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Who is interested in Bumperette Delete inserts? Poll.
Howdy North American Rennlisters.
I'm working on a project whereby I will produce specially shaped inserts which when painted will fill the hole created when Porsche fitted the bumperettes at the front of the car on NA cars. It was a project inspired by a personal project by another Rennlister which got me thinking.
What you are left with after fitting these inserts and the longer European side lights is a much cleaner look than original but without the cost of having to have the bumper filled and then repainted. Obviously, if you are handy you may have already removed your front bumperettes and filled your holes in and none of this applies to you.
The desire is to go from...
To....
...as easliy as possible.
The two competing designs are.....
An insert glued to fill the holes in the bumper.
Or.....
A more involved piece that uses the top bolt from how the bumperettes are currently secured in place to install.
What I'm trying to get is a sense of general interest. The parts aren't ready for the community just yet but they should be within the next couple of months if all goes well.
They would probably be in the region of $100 a set, hard to say right now but hopefully they wouldn't be much more expensive.
Hopefully, this poll will answer some questions as to how many sets I'd need to produce if all demand was met and which of the two designs would be most preferred.
The amount or lack of interest will dictate how I proceed. A couple of sets and I can get a friend to print them. A few dozen and I will buy a 3D printer and print them myself. More than that I will have to explore other means to fill demand.
This is a 95% of the way solution. While the holes seem to be the same size from car to car, their exact placement seems to vary slight across cars and even from the drivers to passengers side. The final finishing will be up to you.
When it come down to it, payment would be in advance and all orders would be filled in the order in which payment was received.
I intend to fill demand to the set and no more. When I am happy with the parts and feel they are ready for production I will take orders and produce exactly that amount of units. If at some stage in the future there is demand for additional runs, I will consider producing more but after the first run it may be a long-infinite time before another batch are produced.
So if you could fill the poll at the top of the page I would greatly appreciate it.
If the ratio's stay the same for the full mounted insert vs the glue in insert then I am stopping all work on the latter. Currently, it's a 15:1 ratio. If somebody were to want the glued in version, potentially I could have one printed specially OR the get the full piece and just Dremel odd the mounting base.
Does not matter. The bolted solution is still an upgrade and I would be in for that, too.
My hope is that I may be able to print small numbers of what is clearly the least popular choice or Dremel off the base from the full piece as this is the only real difference between the two of them.
I would be in, and would prefer the nonglue versions. Since you already have the shape, It would be nice if you could upload the 3d renderings, that way members with access to 3d printers could have them printed and worked on. Experimenting this way may help us improve the end design, and also get us to a lower production cost.
I would be in, and would prefer the nonglue versions. Since you already have the shape, It would be nice if you could upload the 3d renderings, that way members with access to 3d printers could have them printed and worked on. Experimenting this way may help us improve the end design, and also get us to a lower production cost.
Just click on the poll at the top of the thread to show a preference for which if any you would prefer if you haven't already.
The 3D file was produced in collaboration with a friend on mine, so its not mine to give away.
03-08-2016, 09:07 PM
Who is interested in Bumperette Delete inserts? Poll.
