I'm making one for myself out of PLA and I'll probably get it vinyl-wrapped. I also may pleather it instead and that's why I left some gaps....



I'll be able to make 1 or 2 a week once I get the design down incase anyone *might* be interested.

I'm on board with the idea, but PLA tends to be brittle. I already have brittle. ABS or PET* may be a better choice.

Well, this is a prototype, so to save costs, I'm going to use PLA first since it may still need some tweaking in order to accept the stock shift plate.
ABS will cost $20 more in material costs roughly...but trivial to pick one material vs. another.

Are you 3D printing it, vacuum forming,...?

Yeah, don't want to break the bank on the prototype. I had no idea PLA was that much less. I know TPU and PVA are expensive, along with TPE.

Actually, those flexible materials may be a better fit. ABS has a but of give. Mix it a bit for TPU or TPE, and no wrapping would be needed, but probably an additional $40. I'm just not sure about the effect of UV. Still, if I were going to make it, I'd make it with an aluminum frame, and mold something like TPU over it. No corrosion, not brittle, and no cover needed. But I know little of such things.

PLA will warp in the hot interior of a car. I've prototyped a few things for the interior with PLA and over time the PLA continues to "flow"

I would recommend ABS even if it costs more.

quote Originally posted by doublec4: I would recommend ABS even if it costs more.

Isn't the skeleton ABS? My experience with ABS is that it is brittle. The last thing the Fiero interior needs is more brittle parts. Polyethylene would be tougher, I think.

Well, I'm still prototyping in PLA. Hopefully the next one is perfect, but it may require 1 more. I have to wait about a week to get it shipped to me. The thing about those more exotic materials is the cost.
Also looking into console trays.

Down the road, I'd probably want to make a replacement vent/heater/stereo section that angles from the end of the shift surround to the top of the stock location and make it handle a double-din stereo and use the stock vents and climate controls ... but that's real far down the road.

Any updates?
I’ll purchase one👍! Please provide us the current status.
Cordially,
kevin

quote Originally posted by lou_dias:

I don't know if you should bother with the add on console tray. The Fiero Store already sells them painted and finished for $29.95. As for the console itself I would believe that there will be buyers for that part.

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wow this is an old post. and i am working on making one of these in abs......

quote Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua: I don't know if you should bother with the add on console tray. The Fiero Store already sells them painted and finished for $29.95. As for the console itself I would believe that there will be buyers for that part.

Idk id love to have a copy of that model.

Let us keep this alive!!!
I want to purchase this surround, Does anybody else market a new shift surround!
kevin

Sad to say, but most Fiero people are drifting away by the day. Parts vendors are slowly going away and the whole community has slowed down. Good parts and actual decent parts readily available are in the tank. If the Fierostore or Rodney closed up, a lot of us would be stuck without access to thousand of parts and it would be a hobby of used parts. Sad this is how it is coming. I don't see the Fierostore going away or Rodney but a lot of our vendors are getting older and health starts to become an issue to. I hope people step up soon as some of us that are younger are still going to be doing this hobby 20 years from now.

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Turns out there's at least two of these on Thingiverse already, for those wanting to print:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3599517

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3859079

I haven't actually looked at them in detail nor tried printing them, but there are options.

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I have seen these a few times sounds like new aftermarket. [url=]https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Black-Accu-Form-Molded-Console-Lid-FOR-1984-1988-PONTIAC-FIERO/311514552822?fits=Model%3AFiero&hash=item4887b6d9f6:g:U7AAAOSwbsta18FR[/url]

quote Originally posted by skywurz: I have seen these a few times sounds like new aftermarket. [url=]https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Black-Accu-Form-Molded-Console-Lid-FOR-1984-1988-PONTIAC-FIERO/311514552822?fits=Model%3AFiero&hash=item4887b6d9f6:g:U7AAAOSwbsta18FR[/url]

Fiero Store sells this one - basically it is just a cap that goes over top what you have already..

quote Originally posted by lou_dias:

Dear Lou,
I am following up on your PFF post. I am VERY interested in purchasing your Fiero shifter surround!
How do I buy one? Please follow up and keep me posted on your shifter surround. I need one!!!
Cordially,
Kevin Sullivan
Ps. If you like, you can call me 916-600-6482