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seajai
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JAN 26, 07:35 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Tony Kania:
A bit pricey on the face of it |
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Food for thought:
If you add up just the dollars spent on materials and construction of the vacuum forming equipment, the first pair I sold should have went for at least $300 bucks or more. Now add in all of my R&D time and labor in making multiple prototypes to refine the shape and fit of the covers, then top it off with 2 hand machined and hand finished aluminum molds, the first pair of covers sold should have been at least $1300 bucks or more. As for the production run, figure in the cost of the acrylic sheet per pair, misc materials, the electricity to run the oven, and the cost to pack & ship each pair. Subtract all of that from the $40 bucks a pair I'm selling them for, and the remainder is my "hourly wage" to make these things.....which puts it somewhere around Wal-Mart greeter wages. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the challenge of getting these things made, and I like being able to provide a custom part to the Fiero community. I think $40 bucks a pair is plenty fair, and the little bit of profit I make on each pair of covers gets put right back in my own Fiero project (or spent on the wife).
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trivet
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JAN 26, 08:11 PM
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PM sent ------------------
Tim
'87 GT
Med Red Metallic
85K miles
Bay City, MI
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seajai
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JAN 26, 08:15 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by trivet:
PM sent
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Grantman
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JAN 26, 08:16 PM
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If your wife reads your thread on here Chris, I know where the "profit" is going to go. Your car has no chance. LOL ------------------
1986 Fiero GT fastback SC3800 3.4 pulley, LS1 TB
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 5.9 motor
1985 Honda V65 Magna
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Supracoupe
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JAN 26, 10:47 PM
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I'll take a set with the clips if you still have them. PM sent.
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seajai
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JAN 26, 11:12 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Supracoupe:
I'll take a set with the clips if you still have them. PM sent. |
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PM replied
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bjc 350
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JAN 26, 11:22 PM
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Nice product! Fair price! One can barely take the wife to lunch for $40 anymore.
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Fiero Tom
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JAN 27, 10:37 AM
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I'm in for a pair of clear when you produce them ..........
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viperine
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JAN 27, 11:59 AM
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Up for two pairs, pm sent
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seajai
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JAN 27, 12:13 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by viperine:
Up for two pairs, pm sent |
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PM replied
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