Someone copying Rogers parts ???
05-12-2010, 07:55 PM
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I am not sure that the insert ALONE was ever available on its own from Porsche....although I stand to be corrected....
In the UK at least you always had to buy the complete lock receiver including the insert at huge cost as you couldn't buy just the insert here....
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05-12-2010, 08:17 PM
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Correct with no plastic insert the hatch will easily pop open....I lost a set of wheels that way....of course they probably would have just broken a window to get in.
05-12-2010, 09:24 PM
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Nice product Nicole - well done.
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
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05-12-2010, 09:46 PM
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Yours, too!
I had no idea you were working on something new. I was more worried that Jerry would hate me when these are finally ready...
Not in the 928, though... it's a floor mat in my office - haha!
I had no idea you were working on something new. I was more worried that Jerry would hate me when these are finally ready...
Not in the 928, though... it's a floor mat in my office - haha!
05-12-2010, 11:05 PM
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I think that might be me. Thanks Sean for the overture.
Last fall someone on the OC email list posted wondering if anyone could make a replacement for the rear Hatch Latch Receiver Liner/Insert. When I finally figured out what they were talking about I stepped up to the plate and said I thought I could. Then I spent most of my spare time form October to about February or March developing the tooling and process to make a replacement for the liner/insert in question.
What I came up with is a replacement for, but not a duplicate of, the original which I make out of ABS Plastic which is very formable and very durable. It takes some effort to complete one so, I set the price at $40 each which is about right in proportion to the effort to make one, not counting any of the development.
I marketed the liners I made on this list and will do so again in the recent Sponsorship I have started. One of the things that is unique about my liner is that I make three versions of the liner which the others from the far east do not apparently do, including the very unique liner for the 78 and 79 models, and a slightly different version for the 80 to 83 version of the receiver.
My liner/insert is kind of crude looking in its nakedness, but looks very refined and durable once installed. If I had realized that the original liner was so white to begin with I would have made mine white, but now mine are all black which blend in well with the receiver.
I hadn't intended to be in competition with the liner from the far east that Roger and Nicole are offering, but it looks like that is where we are going to be, at least for a while. Mine are going to ba around for as long as I am. That is probably good--and may the best liner win. What you will get from me is a liner made by me for you. Thanks for watching.
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Last fall someone on the OC email list posted wondering if anyone could make a replacement for the rear Hatch Latch Receiver Liner/Insert. When I finally figured out what they were talking about I stepped up to the plate and said I thought I could. Then I spent most of my spare time form October to about February or March developing the tooling and process to make a replacement for the liner/insert in question.
What I came up with is a replacement for, but not a duplicate of, the original which I make out of ABS Plastic which is very formable and very durable. It takes some effort to complete one so, I set the price at $40 each which is about right in proportion to the effort to make one, not counting any of the development.
I marketed the liners I made on this list and will do so again in the recent Sponsorship I have started. One of the things that is unique about my liner is that I make three versions of the liner which the others from the far east do not apparently do, including the very unique liner for the 78 and 79 models, and a slightly different version for the 80 to 83 version of the receiver.
My liner/insert is kind of crude looking in its nakedness, but looks very refined and durable once installed. If I had realized that the original liner was so white to begin with I would have made mine white, but now mine are all black which blend in well with the receiver.
I hadn't intended to be in competition with the liner from the far east that Roger and Nicole are offering, but it looks like that is where we are going to be, at least for a while. Mine are going to ba around for as long as I am. That is probably good--and may the best liner win. What you will get from me is a liner made by me for you. Thanks for watching.
Jerry Feather, FBA Certified
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05-12-2010, 11:18 PM
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Hi Jerry:
Thanks for the great response! You have put a tremendous effort into making a great product! I hope you will continue to sell it well. I also can't wait for your rear fender liner solution, which is something nobody can duplicate without tremendous effort and cost.
As far as I know, your inserts are the only ones made in the USA, and being black does not have to be a disadvantage - they will never look dirty
My inserts are not made in Asia. They are not the same ones Roger offers. I am just importing those as part of a product line I represent here in the US.
However, not everybody likes me and buys from my store. There are plenty of opportunities for the three of us to sell our products.
Thanks for the great response! You have put a tremendous effort into making a great product! I hope you will continue to sell it well. I also can't wait for your rear fender liner solution, which is something nobody can duplicate without tremendous effort and cost.
As far as I know, your inserts are the only ones made in the USA, and being black does not have to be a disadvantage - they will never look dirty
My inserts are not made in Asia. They are not the same ones Roger offers. I am just importing those as part of a product line I represent here in the US.
However, not everybody likes me and buys from my store. There are plenty of opportunities for the three of us to sell our products.
05-12-2010, 11:19 PM
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One of my main goals apart from finding a product that did the job was to offer that product at a reasonable cost. Tooling for the correct injection mould was circa $4k here in the States so it was nice to find a reasonably priced product without the high non recurring cost.
Competition is a wonderful thing and brings out the best offerings for the customers.
The more the merrier - come on down 8>)
Competition is a wonderful thing and brings out the best offerings for the customers.
The more the merrier - come on down 8>)
05-12-2010, 11:23 PM
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One of the primary functions of the receiver liner/insert is to hold the male latch component foreward and snug in the receiver so the latch itself will stay latched. When the liner is gone there is nothing to hold the latch foreward and it is then easy to pop it open and in some cases it will simply pop open while driving down the road.
05-12-2010, 11:45 PM
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One of the primary functions of the receiver liner/insert is to hold the male latch component foreward and snug in the receiver so the latch itself will stay latched. When the liner is gone there is nothing to hold the latch foreward and it is then easy to pop it open and in some cases it will simply pop open while driving down the road.
This explains that.