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Any 2nd Gen FCs interested in CF Hoods?
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Any 2nd Gen FCs interested in CF Hoods?
Hey guys,
Just wondering if anyone out there is also interested in a carbon fiber hood for their FC. I'm having a friend who works with carbonfiber and fiberglass to make a mold of my T2 hood and build a CF hood for me. I'm not sure of the cost but I'd like to get a rough estimate of how many people would be interested and how much people are willing to pay for one. I know they're hard to get cuz they only have them in Japan.
- Kevin
Just wondering if anyone out there is also interested in a carbon fiber hood for their FC. I'm having a friend who works with carbonfiber and fiberglass to make a mold of my T2 hood and build a CF hood for me. I'm not sure of the cost but I'd like to get a rough estimate of how many people would be interested and how much people are willing to pay for one. I know they're hard to get cuz they only have them in Japan.
- Kevin
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build it and we will buy...... really, no matter what anyone says "only if it has an inverted scoop"(no offense rexryder), if one gets made and is reasonably priced, many, many people will buy it!
just my 2 cents
oh, and i'll buy one depending on price, whatever style it might be
just my 2 cents
oh, and i'll buy one depending on price, whatever style it might be
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You will find there is a lot of inerest in CF products here. What you won't find is a reliable source of parts that are in stock ready to ship. What we have in the past is: "I need money to buy materials and make a mold." or " this isn't my full time job".
Get ypurself some seed money, take the risk build a mold and start popping out a quality product. Be able to ship them to your customers in 1 week after ordering, and I bet people will beat a path to your door. Do you have a way to transport them to a trucking company for delivery? Have you priced boxes and packing material to ship them? Just some stuff to think about.
Yes, there is ALOT of interest in a Inexpensive Quality CF Hood. I for one and tired of wading thru the pipe dreams. Just do it, show us your product adn be ready to accept and DELIVER hoods.
John
Get ypurself some seed money, take the risk build a mold and start popping out a quality product. Be able to ship them to your customers in 1 week after ordering, and I bet people will beat a path to your door. Do you have a way to transport them to a trucking company for delivery? Have you priced boxes and packing material to ship them? Just some stuff to think about.
Yes, there is ALOT of interest in a Inexpensive Quality CF Hood. I for one and tired of wading thru the pipe dreams. Just do it, show us your product adn be ready to accept and DELIVER hoods.
John
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I would like one in stock TII shape. I am VERY VERY VERY interested. How soon are we talikn here? I might have to buy the hood before I even get my TII!
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Why wouldn't you want an inverted scoop for an n/a??? My friend has one on his N/a and the damn thing can't get hot. If placed right it pretty much takes all of the hot air right out of the engine compartment. It really is quite an ingenous thing and Mazda really should have thought of it and product it on all S5 N/a's. Anyway yeah, a nice CF inverse hood and I would throw down.
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What about for a TII? W/ stock TMIC, that wouldn't work. I think for starters, ya need to keep it simple. Stock TII and stock N/A hoods to get the line off the ground, then get silly. In the future, I would so be down for a Border style hood...
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Quality product, ready to ship, no frills, no getting hopes up and then giving excuses, decent price (400-500 is expensive but thats the market!), and you will have a ton of business.
I suggest making a stock TII mold. Anything different will be criticized and harder to sell IMO. You can't make everyone happy, but everyone loves the TII hood. They sell used on Ebay for $400 and up every time!
Also, don't wait for people to say they'll buy one. This product will sell. 18,000 members, so even if only 5% of this crowd can fork up the dough, you've sold 900 hoods!
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I suggest making a stock TII mold. Anything different will be criticized and harder to sell IMO. You can't make everyone happy, but everyone loves the TII hood. They sell used on Ebay for $400 and up every time!
Also, don't wait for people to say they'll buy one. This product will sell. 18,000 members, so even if only 5% of this crowd can fork up the dough, you've sold 900 hoods!
My $0.02
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Originally posted by rico05
I would like one in stock TII shape. I am VERY VERY VERY interested. How soon are we talikn here? I might have to buy the hood before I even get my TII!
I would like one in stock TII shape. I am VERY VERY VERY interested. How soon are we talikn here? I might have to buy the hood before I even get my TII!
I'm with your second comment, too. I might have the damn hood before the car!!
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Originally posted by banzaitoyota
You will find there is a lot of inerest in CF products here. What you won't find is a reliable source of parts that are in stock ready to ship. What we have in the past is: "I need money to buy materials and make a mold." or " this isn't my full time job".
Get ypurself some seed money, take the risk build a mold and start popping out a quality product. Be able to ship them to your customers in 1 week after ordering, and I bet people will beat a path to your door. Do you have a way to transport them to a trucking company for delivery? Have you priced boxes and packing material to ship them? Just some stuff to think about.
You will find there is a lot of inerest in CF products here. What you won't find is a reliable source of parts that are in stock ready to ship. What we have in the past is: "I need money to buy materials and make a mold." or " this isn't my full time job".
Get ypurself some seed money, take the risk build a mold and start popping out a quality product. Be able to ship them to your customers in 1 week after ordering, and I bet people will beat a path to your door. Do you have a way to transport them to a trucking company for delivery? Have you priced boxes and packing material to ship them? Just some stuff to think about.
Yes, there is ALOT of interest in a Inexpensive Quality CF Hood. I for one and tired of wading thru the pipe dreams. Just do it, show us your product adn be ready to accept and DELIVER hoods.
John