Would there be interest in B Pillar Vents

Discussion in 'Exterior/Body' started by daruma, Feb 18, 2015.

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I'd be willing to buy these vents if they cost:

  1. 30+shipping each

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  2. 40+ shipping each

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  3. 50+ shipping each

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  1. daruma

    daruma Member

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    I found a guy who would be willing to mold me some new b pillar vents. I have 2 that are in decent condition, but we all know how brittle these are. The small ones that are impossible to find.

    He can take one of my vents, and cast a mold, and make a few of these vents. He charges 45+ cost of materials to make the mold, and then however he charges for the vents. I'd expect a vent to cost 30-50 each.

    My vents have a couple of scratches, but nothing significant, but they will have some minor blemishes, unless someone would be willing to donate a perfect one.

    Would there be any interest in getting these made? If there's enough interest, I'll follow up with him. The cost of making the mold would be the biggest initial cost.
     
  2. jetas

    jetas Grand Toyotaholic

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    I see alot of these trucks roaming around without them so im sure someone would be willing to buy.

    Im glad mine has them in tact
     
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    Is the price per vent plus shipping or per pair?
     
  4. daruma

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    each.
     
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    Any updates
     
  6. daruma

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    Not enough interest so I'm not gonna move ahead.
     
  7. 76hilux2wd

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    Man I thought people really need them. Atleast I do.
     
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    Bummer I didn't happen upon this 5 years ago.
     
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    jetas Grand Toyotaholic

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    Check ebay. Thai repops are pretty common. Just search "Toyota RN25"
     
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    Will do. Thanks for the input.
     
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    I am re-creating the side vents in CAD right now. I was planning on 3D printing them. If they work out I'll see if there is a way to post the CAD file here.
     
  12. Pearce

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    For 15 bucks on ebay for a pair it's not worth it to print them.
     
  13. Smokewagon

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    I can only find them for $50 shipped from overseas. I might as well just print them.
     
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    I use the offer button if I don't like the price. If they have other items that you would like to buy you can get a quote on the cart. It's a little more hidden. I have a screen shot of the price from a year ago. As far as I remember the shipping was only a few bucks. You can try to use that to your advantage. 3d printing plastic is fun but it's really only good for prototyping. To much work to make a clean looking print that doesn't look printed. Screenshot_20210910-224634_eBay.jpg
     
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    Test print came out pretty good. Only took about 2 hours of printing time. I'll see how they fit pretty soon.
     

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  17. Pearce

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    Nice. Got to get some filler in the stock color.
     
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    Ask the guy if he'd be able to do the 'C' pillar moulding for a first gen MR2. A lot of people are needing those.
     
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    Casting stuff is not a super difficult process. I’ve cast a few things before and it was fun to do. The materials aren’t cheap though
     
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    You can do molds with 3d prints.
     

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