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martynthemini
07-07-2015, 17:26
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Hi All. Can anyone help I am looking for a replacement scuttle panel for my R5 New or a second hand one in good condition.
Nottswoody
07-07-2015, 17:30
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Hi All. Can anyone help I am looking for a replacement scuttle panel for my R5 New or a second hand one in good condition.
They were on eBay
martynthemini
07-07-2015, 17:40
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Thanks. But just looked on there nothing doing ��
They were on eBay
Not for quite a few months now. Second hand sets seem to be only available really as those with new are handing on to them. Just in case in the one in the car breaks
Nottswoody
07-07-2015, 18:36
Not for quite a few months now. Second hand sets seem to be only available really as those with new are handing on to them. Just in case in the one in the car breaks
Wow cgb were selling them glad I snapped one up.. Ring and ask I'm sure they was reproductions anyway?
martynthemini
07-07-2015, 18:48
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Tried them they no longer do them.
Only reproductions are the battery covers which can be purchased from abroad I guess as they selling the same from a couple of different people. Think somebody said the mold would cost a fortune to make and won't be feasible to do as people wouldn't want to pay good money for something which isn't original. Last sale price i saw was £70 I think. More than likely with the going rate will be near £100
Could a 3D printer do these? :scratch:
Could a 3D printer do these? :scratch:
You would need a big 3D printer to do this
I think Russ Bines' one would be too small. http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=40144
I imagine it could manage it in two parts though. A piece of black tape down the centre, who's to know :D
What I don't know is how the printers are programmed. Russ has managed to do a plip key body but I'm not sure how he told the printer what all the intricate dimensions were.
Like a cad design image, guessing 3D scan and then print would be best for it, not sure how the printer copes without it being supported on printing unless the plastic dries quickly. Other thing is there would be no flex in it at all
Good points.
From a flex point of view I think there are different grades of plastic that can be used and the printers can definitely go as thin as required in this case. Like you say though, how a weird shape like this would be supported so that it didn't move/fall during the printing process, I don't know. The plastic hardens very quickly but does the scuttle cover have a flat surface such that it would stay put as it was being printed? I guess you add a flat surface into the design and then trim afterwards.
Looks like these guys are managing :D
http://www.designboom.com/design/3d-printed-aston-martin-db4-replica-by-ivan-sentch/
http://www.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/3D-printed-aston-martin-DB4-replica-designboom-05.jpg
Matt Cole
08-07-2015, 13:09
Its all good stuff. We have got to start having panels reproduced!
Only reproductions are the battery covers which can be purchased from abroad I guess as they selling the same from a couple of different people. Think somebody said the mold would cost a fortune to make and won't be feasible to do as people wouldn't want to pay good money for something which isn't original. Last sale price i saw was £70 I think. More than likely with the going rate will be near £100
And if by magic :laugh:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-5-GT-Turbo-new-scuttle-trim-panel-/181796205473?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a53e5f3a1
martynthemini
08-07-2015, 18:36
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Yeah. Just see that. But its the lower screen panel I need which I have always knew it as a scuttle panel. Not sure what is on ebay ?
Oh yeah good luck finding those. Mike did have some but not sure if all gone. Only seen one on eBay lately and that was purchased and went very cheap. Only found it after it had sold on.
martynthemini
08-07-2015, 18:53
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Who Mike ? Gt-spares got on but they want £375 ?
Yeah, even finding a campus which is mint to cut up isn't going to be cheap and if scrapping a gt turbo the scuttle is going to be bad
Nottswoody
08-07-2015, 19:22
And if by magic :laugh:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-5-GT-Turbo-new-scuttle-trim-panel-/181796205473?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a53e5f3a1
Crackers..
Mr Raider
08-07-2015, 23:17
I really need a scuttle panel cover too, seems like only yesterday they were £15 delivered and why on earth i didnt click buy and thought ill buy one next month! So any 5 parts now £20 or I under if in doubt ill buy them there and then as prices are only going one way now :sad2:
I nearly said earlier that I think the OP is on about the lower screen panel, not a scuttle cover! Lol.
I'm going to start posting on eBay every small item for £19.99 :)
I really need a scuttle panel cover too, seems like only yesterday they were £15 delivered and why on earth i didnt click buy and thought ill buy one next month! So any 5 parts now £20 or I under if in doubt ill buy them there and then as prices are only going one way now :sad2:
It's a shame how prices have changed but makes no sense at all. As now a five is worth more in parts than as a complete car. Feel it's all wrong really. Considering ,let's face it ,the poor build quality. We buy em for the nostalgia and the fun factor not the rareity. A cheaper fun car which you could afford to fix is now something you have to leave in the garage for fear of having to buy a part for it. Simply sucks
It makes perfect sense from a supply/demand*inflation perspective I'm afraid :(
I'm afraid prices have only been going one way for some time now. You have to remember a lot of parts haven't been produced in years. I think manufacturers have a responsibility to ensure parts are available for something like 10 years ? but that's all. Personally I don't think £375 for the windscreen surround is bad compared to say new gear knobs which go for around £300, they were less than £20 originally, or that PH2 grill on ebay currently at over £200. IIRC grills were about £28 new. However £110 for a scuttle cover, don't forget the tenner postage !, is mad really for a piece of plastic but then again like anything its worth what someone is willing to pay. If you've spent thousands on the car and need something like this as a finishing touch then its probably justifiable to the individual. I wont be buying it though.
Wait till I put my brand new accelerator pedal covers on eBay :laugh:
Exactly Dale :) what are they like £100+ now. To be fair I cant see even the most hardcore paying that for a pedal cover.
Think £50 is even pushing for that but people have paid that before. Be interesting creating a list of parts and rough value of them
Think £50 is even pushing for that but people have paid that before. Be interesting creating a list of parts and rough value of them
i have an original new one £90 not delivered
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