Originally Posted by
Toyranosaur
Mmkay, so! I spoke at length with Mark from Maier Mfg., and it is possible to have these made. Things are actually much more reasonable than I'd have thought!I hesitate to make a comprehensive thread on the subject as I am not on the 'Big Boy Boards' yet and do not want it lost in the Noob section. If there is enough interest, I fully intend to push forward and see this to fruition.
Basically, I need to find at least 40 people who want these seriously enough to pre-pay a set. Price would be $225 for the rears: If I can find 50 price would drop to $180. This would cover the mold and all costs and Maier said they would run them. I am not out to make a dime, just get my fenders! I would own the mold after this, but would give it to Maier in case future folks wanted some, they could add them to their lineup & save the headache for folks in the future, everyone wins.
There is more to say but this is the gist of it, and again, want to wait until I can post in the 'real' forum. For instance, these would need to be finish trimmed and mounting holes made by the buyer: Any support brackets may be up to the buyer, unless it's something I could CNC up and offer as an option: Some features may not be doable as they vacuum-form as opposed to injection-mold, etc. but this is all details.
Long story short, if I have the support, I'd be glad to carry the flag on getting these made: I am new here but own an established business, and will set things up so no one can get screwed. No $ will change hands unless I get the required # of chaps who are all in, and then it would be on: So it'll simple be a 'Yes' or a 'No', all up to members here. I figure, 26,000 members: Say 1/3 still here and active to a degree: That's 8700 potential buyers. So if 1 out of every 200 pof those want a set, it's good! If not, we'll know why Meier never decided to do these......
So until the 'Big Thread', all you Gents who say you know people who would want some, get them to post HERE NOW! And give me your thoughts & input on anything, I'm making a lot of assumptions here but this could be the only time in 30+ years that this can happen, and history tells us, the last time realistically, so action is required! Chris