Roger Chatfield 0 Posted February 4, 2014 Yes mate, I'm more than happy to pick it up. PM me your number and I'll give you a ring and see what's what. Rog. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted February 4, 2014 Hi Rog - phone signal is a real problem where I live and I have to basically go out my house and up the road to have a phone conversation (some sort of weird blackspot as it's high signal everywhere else around me) so I tend to stick to email at the moment. I'll PM you both my email and phone number though, and we can go from there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g0ldf1ng3r 15 Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks for the continued efforts Jim & Rog thank you from all of us for assisting with its progression :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamie_300 0 Posted February 4, 2014 As above, I'm sure fellow corrado owners are patient! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonytiger 0 Posted February 4, 2014 As said, no rush, slow burn is fine! Jim - thanks for your continued efforts on this, and the sprinter - good luck with the house buying! And thanks to Roger for offering to pick this up. :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted March 7, 2014 Have a progress update :) They've produced a prototype pair. I'm in the process of seeing about getting them sent to me so I can trial fit them. They're produced in a white ABS plastic, but have a black top - so there should be no white visible. I'm not sure if the black top is black plastic or if it's painted. I'm going to check out the prototype parts as and when I get them and will report back on my feelings about them. So just to confirm this group buy is not dead and is trickling along! Cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Album56 0 Posted March 7, 2014 Thanks for the update Jim, it takes as long as it takes, just glad I might be able to cover the R/H screw eventually. Mick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted March 7, 2014 Nice one Jim . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted March 12, 2014 I received the prototype binnacle covers yesterday. I will try and get some pictures up tonight to get a verdict from folks! Initial impressions are reasonably positive. As you'd expect size wise they are a perfect copy as they are a 3D scanned copy. Clips and everything look good so should be a perfect fit. The minor downsides I guess are that they're printed in a white plastic and then painted black on top. The coverage isn't totally perfect but I think once they're fitted you'd struggle to see any white plastic anywhere, and for those that were not totally happy a quick coat of a gloss black plastikote or similar would do the job. The texture on the top isn't exactly the same, but again, given the size of the pieces and their location, I'd be surprised if anyone noticed. I'm building myself up to prising off my current speedo binnacle covers (because I'm worried they'll break!) and test fitting these to see how they look over the weekend, and subject to feedback on the pictures, will be looking to put an order in with the company soon. Prices look to be as I estimated - about £10/pair delivered. Further updates as I have them! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g0ldf1ng3r 15 Posted March 12, 2014 Jim you are a super star! Thank you for persisting with this, im sure like most on here i cant wait to see your trial fit pics :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted March 12, 2014 Looking forward to seeing these .you will be ok removing the oem ones , screwdriver and a lump hammer should do it ! Lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted March 12, 2014 Very unflattering pictures here.. terrible lighting, etc etc but will hopefully give you some idea. I keep reminding myself that these are very small pieces of trim and they don't honestly need to be PERFECT replicas so long as they fit correctly! Top ones are the originals obviously.. Essentially, subject to a proper fit, I'd be happy to order these. I'll see about PM'ing everyone who expressed an interest as I'll have to take money up front (can't really afford to fork out the £400 in advance to cover the cost of the order!). Cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon green 5 Posted March 12, 2014 Any pics fitted Jim ? Only kidding,! If your happy with them,I'll have a set Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted March 12, 2014 Any pics fitted Jim ? Only kidding,! If your happy with them,I'll have a set Will get them on the car at the weekend mate and sort out some pictures then :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted March 12, 2014 These look fine Jim . For such a small part any slight difference will hardly be noticable . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Chatfield 0 Posted March 12, 2014 Good work Jim, those look spot on. Rog. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diarmaid16 1 Posted March 12, 2014 Good progress. Didn't take too long! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted March 12, 2014 Pleased to have got your original ones returned to me as well mate.. was scared they'd get lost or something! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diarmaid16 1 Posted March 12, 2014 Ah, it wouldn't have been the end of the world! Glad something good came of them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
delfinis38 1 Posted March 13, 2014 Pleased to have got your original ones returned to me as well mate.. was scared they'd get lost or something! jim if there is any spare or peeps opt out I will have a set please.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g0ldf1ng3r 15 Posted March 13, 2014 They are looking great jim! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted March 13, 2014 jim if there is any spare or peeps opt out I will have a set please.... To be honest they're priced per pair so I don't *need* to limit the GB to 50 pairs, so will probably end up ordering more :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sankysvr6 0 Posted March 13, 2014 Looks good to me, I just want them as spares. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamie_300 0 Posted March 13, 2014 they look very very good! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dude VR6 0 Posted March 13, 2014 Nice one Jim, I think I'll up my order to 3 pairs( just in case) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
