Thread: New fender strakes
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 02:14 PM
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Default Re: New fender strakes
Originally Posted by oledoc2u
Well, I think 180 needs to come out of retirement, pull some strings, and make these out of the right material.... Too bad it didn't work out as well as we all thought it would, or wouldn't depending on the side of the fence you are standing on....but at least he is trying...
To make anything like this in plastic so that it has a quality finish would take too much money. Plastic molds are expensive to make and the machine time to run a mold to make such a low quantity would only be a hour or so and that would include the setup and testing. A simple mold for a simple part would cost at least $20,000 made professionally and on the cheap and would be capable of making hundreds of parts. Making it in a basement would be impossible without the proper machines.

The best vent design I have seen was the one on the prototype in the Chrysler museum. Frankly I would rather not have had one at all than have the OEM design.

Making grilles by comparison is very easy. Although I have yet to see a grille that looks better than the OEM ones and those that have been modified by painting or the addition of a little chrome. But that's just my opinion and I do not have opinions about too much.
 
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