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 type3kid
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| posted on February 16th, 2004 at 03:55 PM |
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carbon fibre running boards
hi all
there has been expressions of interest in carbon fibre running boards.
i am looking into making some up with one of my mates.
however at this stage as i don't have a beetle we cannot make moulds for them and get an idea on price,
i am wondering if anyone out there is wrecking a beetle or has some old ones lying around we could use
this would be appreciated
cheers, t3k
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| posted on February 16th, 2004 at 04:40 PM |
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Make sure you get a good set of Old German boards to copy off
the BRazilain ones are shit
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| posted on February 16th, 2004 at 04:59 PM |
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I'd be interested depending on the price...
A set of American ones I think were $224 USD which is way too much for me at the moment.
Carbon Joe in the US is making a set a silver colour which looks interesting. Is that possible with you guys??
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| posted on February 16th, 2004 at 06:39 PM |
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I want some too,
hey Bill, bring me a shrubbery.....................
Congratulations to Ben Durie for breaking the hillclimb record at Ringwood in his stroker beetle!
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| posted on February 16th, 2004 at 09:43 PM |
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Luke Pell at vwparts.com.au is looking to make some this year too.
Reub
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| posted on February 16th, 2004 at 09:51 PM |
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they would be just the basic carbon fibre running boards
dave-thanks for the advice. i haven't been hearing many good things about this brazilian brand.
as for price i'll know once i get my hands on some stock ones. does anyone have any?
at this point in time i can't see them being as expensive as the american ones. i'm tryin to get some done so people who want them
don't have to fork out heaps for them
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| posted on February 18th, 2004 at 12:44 AM |
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posted by jakriz
I want some too,
hey Bill, bring me a shrubbery.....................
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I can bring a Carbon fibre shrubbery with a little path down the middle...
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| posted on March 3rd, 2004 at 01:13 AM |
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Any news on the carbon bits?
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| posted on March 3rd, 2004 at 06:44 PM |
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I gave Aaron a set of german running boards on Monday so he should be laying carbon fibre as we speak..................
regards
Jak
Congratulations to Ben Durie for breaking the hillclimb record at Ringwood in his stroker beetle!
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| posted on March 3rd, 2004 at 09:17 PM |
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progress
as stated by jak i have now in possession running boards. the carbon is not being layed yet but should be soon if all goes to plan. shouldn't be
too long.
if all goes to plan a set will be displayed on jak's beetle at the nationals for all those interested
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| posted on March 3rd, 2004 at 10:52 PM |
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how much are they gonna cost?
Good german ones are already about 130 a piece...
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| posted on March 4th, 2004 at 10:40 AM |
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if they work out a reasonable price I'll put my hand up for a set.
What other panels are available in CF for realistic prices?
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| posted on March 4th, 2004 at 09:13 PM |
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secoh, at this point it is not what we have it is what you want. if there is something you want done, just ask and we will suss it out and see if we
can do it. other people have shown interest in things such as small front spoilers, but if there is something you want, just ask.
in terms of cost we are trying to keep them as low as possible. thanks to jak a lot of money has been saved allready as with his running boards we
found a cheaper quicker way of doing them.
holes in the end where they bolt to the gaurds will not be drilled. they are somethuing you will have to do yourself when you get them
any questions just ask and i'll answer them
please remeber this is not as much of a profit making venture as most may think it will be. yes a profit will be made on them but i am trying to also
keep that to minimum so all who want them can get them at realistic prices
[Edited on 4-3-2004 by type3kid]
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| posted on March 4th, 2004 at 10:01 PM |
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Are you going to make these so they can accomodate new rubber mats and trim?
What sad times they are ,when Knight's can type "Ni" to people at will!
Keeping it real !
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| posted on March 5th, 2004 at 12:20 AM |
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Oooo! he said it... Ooo I said it.... Oooo! he said it....Ooo I said it again...Ooo I said it again...
