Steel Heater/ac Rings

[reganlives]

noticed quite a few people with metall rings around their heater dials but where do you get them from? i think it looks really nice

[aztecbandit1]

There like rocking horse doo doo mate, There was a group buy a while back where one of our members brought the last remaining batch of them and nobody has found any since :)

[edeath]

Are they really difficuly to make then? There is so much interest on the forum and from what i can tell a few metal wizards (or who know metal wizards) that could potentially make them. Is it far too costly or far too much hassle?

[Steviewevie]

I can't believe they would be too difficult to make, although there might be a bit of trial and error to make sure they fit just right. I'm sure that if there was another group buy, there would be a lot of interest !

[reganlives]

I cant see them being difficult to make if someone knows what they're doing. Were these rings specifically made for the IS200 by lexus or by a company or were they just generic rings?

[Is200Scott]

I have a set that I bought a while back but they are so rare that I had to get them from US eBay and they cost quite a lot (around £50 delivered I think).

Mine also have IS300 on them which I wish they didn't, however they still look the dogs nuts! I have thought about trying to get it off but I don't want to wreck them.

[aztecbandit1]

Are they really difficuly to make then? There is so much interest on the forum and from what i can tell a few metal wizards (or who know metal wizards) that could potentially make them. Is it far too costly or far too much hassle?

One of the guys was on about getting some made but never saw anything else on it?

From looking at the set i had they would need stamping/pressing to make so would guess that the tooling to produce them might be a bit expensive unless you were having quite a few sets made up?

[reganlives]

how do they fit onto the heating dials? do they just push over them?

[aztecbandit1]

how do they fit onto the heating dials? do they just push over them?

Yes mate they just slide on to the dials,

[Rich OB]

Would like some of these also. Been looking for a set forever! Really brightens up the inside, brings it up to date.

[edeath]

Yeah id be after a set as well. Just need to find someone willing to look into getting these made to see how much interest would be needed before it became viable.

[reganlives]

Seems like I may have sparked some interest in a possible group buy lol. Wonder if anyone can do it

[Rich OB]

Come on someone must be able to do it!!?

[aaronabbott]

i went to a couple of places and they wernt really interested cos of the tooling process

[Steviewevie]

i went to a couple of places and they wernt really interested cos of the tooling process

Did they give you a rough idea of the tooling cost ? If there are enough people who are willing to pay enough money, then it might still be viable.

[aaronabbott]

i went to a couple of places and they wernt really interested cos of the tooling process

Did they give you a rough idea of the tooling cost ? If there are enough people who are willing to pay enough money, then it might still be viable.

not really mate was a bit gutted cos i thought it would be really easy and cheep to do which might be the problem in there wont be enough in it for them

[P.Lindblom]

i went to a couple of places and they wernt really interested cos of the tooling process

So did I. It seems they are quite difficult to make, but I will continue looking for a manufacturer.

[reganlives]

they look well nice...the more i see some the more i get the craving for some lol. they suit the car so well.

[Steviewevie]

It would be interesting to find out who made them originally (someone in the US ?) since you would think they'd still have the tooling available ?

[DJ Wozza]

They are only stamped stainless steel, but it would be getting the die to suit that would cost.

I'm sure we could sell at least 50 sets, and am sure people would pay £25-35 per set or so.

Surely in these economic times an engineering firm could do something ?

[Steviewevie]

They are only stamped stainless steel, but it would be getting the die to suit that would cost.

I'm sure we could sell at least 50 sets, and am sure people would pay £25-35 per set or so.

Surely in these economic times an engineering firm could do something ?

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Sure there would be a cost to make the tooling, but these are highly sought-after so I'd be pretty suprised if we could get enough buyers together to make it worthwhile.

ok, who has contacts at engineering firms ? Or who has one nearby that they could go and ask about it ? We need to find out the costs and then we can work out how many people we'd need at roughly how much, then can see if it would be a goer.

[edeath]

My thoughts exactly. Do you think it would be worth someone setting up a GB thread to guage interest so numbers could be taken to a firm to get them interested?

[Steviewevie]

My thoughts exactly. Do you think it would be worth someone setting up a GB thread to guage interest so numbers could be taken to a firm to get them interested?

Yep, if we get a Group Buy going we can at least see roughly how many people are interested, even if we don't have a price yet.

[aaronabbott]

one for the don :winky:

[P.Lindblom]

ok, who has contacts at engineering firms ? Or who has one nearby that they could go and ask about it ? We need to find out the costs and then we can work out how many people we'd need at roughly how much, then can see if it would be a goer.

I work next to a laser/water cutting company. If we are lucky they have the right tools for these things as well. I'll talk to them tomorrow and let you know what they think about it.