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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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Interested in OEM mud flaps?

I finally got a set of OEM FC3S mud flaps. I'm thinking about sending them to an injection moulding place to get copied. Is there anyone out there that would be interested. What would you consider a fair price to be?

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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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Very interested! I'd consider up to $100 ex. shipping, since they're so hard to find.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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YES!

-Mudflaps behind front wheels
-Mudguards in front of rear wheels
-Mudflaps behind rear wheels
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 02:03 PM
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If I could afford it, yes . I think it would be a hit if someone started replicating them.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 03:01 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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I'd say Yes, if you make em in carbon fiber too haha (j/k)
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 03:37 PM
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i would get some! mbbe mold a rotor symbol on them!
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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yes so i can stop flinging mud behind me. gotta put some good use to them.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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Post pics(on/off car) of the OEM ones so people know what they look like cause that might help people out some.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 04:16 PM
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Yes I'm very interested!
Front and rear

What are your thoughts on pricing?
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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Thanks for all the replies and thanks for posting the pics. I'm going to get some quotes from a couple shops around here and hopefully can get a better idea on pricing.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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Those actually look pretty damn clean!
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 02:30 AM
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very interested. ill be willing to pay 100 bucks for them.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by n7k1
I finally got a set of OEM FC3S mud flaps. I'm thinking about sending them to an injection moulding place to get copied. Is there anyone out there that would be interested. What would you consider a fair price to be?

Thanks.
What material were you thinking of using?
The original parts were made of a kind of urethane foam stuff- almost like the inside of the stock wings- and were solid, not hollow shells.
My car was purchased with OEM flaps but they were pretty chewed up, a testament to the harsh environment of the wheelwell.
In snow conditions, they tended to build up a lot of ice/snow behind them.

For those reasons, a replica made of say, fiberglass or something similar, would probably have a very short service life.

They also had a very finicky mounting system that used miniscule allen head set screws that clamped integrated brackets to the fender lip (along with a buttload of the world's most tenacious double sided tape).

A better mounting system and the proper material and I'd be in for a set at the $100 price point.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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just say no too mud flaps
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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I was thinking of Urethane - but I'll see what the shops that I get quotes from say. I'm hoping to simplify the mounting system so that all I would have to do is get the rubber bits made and then leave the simplified mounting hardware to the purchaser - to lower the cost for everyone.

Aiming for the $100 price point...it will all depend on what the rubber mould places say and what a minimum order quantity will be.

I also have the S4 side aero parts...I was thinking of getting quotes on those - but I don't think anyone would want them.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 02:36 PM
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im intrerested in this as well
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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Hi Guys,

Just a bit of an update. I've been in contact with a shop here locally. Rough estimates on pricing make me think it might be do-able. We will hopefully be meeting the week after Christmas to talk about prototyping.

more to come...
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 06:04 PM
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im interested in the rear flaps, so sexy and so rare.
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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ahahh mudflaps. hopefully the finished product ends up good
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