and running with this but there was no interest. My molds are rough, the molded inserts take a lot of hand finishing to get decent and as said, the shape could actually do with refining - I just decided I was happy enough and stopped development.
I am not wanting to make a $cent out of this but would like to help those on RL who like this idea. I had a blast making these but am not the person to run with it:
Option1: Mass production. I am happy to give over all my molds, prototype molds and insert left-over bits I have for this insert design to any company. The molds are intended for poured plastic. However, I would think they are a good starting point and would speed up the process of getting to final tooling for injection molding etc, or maybe not, no idea (BTW, I agree with Sicko - injection molding is prob the best method).
Option 2: RL Enthusiast runs with this. The molds are yours shipped free to your house. I would reckon someone with patience could improve on my effort pretty easily. I also had the hope that someone could 3D scan my insert, tweak the shape then 3D print. A lot to ask, I realise now.
Option 3: RL pass around. I send the molds / instructions to the first person who makes a set - they then pass onto next interested party etc. Disclaimer below:
What you get out of the mold after pouring, I would never try to charge money for (!). There are holes and counterbores to drill (ok) and then due to the part line and air holes - filling, sanding, filling sanding to get the surface right for painting. Then the painting primer, base, lacquer. Fair bit of work - the one below is fresh out of a mold and there are actually tons of air bubble holes. Maybe I'm just crap at pouring plastic but I'd hate to give people the wrong idea in terms of quality.
I am not wanting to make a $cent out of this but would like to help those on RL who like this idea. I had a blast making these but am not the person to run with it:
Option1: Mass production. I am happy to give over all my molds, prototype molds and insert left-over bits I have for this insert design to any company. The molds are intended for poured plastic. However, I would think they are a good starting point and would speed up the process of getting to final tooling for injection molding etc, or maybe not, no idea (BTW, I agree with Sicko - injection molding is prob the best method).
Option 2: RL Enthusiast runs with this. The molds are yours shipped free to your house. I would reckon someone with patience could improve on my effort pretty easily. I also had the hope that someone could 3D scan my insert, tweak the shape then 3D print. A lot to ask, I realise now.
Option 3: RL pass around. I send the molds / instructions to the first person who makes a set - they then pass onto next interested party etc. Disclaimer below:
What you get out of the mold after pouring, I would never try to charge money for (!). There are holes and counterbores to drill (ok) and then due to the part line and air holes - filling, sanding, filling sanding to get the surface right for painting. Then the painting primer, base, lacquer. Fair bit of work - the one below is fresh out of a mold and there are actually tons of air bubble holes. Maybe I'm just crap at pouring plastic but I'd hate to give people the wrong idea in terms of quality.
03-01-2013, 07:13 PM
#27
Nordschleife Master
That's a great offer, but really, it's not hard to have a body shop fill the bumperetts. This honestly sounds like more work, then just per mentally filling the bumper.
For those that are instant the car be showroom stock, get a Euro bumper, then swap them when you want to back to stock.
I'm sorry, this looks a whole lot better….
For those that are instant the car be showroom stock, get a Euro bumper, then swap them when you want to back to stock.
I'm sorry, this looks a whole lot better….
Last year I contacted a couple of companies about taking my molds and running with this but there was no interest. My molds are rough, the molded inserts take a lot of hand finishing to get decent and as said, the shape could actually do with refining - I just decided I was happy enough and stopped development.
I am not wanting to make a $cent out of this but would like to help those on RL who like this idea. I had a blast making these but am not the person to run with it:
Option1: Mass production. I am happy to give over all my molds, prototype molds and insert left-over bits I have for this insert design to any company. The molds are intended for poured plastic. However, I would think they are a good starting point and would speed up the process of getting to final tooling for injection molding etc, or maybe not, no idea (BTW, I agree with Sicko - injection molding is prob the best method).
Option 2: RL Enthusiast runs with this. The molds are yours shipped free to your house. I would reckon someone with patience could improve on my effort pretty easily. I also had the hope that someone could 3D scan my insert, tweak the shape then 3D print. A lot to ask, I realise now.
Option 3: RL pass around. I send the molds / instructions to the first person who makes a set - they then pass onto next interested party etc. Disclaimer below:
What you get out of the mold after pouring, I would never try to charge money for (!). There are holes and counterbores to drill (ok) and then due to the part line and air holes - filling, sanding, filling sanding to get the surface right for painting. Then the painting primer, base, lacquer. Fair bit of work - the one below is fresh out of a mold and there are actually tons of air bubble holes. Maybe I'm just crap at pouring plastic but I'd hate to give people the wrong idea in terms of quality.
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I am not wanting to make a $cent out of this but would like to help those on RL who like this idea. I had a blast making these but am not the person to run with it:
Option1: Mass production. I am happy to give over all my molds, prototype molds and insert left-over bits I have for this insert design to any company. The molds are intended for poured plastic. However, I would think they are a good starting point and would speed up the process of getting to final tooling for injection molding etc, or maybe not, no idea (BTW, I agree with Sicko - injection molding is prob the best method).
Option 2: RL Enthusiast runs with this. The molds are yours shipped free to your house. I would reckon someone with patience could improve on my effort pretty easily. I also had the hope that someone could 3D scan my insert, tweak the shape then 3D print. A lot to ask, I realise now.
Option 3: RL pass around. I send the molds / instructions to the first person who makes a set - they then pass onto next interested party etc. Disclaimer below:
What you get out of the mold after pouring, I would never try to charge money for (!). There are holes and counterbores to drill (ok) and then due to the part line and air holes - filling, sanding, filling sanding to get the surface right for painting. Then the painting primer, base, lacquer. Fair bit of work - the one below is fresh out of a mold and there are actually tons of air bubble holes. Maybe I'm just crap at pouring plastic but I'd hate to give people the wrong idea in terms of quality.
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03-01-2013, 07:16 PM
#28
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Perhaps these could be injection mold maufactured and then; if they could be interested in marketing them; "BumperPlugs.com" could do the final painting in all 993 colors and provide final QC before final sales to a grateful customer base?
03-01-2013, 09:07 PM
#29
RL Community Team
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That's a great offer, but really, it's not hard to have a body shop fill the bumperetts. This honestly sounds like more work, then just per mentally filling the bumper.
For those that are instant the car be showroom stock, get a Euro bumper, then swap them when you want to back to stock.
For those that are instant the car be showroom stock, get a Euro bumper, then swap them when you want to back to stock.
03-01-2013, 10:42 PM
#30
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Yes cost and simplicity.
Some one like better bodies or bumper plugs could run with this cheap.
Someone tell me why Porsche cut a notch instead of just having it ride out and over the same bumper as the euro?
Some one like better bodies or bumper plugs could run with this cheap.
Someone tell me why Porsche cut a notch instead of just having it ride out and over the same bumper as the euro?
