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Feb 8, 2016 | 12:13 PM

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Lol that's why so I have to test them

Feb 8, 2016 | 12:15 PM

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Lol that's why so I have to test them

07black's car is faster though.

Feb 8, 2016 | 12:17 PM

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Damn this blew up overnight... Don't worry guys, I ordered enough carbon to make 10 regular sets of these and it should be here soon. I also ordered enough for 5 sets of honeycomb carbon fiber for the heck of it. I'm waiting to order the white and blue since they don't seem popular for headlight covers. I'll wait until I have some molds to make dash trim before I order more hybrid fabric.

The difficult part is going to be setting a price. In the end each set will cost quite a bit to make.

Add the material cost up and add at least 50% for the equipment and time

Feb 8, 2016 | 12:20 PM

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Not for long

plus he might get there a tad faster but if we both get to 150 or more it's the same thing. Plus I'm local

Feb 8, 2016 | 12:38 PM

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Get that ko4r on and lets race

Feb 8, 2016 | 12:40 PM

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Lol doesn't sound like something that would happen even if I said let's do it

Feb 8, 2016 | 01:01 PM

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not with that attitude

Feb 8, 2016 | 01:20 PM

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Lol I'm not driving 12+hrs to go race

Feb 8, 2016 | 01:28 PM

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Add the material cost up and add at least 50% for the equipment and time

That would put these around $55-60 shipped to the US. I guess that sounds fair enough.

Feb 8, 2016 | 01:37 PM

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what about CED if they do it this year

Feb 8, 2016 | 01:45 PM

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How much time, in hours, do you have for one set Jesse?

Feb 8, 2016 | 01:52 PM

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How much time, in hours, do you have for one set Jesse?

Of actual work, probably 2 hours. Then probably 24-48 hours of letting things dry or cure.

Feb 8, 2016 | 01:59 PM

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but you get multiple sets out of the initial lay and cure. so you need to take that time and divide it between the number of sets you get out of the big sheet. plus the time to cut out/finish the pieces

Feb 8, 2016 | 02:00 PM

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Not to bad jesse. If not I can always take a regular CF set from you don't necessarily need white CF

Feb 8, 2016 | 02:03 PM

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My quote is accurate considering all those things. But really it doesn't matter. I don't have a big lease payment or utilities for a warehouse and I don't have to pay employees to stand around. It's just my personal time I would have spent playing flash games online anyway.

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Not to bad jesse. If not I can always take a regular CF set from you don't necessarily need white CF

Your call. I'm sure either will look great. I'm just not wanting to go into debt over a hobby

Feb 8, 2016 | 02:05 PM

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That would put these around $55-60 shipped to the US. I guess that sounds fair enough.

Im so glad you decided to do this. This was gonna be on my project list before spring, but id much rather just pay you for a set made out of carbon.

Feb 8, 2016 | 02:05 PM

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Lol exactly wouldn't want you to spend on a CF color you won't have a actual use other than me

Feb 8, 2016 | 02:10 PM

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Im so glad you decided to do this. This was gonna be on my project list before spring, but id much rather just pay you for a set made out of carbon.

I'm glad too. I'm really enjoying doing this and I'm getting better by the hour.

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Lol exactly wouldn't want you to spend on a CF color you won't have a actual use other than me

I'm sure there are plenty of white cobalts in the Facebook group. I'm just... Rationing. Plus it's not going to be a huge wait. Next paycheck is this Friday.

Feb 8, 2016 | 02:40 PM

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Damn so I was all set to buy the lowering springs from Road Magnet but apparently they are going out of business and don't have any products listed? Sucks!

Would have been awesome if they had clearanced the products down too, dangit. Anyone know why they're shutting down?

Feb 8, 2016 | 02:41 PM

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Also, I was reading an old thread on mudflaps but didn't want to bump it. Does anyone have pics of it on their car? I like the rally-type look it gives, would be better if I had a coupe with a roof rack though

Feb 8, 2016 | 02:43 PM

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They are owned by OTTP now and make springs for them instead

Feb 8, 2016 | 02:45 PM

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Well **** when did that happen? i was just talking to Staged about Road Magnets like three weeks ago hahaha.

Is this going to change quality/price?

edit: apparently it's cheaper now http://www.ottperformance.com/store/...&idcategory=39 only $200. nice!

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Feb 8, 2016 | 03:15 PM

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Yup go for it road magnet makes the springs for ottp now

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Feb 8, 2016 | 03:30 PM

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Actually those ones mention lowering height for SS/SC and it mentions a 1.4" and 1.6" drop... iirc the road magnets were 1" and 1.5". Maybe I'm remembering wrong

Feb 8, 2016 | 03:36 PM

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He probably forgot to change that out you should be fine