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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,913 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None ![]() |
We are happy to announce that we are officially embarking on an exclusive agreement with a company who already makes many many aftermarket Porsche parts mainly in the 356 arena, to make US 914 parts! They specialize in the so called "trinket" parts long discontinued by the factory but direly needed. So with that stated we need your suggestions! These would be parts like rear shift covers, relay board cover nuts, fuel tank lower nipple nuts, (these we already make) to things like emblem bezels, seat tilt knobs, rear top catches, trunk lock cylinders, chrome bumper plugs, rear roll bar molding, brake hardware, etc etc. Please tell us what you would like to see made for the car or what you think that the 914 market would demand so we can put the parts on our consideration list. We of course will NOT make anything anyone else is already making, and really thank people like David and Chris and Mark and Jeff and Craig who have stepped up to help with the preservation of the 914.
So tell us what you think the 914 market needs in trinkets and I will embark. For those of you who say that I should know, yes you are probably right but I am open minded and want to hear from all. |
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There is a very fine line between success and failure when creating developments like we are discussing here..
Some group of people is going to bitch about anything they can.. If the products are made overseas and sold for less a group of people will bitch about where they come from.. If the products are US made the cost will be twice as much and a group of people will bitch about that (usually the group that can't afford them)... So it's a situation of "Damned if you do, double damned if you don't"... What matters most is effectiveness and testing of the components to gain a thorough understanding of what they offer. ANYTHING that I am a part of will be thoroughly developed with known performance.. Just like my engines and cooling systems something like a heat exchanger will carry a serial number and will be logged to the original purchaser. I have always had a problem with people ripping things off and serialization stops the majority of problems. I am not a fan of Chinese made components, but over time we have HAD to explore them. The problem with most of the Chinese or other offshore made parts is the fact that they are distributed by those that have no clue as to what the parts are supposed to look like or function like. The key to selling a quality component thats made overseas is to use these components first hand and to continue testing them as they are produced. It is possible to have a quality component manufactured in another country, but it takes effort and that effort drives the cost up a bit.. It truly is a double edged sword and no matter which way you decide to go, someone is going to get pissed off... Thats just the world today, welcome to it. |
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