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[cameron]

Rare as hens teeth (much like a hatchback console) and if you can find them they are falling apart and distorted. Many of the ones i have seen also have thin torn or split plastic on the shoulder of the retaining screw holes, so not great candidates to save. To replicate a one off set would be relatively easy but like anything not off the shelf I guarantee its not going to be for the faint hearted. Spoke to my paint guy and he knows someone who is getting a black set made a hatch but no idea of what $$  he paid. Will try to find out more next time I am down his way.

 

Cameron

 

Spoke to the guy who got a set made it cost him $1k for the set inc freight. They where injection moulded with foam as per original  + he also had to pay for the $800 mould cost. He had another set 3d printed in black which don't have the grain and those cost him $350 ea. Never cheap for one offs

 

Cameron

[Heath]

But the mould exists now... right?

[cameron]

But the mould exists now... right?

 

Yes he said he has it.

He is looking OS to get them to produce some at a much cheaper cost so he can recoup his mould costs. He said after months of trying no one in Aust can produce them for less than $500ea which even he said is way too high. The labour rates in Aust are just over the top to produce low volume, low profit items so as we talked about even at $525ea ($25 profit) he would have to sell 32 armrests to get his $800 mould costs back. I doubt people would pay that and even more doubtful the market demand would be for 16 sets at $1050 a set. 

 

I have not yet personally seen the armrests, but he said you wouldn't know they where not from holden. At $1800 for armrests I bloody well would want them to get me a beer from the fridge whenever I felt thirsty.

 

Cameron

[grumpy xu1]

I would be trying to find out who does the chev & ford interior parts in the states, if you look at the prices summit can buy & resell them for, the production must be quite cheap. I understand that if they did the gmh stuff it would be no where as cheap, but it would have to be way cheaper than here. & they have some good technology, lj sun visors would be a good seller too. Gary.

[cameron]

A set for sale

 

http://www.gmh-toran...t/#entry1002845

 

Cameron

[grumpy xu1]

This thread pisses me off on about 4 different levels.
Moving on.

Care to elaborate why Daz ?

[Shtstr]

I have a set for sale in the parts for sale thread if anyone wants some.

[lx308]

I have a set for sale in the parts for sale thread if anyone wants some.

Are these really worth $400 a set? Ive got a couple of sets I should sell if they are.

[cameron]

Took a few photos of the armrests today. As per the price he paid they are indeed very good and look like they are original but they have been made much stronger through the mounting and use of modern black uv proof pvc plastic.

 

Cameron

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[Heath]

Can you get the .STL (CAD Data) for the 3DP version?

And then there's some foam that is cut and glued on, and then it's covered in vinyl?

I have NFI about trimming.

[cameron]

Heath they are vacuum vinyl wrapped which I presume is glued. Looks very much like how the factory armrests vinyl was done but on a much more solid pvc frame. The scan data and hrs to cleanup the mesh is what makes them add up to $500 ea at cost to produce. He got six made (3x lh , 3x rh) at $3k total delivered so not for the fainthearted.

 

Cameron

[Bigfella237]

It'd be interesting to find out what they cost when you could still buy them through GMP&A?

 

I'd guess 30 to 40 bucks each?

[cameron]

My memory was that 12mths after the LX ended gmh stopped producing all trim.

That was the std gmh practice for the end of any model.

 

Would have been cheap when available, but its all relative as s/h Torana Hatchbacks never sold for $70-$100k+ either.

 

Cameron

[carp]

I see it's been over 12 months since the last post on this subject, I decided to contact emomo media to see if any progress has been made.
Andy from emomo replied to my email saying they had actually made some rear lx hatch arm rests but were not happy with the finish. They have had to make them in two pieces and join them. To make a single piece arm rest he said they needed to purchase a larger 3D printer. The cost of such a printer was $10 000 plus. He went on to say they have no plans in the immediate future to purchase a larger printer but the lx rear arm rests are still on a list, TO DO. Their eh arm rests are $295 a pair at the time of this post. Just wondering how may of us are out there wanting a set and prepared to pay around the $300 dollar mark. I'd be up for a set. 33 more needed.

[belly67]

There is a guy in Woolongong I think that now makes them.....they are expensive but his quality is good...I think $550 to 600 a pair.

 

He also does wide mouth consoles out of fibreglass. I bought one of those and I rate his work.

 

Sash Sronbinski is his name and his number is 0408499546.

[Heath]

Yep, Sash has had his advertised on FB a few times in the last year or two at least.

 

I gather they're a pretty good thing. Still umm'ing and ahh'ing lol.

[rexy]

Heath, a clever man like you should be able to make a pair.