Ok. I know this might seem like a pretty ambitious endeavor, but i have quite a bit of experience with making large fiberglass molds and parts, and Ive always been pretty happy with the results. And Ive messed around with small CF parts, motorcycle fenders, windscreens, little interior parts ect. But now i'm thinking about making panels for my 99 rs coupe.
I have a few reasons for wanting to do this. probably primarily to judge the level of difficulty, and determine if its something i could grow into a profitable business. secondly, i love my RS and it's getting pretty tired looking, so replacing its dinged, faded, rusty panels with shiny new carbon fiber, and having molds to easily produce replacements holds a lot of appeal. Lastly, I'm always looking for a new challenge.
Anyway, on to the reason I'm posting here. Tooling and equipment costs to start making these parts, though not outrageous, are a bit high for just dicking around, or testing out a hair brained business venture. So i'm asking if anyone would be interested in buying a few prototypey carbon panels, at hopefully much lower cost than the already commercially available parts.
I plan on starting with the roof, it's a big, flat, easy, single sided surface, and i'd like to get rid of my leaky moonroof. However, I might accept requests if there are enough of them. The price is highly dependent on the level of interest (CF materials usually sell at considerable volume discounts) but i think if i can find 5 interested people at $800 Ill go ahead and make it happen. No money up front on your part of course, just let me know if you're interested.
I have a few reasons for wanting to do this. probably primarily to judge the level of difficulty, and determine if its something i could grow into a profitable business. secondly, i love my RS and it's getting pretty tired looking, so replacing its dinged, faded, rusty panels with shiny new carbon fiber, and having molds to easily produce replacements holds a lot of appeal. Lastly, I'm always looking for a new challenge.
Anyway, on to the reason I'm posting here. Tooling and equipment costs to start making these parts, though not outrageous, are a bit high for just dicking around, or testing out a hair brained business venture. So i'm asking if anyone would be interested in buying a few prototypey carbon panels, at hopefully much lower cost than the already commercially available parts.
I plan on starting with the roof, it's a big, flat, easy, single sided surface, and i'd like to get rid of my leaky moonroof. However, I might accept requests if there are enough of them. The price is highly dependent on the level of interest (CF materials usually sell at considerable volume discounts) but i think if i can find 5 interested people at $800 Ill go ahead and make it happen. No money up front on your part of course, just let me know if you're interested.