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Re: rubber side marker lamp gaskets thingys

To: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Subject: Re: rubber side marker lamp gaskets thingys
From: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A. RP2)
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 10:58:38
Here comes update number 2 for the side marker bases.  I checked with
supplier number 1 who came up with these figures.  one time $6500.00
tooling charge!! and then $25 dollars a piece.  Personally, I am not happy
with those numbers.  I have just got my bases back and I will be checking
with several other suppliers that aren't quite so ritsy.  What could speed
this up though is if there is anyone that is able to make an accurate CAD
drawing so I can e-mail this to folks instead of Fed-Exing my parts all
over the country.  Is there anyone that can help?  It took three weeks to
hear from one company, if I can hit a bunch with drawings that should speed
it up as  well.  I have leads on a couple of places that seem a little more
promising.  

Thanks Again, and Again, and Again.

At 01:23 PM 1/23/99 -0500, Atwell Haines wrote:
>Patrick,
>
>
>Any progress with the production of new rubber sidemarker light bases?
>
>
>Atwell
>
>At 02:28 PM 12/9/98, you wrote:
>>OK,  I have decided to get serious and find out what it would take to have
>>the side marker lamp gaskets made.  I am going to check out some items on
>>Monday, but I need some questions answered first: 1)my marker lamps gaskets
>>are marked front/right, back/right (or something like that) Is there an
>>appreciable difference between each gasket? or can they be interchanged.
>>2) Are there subtle differences to look for in each gasket 3) Are there any
>>special requirements (non-obvious) for them.  4)  Does anyone have the
>>ability to provide a CAD drawing for these items?  (don't need to do it
>>yet, might not be needed)  5) Are there enough people interested to make
>>this worth pursuing (I'm not taking orders, just trying to get an idea of
>>how large a production run and costs)
>>
>>Let me hear what you have to say, no need to pollute the bandwidth, just
>>reply to me please.
>>
>>Thanks
>>Patrick Bowen
>>'79 Spitfire - Daily Driver
>>'76 Spitfire - Parts Car
>>Patrick Bowen
>>'79 Spitfire
>>Jacksonville FL
>>
>
Patrick Bowen
'79 Spitfire
Jacksonville FL

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