Errrrr.....uuuh......I think $200 X 100sets is $20,000, not $2,000.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From Michael Lupynec <mlupynec at globalserve.net>
To: Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>
Cc: mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, May 01, 2000 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: Bugeye floormats
>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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