Skid Plates and Hood Inserts

[rowhard]

As some of you have read in the thread, Update on Accessories for your VX from Kuwait, I have purchased the molds for the Skid Plates from myamy22 in Kuwait. I think, or hope they arrived today (12/8/08) in New York. It will be a few weeks before I even see them since I and tysamigo, who had ordered a complete set of plates combining the order to share the shipping cost, which was shocking. It will be shipped to him first, then the molds will be forwarded onto me. And being the holiday season am sure it will be delayed even more.

I will be making these skid plates out of fiberglass, not plastic. I also plan on adding a faux carbon fiber hood insert at a later date.

Now, I am only just getting things organized and am in NO position to accept orders or requests yet. Also, I will not be accepting pre-orders or payments until I am ready to make your set. So if you have the money, put it in the bank and draw some interest.

I will be placing a thread under the miscellaneous section of the parts and accessories category at a later date with prices and instructions.

[SilverBullet75]

Any estimate on timeframe?
Month, 2, 3, year?

thanks!
Looking very forward to doing business with you.

[rowhard]

Thanks silverbullet75, am hoping for just couple of months lead time.

[rowhard]

I'm stoked. Tyler, (tysamigo) call me and said our package arrived at his place today from Kuwait. He will be sending me the molds in the next few days, then I can start playing.

[Phantom]

saweet!

[rowhard]

Just finish placing a order for I hope everything I will need, well, most everything to start the ball rolling. Would be nice to find a faux carbon fiber hood insert under the Christmas tree, Wait, I already have a real one thanks to newthings.

[pbkid]

let me know if you get the carbon fiber hood going...

[rowhard]

let me know if you get the carbon fiber hood going...

am planning on doing that right away, but it isn't carbon fiber, it is a black fiberglass that looks just like carbon fiber. CF is to hard to work with and 4 times as expensive.

[OHVX'er]

Will they have the hoodscoop molded into them ?

[rowhard]

Well, that might come later. Right now I just want to see if I can produce an acceptable insert.

[rowhard]

Thought this might be a good time to upload a photo of the plates from Kuwait that tysamigo bought.

[workmeistr]

Those look GREAT!

I'm still game for at least a front plate (raw), once you get the 'factory' up and running.

Are you planning to try a painted option, or will you be leaving that to the customer? (Proton is pretty distinctive and straight-forward, and might suggests an easier match than say, Foxfire, with just the right mix of metallic).

Either way, I still plan to get an un-painted one and have it painted locally, so as to hold them accountable for an acceptable match.

Thanks for this Christmas present, Rowhard. Keep us updated as to the pricing so we (I) can start saving our (my) pennies.

[rowhard]

workmeistra, you warm the cockles of my heart. Soon my friend, very soon and the price will be very affordable. I will be able to do either primed or painted,.... but of course for a additional charge.

I am hoping to offer the hood inserts for around 300, the fronts for 275, the rears for 250 and the sides for 225 a pair. but that is a wag, but a very close wag, and a high wag at that.

[kodiak]

Nice, I’ll be up for some side skids in about 3 months.

[Gussie2000]

Hi roward i'm also interested in those skid plates.