BlackDiesel
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Well the title says it all. I have been lucky enough to get my hands on a TRD spoiler a couple weeks ago. here is the story. I work at a Toyota dealership first of all. one day walking around to get some of the trade ins to UVI. I found a TRD sport with a like new TRD spoiler on it.:biggrin: well I toke it off and kept it. :blurock: I have a buddy that works in machine shop that just got a new toy a laser cnc machine that can take 3D images of things and reproduce them. well we have done two so fare and all is well right now but the down fall is that they made out of aluminum . I am tride to take one to a molding shop here just out side of town to see about getting some made of plastic . they want $500 just to make the mold and then about $35 per unit made, min of 500 units. prob not ganna happen. so iv went back to my buddy at the machine shop to see if we can make them out of plastic if i buy the bit to cut them and the plastic block. :biggrin: it worked great. I the bit was $350 and the blocks of plastic cost around $80 and about three hours ( $79an hour) on a cnc so cost is about $350 apiece . so Right now we are working on taking the 3D image and turing it inside out to make a mold of our own. I hope it works out .
I havent said anything about it b/c i didnt want to screw my self with telling everyone that i have some spoiler.
but now i can safely say there coming soon as long as cost stays down. We will know some time next week.
Iv got around $1000 invested in this right now. I hope to be able to sell them around $450 apiece . If your wanting one let me know here so that I can get a idea on how many I need. so I can get the material . I will only be able to make so many b/c the mold will only make a few . Hoping around 75 to 100. the mold is going to cost me $300 to make if it works out. if it does i will be ordering a carbon composite plastic similar to what the beds are made of.
It comes in a large 50 galling barrel and when pored in the mold a catalyst hardener is added to form the spoiler .
it has to set for 8 hours to harden . Then some trimming and drilling to finnish up. So I will be able to make a couple a weekend.
I will posting pics next week here.
I havent said anything about it b/c i didnt want to screw my self with telling everyone that i have some spoiler.
but now i can safely say there coming soon as long as cost stays down. We will know some time next week.
Iv got around $1000 invested in this right now. I hope to be able to sell them around $450 apiece . If your wanting one let me know here so that I can get a idea on how many I need. so I can get the material . I will only be able to make so many b/c the mold will only make a few . Hoping around 75 to 100. the mold is going to cost me $300 to make if it works out. if it does i will be ordering a carbon composite plastic similar to what the beds are made of.
It comes in a large 50 galling barrel and when pored in the mold a catalyst hardener is added to form the spoiler .
it has to set for 8 hours to harden . Then some trimming and drilling to finnish up. So I will be able to make a couple a weekend.
I will posting pics next week here.