Í'd be impressed if a rubber mold shop would cut 3 large molds and
run 100 sets - all for $2000. But maybe that's America.
There is also the risk that on the first run dimension specs or
quality are not acceptable.
The real challenge will be to find the correct shade red or blue
"paint", that will take the flex and the foot traffic.
Mike L.
60A,67E,59Bug
----- Original Message -----
From: Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>
To: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>
Cc: spridgets list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: May 1, 2000 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: Bugeye floormats
> I have gone through this already with one rubber manufacturer
(Carson Rubber
> Products in Clover, SC). They kept my original '61 Midget floor
mats for
> about 8 months to use as patterns while they were trying to
decide whether
> they could reproduce them or not, and finally decided that the
original
> bumps in the MG mats were too deep to reproduce. There were
about 4 or 5
> other rubber manufacturers that thought they could reproduce the
mats, but I
> subsequently got rid of the '61, and now only do '63s, which
came originally
> with carpets. I would guess that since the Sprite rubber mats
don't have
> the bumps in them like the Midget ones, these could probably be
reproduced
> more easily. The price I was quoted to do the Midget mats was
in the
> neighborhood of $200 per set if 100 sets were done at one time.
The Sprite
> sets should be less, because I believe there are only 3 molds
they would
> have to make instead of the 5 required for the Midget. If
anyone is
> interested, I can pass on the names of the 4 or 5 companies that
thought
> they could reproduce the mats.
>
> Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Cc: RESTOGUY1@aol.com <RESTOGUY1@aol.com>
> Date: Sunday, April 30, 2000 11:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Bugeye floormats
>
>
> >I'd be interested in a run of the correct rubber. My
> >car is not anywhere near concours original (the
> >exterior/interior colors aren't even original colors),
> >but I'd support an effort to get the "correct" look
> >back out there. How "stunning" are we talking for
> >original matting now? 4 figures? (My last experience
> >with stunning was $48 oil filters for my Lotus, not to
> >mention the $1400 list price for a flywheel for same,
> >or the $4200 pair of catalytic converters...this led
> >me to the happiest day of my automotive hobby life -
> >the day I sold it).
> >
> >>
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: <RESTOGUY1@aol.com>
> >> > To: <Healeys@autox.team.net>
> >> > Sent: April 30, 2000 9:31 AM
> >> > Subject: Bugeye floormats
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > > We are currently restoring a early Bugeye to
> >> , hopefully ,
> >> > concours specs.
> >> > > A problem has arisen pertaining to
> >> availiabilty of correct
> >> > floomats .
> >> > > Does anyone on the list know of anyone
> >> making proper mats
> >> > ?
> >> > > Is there enough interest to warrent having a
> >> small run of them
> >> > made ? There
> >> > > are manufaturers who will do limited runs ,but
> >> the price can be
> >> > stunning.
> >> > > Anyhow ,what does the collective wisdom of
> >> the list have
> >> > to say about
> >> > > the subject . Any input would be helpful and
> >> appreciated
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > TIA
> >> > >
> >> > Jerry
> >> > > Hoeppner
> >> > >
> >> > > Restoguy1@aol.com
> >> > >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >=====
> >Ron Soave
> >"By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another
man's, I
> mean." - Mark Twain
> >
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