Thanks FP! The wing would have been great if it is about that short, which at the same time serve its purpose. The curves on the rear wheel well anyway are more than enough to provide a downforce.

 

No, say it isn't so! My baby has had plastic surgery. LOL.

I also fall into the camp where I wasn't wild about the wing at first. But it has grown on me (FP you better not have a picture of me...I can see it now a Photoshop image of me with a whale-tail growing out of my back. LMAO).

I think the view from the back actually looks HOT! I think it may have something to do with the number of people who thought it was a new Porsche...

Next project is to apply the black CF finish. Trying to figure, just the top, just the middle of the top, just the wing itself...

 

That will be on the next chapter.

Seriously, if I had an SRT, or if I end up getting one, I think I will take the wing to a good boat or performance shop, and have them do this to the wing.
SS, I wonder if you took this on with your contacts, how many SRT owners would be interested.

 

When I got started with the items to offer. I thought it would be no big thing. So much of it looked really simple. For example the replacement grill. I was able to make the prototype over a weekend. But there are a number of issues with the fit and how to affix it without blocking the hood latch. This has been a major problem and I truly think one of the key reasons there has been really only one company who has made one (very expensive and custom made)

I met with a contact last week. He is very interested in making a custom grill and other components for our cars. The problem is initial costs. After speaking with him about our forum and the active members he told me that if we can somehow guarantee 300-500 sales of a given item we can pretty much have anything made.

In the past posts always include the comments that we all want to see a prototype be it a grill or whatever. I think you have even mentioned the need for "skin in the game" by these people.

Sometimes that skin is more like a pound of flesh (sorry Will). It costs a minimum of $10K to make a mold. Not to mention the cost to proto and design the product so it works. Then there is mfg setup and all this has to be paid in advance.

To make a point, he said we can offer a grill that would look great and cost less than $200 if we sell 500 of them. This grill would fit perfectly just as if it came from Chrysler originally. I also showed him the OEM diffusers. He told me that they could easily sell for 1/2 or less if we can guarantee the numbers.

I am not in a position to take those kinds of financial risks without some form of guarantees. That is the bottom line why a handful of companies are willing to make a few items in low volume at ungodly high prices. I can't believe how much we have to pay for the various "trim rings" for our dashboards.

Am I doing some of this out of the goodness of my heart? Right now it seems like it, just ask my wife. I have already invested several thousand dollars up front and had to squeeze the cheeks really tight waiting to see if the forum members who committed their word would follow up with dollars. Most have, but some either changed their minds or moved on. At this point I am not quite at break even.

I truly love cars, always have. I like the camaraderie that special cars like the Crossfire seem to foster. I will be retiring from my regular job in a few years and it would be nice to have a viable business to both make a little money from and something to pass on to my kids. I already have a domain name and my kids are helping with the site. The name will be Cardoover.com

Don't look for it yet, there is nothing there. BUT it will be! That site will cater to all cars not just the Xfire. For now I am concentrating on my forum friends and fellow Xfire enthusiasts.

This is why it is so important for you all to be honest with your commitments. If we are to get reasonably priced modifications it will have to be a team effort. Otherwise we all will continue to lament the dearth of options available and the overpriced items we now have to deal with.

Thanks to all those who have supported individual efforts by forum members to make this happen.

Karl

 

I think the wing looks great!!! To each their own. >>>

 

Coupe/Roadster - Wing/Fin:

Just my opinion, but I love the wing on the roadster. However, I think the wing ruins the lines on the coupe. It appears to jut out of the body as a growth on the coupe whereas, on the roadster, you can see the separateness/distinction of the wing sitting on the tail of the car.

Along the same vein, I think with the regular Crossfire, the lines of the coupe are much more dramatic and interesting than those of the roadster; something is lost in the translation, but I'm a convertible freak.

Matthew

 

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I sit corrected... can you point me to the source of your numbers? I'd like to add that to the Crossfire documentation collection thread.

Thanks in advance.

 

if any one doesn't like there SRT6 wing enough to give them away, i would be greatly appreciated. i personally love the srt6 wing and can't wait till my base is paid off so i can start up more payments on a srt6 !!! this is hush hush though don't let the wife find out.