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Title: Instrument Cluster
Post by: Shane198three on July 26, 2010, 02:03:08 AM
The white plastic backing on the instrument cluster, they get brittle and have seen a couple of posts about this issue...
Title: Re: Instrument Cluster
Post by: r4pinto on July 26, 2010, 07:11:24 PM
It will never happen. Our problem is people want the part but don't want to pay the price needed to reproduce the part.
Title: Re: Instrument Cluster
Post by: blupinto on July 26, 2010, 08:33:29 PM
Matt, it's not that some of us don't want to... we CAN'T. That seems to be hard to understand to some people.  >:(
Title: Re: Instrument Cluster
Post by: dholvrsn on July 26, 2010, 09:07:33 PM
I'm wondering if a "cupcake" style 3D printer, aka: rapid prototyper, is big enough to handle these things.
Title: Re: Instrument Cluster
Post by: r4pinto on July 26, 2010, 11:12:43 PM
Quote from: blupinto on July 26, 2010, 08:33:29 PM
Matt, it's not that some of us don't want to... we CAN'T. That seems to be hard to understand to some people.  >:(

True, as I am among those that can't afford it, but there are others on here that just don't wanna pay the price. Oh well, maybe some year.
Title: Re: Instrument Cluster
Post by: dholvrsn on July 27, 2010, 08:13:00 AM
Is said plastic piece smaller than 10"x8"x8"?
Title: Re: Instrument Cluster
Post by: popbumper on July 27, 2010, 08:46:37 AM
Here's the sad part - a year ago, I was looking into this, in fact I started to make molds to pour these from urethane. Not a big deal - but like several have said, they can't afford it, and I don't want to put several hundred $$ into molds for which I can't recoup costs. Supply and demand, that's all it is. Too many parts needed, not enough people to buy them.

Chris