Carbon Fiber Hatch

[lil_red_wagon]

I would spend the money to get a prototype done. If the prototype is good enough for people to want it. I don't think that many people would even buy it then.

in my experience of trying to get this exact topic off of the ground, i agree completely. i can have 10 of them made through bodykits etc. for 600 ish and no one even wants to go for it then. i would buy at this price, but i don't know of 9 others who would

 

[iracemine]

its more complicated that just want. There is safty concerns, fit issues, shipping BS, and all around cost to wtf am i doing concerns.


get one solid manufacture to invest to a great product and it will slowly recoupe its investment. But most of the company's that are into this stuff are money driven. so its not going to happen. smaller company's that arnt money driven cant produce the nicer product that we the P5 people that we are demand.

But I own mine, I have owned mine for years now and not giving it up, and I am waiting......

 

[EVADE]

Just like the autoexe wing done in c/f never happened. It was going to done by DGM since they do a lot of protege parts but it didnt have enough people to put down a deposit and also with Rishie at AutoRnD was going take it over and it never happend with same the problem =( all in all just overlaying it would be your best bet to get it done. But you wont be the first that did an c/f overlay and i remember also they did the roof to match it=)

 

[EMPIRE]

Lets be honest. The only way something like this will actually happen is if somebody REALLY believes in it, and is willing to pony up a snotpile of $$ up front, knowing that it will take awhile to pay off.
You have a hard time getting 10 all at once now, but if this is something that there really is a desire for, then over time, there will be more than 10... 20, maybe even teh 50 target.
This is what all businesses deal with on startup.
So what has to happen is, somebody that really believes in it, ponies up and flat out buys 15 at $600 each. Then over the next year or two, sells them at $700 each or whatever. When those are gone, they go back to the manufacturer and buys more, thsi time for much less cost - but the sale price remains the same. Seller finally makes some $$, people get the hatch at a reasonable price, everybody wins.
This is basic business 101.

I understand what your are saying. It's not worth the effort if its going to take that long to see 10 sets. That's just my take on it.