Found a guy to make a 3D-printed Seatbelt Receptacle for us
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09-05-2024 | 02:37 PM
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Hi y'all!
Order books are officially closed. Final tally, including my own, is 30 seat-belt buckle covers. I notified Anthony about the total amount that he will be printing. I will update you when he hands me the buckles. Please start sending your payments now so that I can pay him. I already started pm'ing some of you the payment details.
Final price per buckle is: $37.33, which works out to $74.67 for a pair.
For those of you ordered four, you will be paying: $149.33.
Once Anthony has printed the entire batch and handed them to me, I will be sanding and applying primer to the buckles so that when they arrive on your end, they are ready to paint. The buckles will be supplied with two Allen screws which will fasten both sides together.
I have to say, I am surprised by how tough and sturdy they are. I accidentally dropped one from a height of 3 feet, and it doesn't even have a scratch. It just bounced off the floor and shrugged it off like it was nothing. The plastic is also surprisingly hard to sand. Takes me a bit longer than I expected.
From you guys I ask for patience. I will be sanding and priming these covers in my limited spare time, to try and ship them on Saturdays. Whatever amount of orders I get done during the weekdays is what's getting shipped. I will be shipping in the order of the list I shared earlier. I will also provide a status update on orders as I go along and I'll send tracking numbers as well.
Order books are officially closed. Final tally, including my own, is 30 seat-belt buckle covers. I notified Anthony about the total amount that he will be printing. I will update you when he hands me the buckles. Please start sending your payments now so that I can pay him. I already started pm'ing some of you the payment details.
Final price per buckle is: $37.33, which works out to $74.67 for a pair.
For those of you ordered four, you will be paying: $149.33.
Once Anthony has printed the entire batch and handed them to me, I will be sanding and applying primer to the buckles so that when they arrive on your end, they are ready to paint. The buckles will be supplied with two Allen screws which will fasten both sides together.
I have to say, I am surprised by how tough and sturdy they are. I accidentally dropped one from a height of 3 feet, and it doesn't even have a scratch. It just bounced off the floor and shrugged it off like it was nothing. The plastic is also surprisingly hard to sand. Takes me a bit longer than I expected.
From you guys I ask for patience. I will be sanding and priming these covers in my limited spare time, to try and ship them on Saturdays. Whatever amount of orders I get done during the weekdays is what's getting shipped. I will be shipping in the order of the list I shared earlier. I will also provide a status update on orders as I go along and I'll send tracking numbers as well.
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09-07-2024 | 11:04 AM
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09-07-2024 | 11:36 AM
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09-20-2024 | 08:40 PM
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09-25-2024 | 06:20 PM
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09-25-2024 | 10:11 PM
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09-26-2024 | 09:55 AM
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Thanks.
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09-27-2024 | 06:51 PM
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09-28-2024 | 10:34 AM
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10-01-2024 | 12:29 PM
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10-01-2024 | 01:39 PM
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10-01-2024 | 08:32 PM
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Not yet, but I will soon. I just need to get done with shipping the second half of these orders. When I do list it on ebay, I will be listing them with low stock since I don't have the time to handle large orders while I'm still in residency training. Feel free to pm me after I've updated this thread with the final shipment so that I can list it on ebay for you.
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10-01-2024 | 08:35 PM
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You're welcome! I just wanted to give back to this community that has helped me keep my late father's car roadworthy all these years.
I don't know how large the market for this is, but I figure perhaps ebay sales may then help me slowly raise money to restore my XKR's paint which has had its clear-coat fail.
I don't know how large the market for this is, but I figure perhaps ebay sales may then help me slowly raise money to restore my XKR's paint which has had its clear-coat fail.
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10-02-2024 | 04:25 PM
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10-05-2024 | 01:56 PM
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Hi ya'll!
A message to all those of you who are still waiting for their shipment. @NWXKR @mcusick @Grieby @KC XK8 @Norri @Adriantj
I have been swamped with exams and presentations this week and the next. Because of this, I wasn't able to prep your parts to ship them today. Please excuse the delay. I will attempt to ship them as I can throughout the week instead of shipping in bulk like I did last time.
A message to all those of you who are still waiting for their shipment. @NWXKR @mcusick @Grieby @KC XK8 @Norri @Adriantj
I have been swamped with exams and presentations this week and the next. Because of this, I wasn't able to prep your parts to ship them today. Please excuse the delay. I will attempt to ship them as I can throughout the week instead of shipping in bulk like I did last time.
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