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Re: rubber side marker lamp gaskets thingys

To: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>, 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 12:26:49
That (and I was actually thinking about the one for around the door handle)
would not be that hard because of the type of manufacturing procedure.  But
let me tackle one at a time.

Patrick

At 07:45 AM 1/25/99 -0800, nikolai jaremka wrote:
>
>what about a source for the rubber gasket for mounting the licence
>plate lamp to the rear bumper of the mkIV early 1500 spit's and gt6's?
> mine is really shot and i'm afraid that it won't last much longer.
>
>
>
>---"Bowen, Patrick A. RP2" <jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>> 
>
>==
>nikolai jaremka
>72 spitfire mkIV
>east aurora, new york
>
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