in speaking with a customer of mine today, i proposed an idea to him. he owns and runs a company that produces high end body kits for the 370z and G37. he also owns and runs a company that produces super expensive 3 piece custom wheels. i shot the idea by him about having him reproduce the S13 silvia aero bumper and 180sx kouki lip in polyurethane for me to sell to you guys. he was very interested in the idea.
now, before you chime in and bitch about quality and me knocking off OEM nissan parts, i want to get this out in the open. before he releases a product, he produces a prototype, this protype is fitted and properly molded to the car for 100% fitment (these are 370z and G37s were talking about). zipties and body clamps dont cut it. once he is happy with fitment, he makes the final mold and goes to town. if i contract him to produce these, they will be clean and properly fitting replicas in polyurethane...not cheap fiberglass copies that shatter when you look at them wrong. he will even be replicating the plastic vents as seperate pieces so you wont be stuck with a half complete bumper. the 180sx kouki lip would be a direct bolt on for the kouki bumper as well (just like oem fitment). im halfway tempted to have him reproduce the 180 zenki lip and zenki/chuki s13 sideskirts.
pricing for the bumper and lip would be VERY fair. we have a basic price point that is in talks and compared to what you guys are paying for used, broken, torn and beat up originals, the prices will be a down right steal.
so who would be interested in purchasing one? i have a VERY low buy-in limit so they would go to production even if i received 10 orders.
im going to try to produce these with a "aero by dorkidori" badge on the inside of them too
12-26-2011, 10:01 PM
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