[Edited on 4-3-2004 by Oasis]
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| posted on March 5th, 2004 at 03:46 PM |
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running boards
I'll have apair please just let me know how much?
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| posted on March 5th, 2004 at 03:53 PM |
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Cut down the carbon fibre tree with....
... a herring!
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| posted on March 5th, 2004 at 10:09 PM |
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excuse the ignorance but is carbon fibre heaps more expensive than fbre glass?
what may interest me is the "good old tilt front " clip - bonnet / front guards - ONE Piece. ie fibre glass front end(CF - style)
I guess once I see the running board price I'll get the idea.
Regards,Glenn>
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| posted on March 6th, 2004 at 02:37 AM |
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A HERRING???
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| posted on March 6th, 2004 at 05:42 AM |
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In my many years experience as a fitter of custom stilletto heels to jellyfish, I have proved beyong all reasonable doubt that mackeral cuts better
than herring, leaves a smoother surface and the residue is easily cleaned up with toe jam. The only down side is that reliable suppliers of jam are
becoming scarce due to Bin Laden having cornered the market.
they took me away haha, hope the medication works
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| posted on March 6th, 2004 at 07:01 PM |
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glen- yes it is more expensive, but think about it..i'm not a retail shop so the profit margin for me is a whole lot less then for them
silver- we could if you wanted i suppose, but do you really want to?? if so let me know why as i'm interested. i thought people wanted the carbon
look.
bigbruvabob- i'll post prices as soon as i can
also- do you have a favourite logo, sticker or design?? if so it would be possible to put this on the running board and coat it with clear carbon so
you can still get the carbon look and add a bit of personalisation to them.
jak- did you want a v-force one put on them?
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we are no longer the dubbers who say "ni" we are now the dubbers who say "ekka ekka ekka ekka ooooooooopppp"
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| posted on March 7th, 2004 at 12:55 AM |
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olay olay biscuit barrel...
I always thought toe jam was a weapon of mass destruction.
On a serious note, I don't mind the idea of something written on them (with clear carbon or something else). I like an old volkswagen logo in
that running writing script that was used on old busses I think. That would look good on the side rather than the top. I'll try and find a pic,
or if anyone has one.
I have to push the pram along...
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| posted on March 7th, 2004 at 03:36 PM |
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oasis- did you mean on the side of the running board?? i know the one you are talking about but don't have a pic anywhere.
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| posted on March 7th, 2004 at 06:03 PM |
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How did you go Aaron Are they easy as you thought.
Will the carbon fibre pattern be exposed on the face of the board ?? Are you going to lay it up in the diagonal direction ?? or ??
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| posted on March 7th, 2004 at 08:17 PM |
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dave- not finished yet, carbon should be laid this week. the running board will show the carbon pattern, most likely and hopefully not diagonal but
vert and hortizontal.
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| posted on March 7th, 2004 at 08:30 PM |
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oasis- did you mean on the side of the running board?? i know the one you are talking about but don't have a pic anywhere.
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Yep, exactly that, on the side of the running board. It's a bit like the font on this banner:
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| posted on March 8th, 2004 at 02:31 PM |
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side very small mate...i'll see what i can do though..
yeah the side is small but should be possible.
anyone got any pics of the volksy logo oasis is talking about?
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| posted on March 9th, 2004 at 10:27 AM |
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If the price ends up too exy, have you considered a 'budget version' - say, 3 or 4 layers of fibreglass and only the top layer carbon fibre
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That way you could have the look of carbon fibre, while only actually using a quarter as much carbon fibre mat.
Just an idea.
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| posted on March 9th, 2004 at 06:00 PM |
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doug- we have already thought of that and all will have a layer or two of fibreglass underneath if the first set comes out and is too flimsy. i have
spoken to jak about this and with the lenght of them, they may be a bit flimsy by themselves. the fibreglass won't b seen unless you look under
tho. we wanted to make these as cheap as possible without sacrifuicing quality.
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