Bumper Foglight Grills

[sarg]

Originally Posted by rory_pamphilon

But both the D2 PF & D3 are very cheap compared to the D2 FL. I heard (although i havnt checked myself) you can get them for £60-80 new from Audi so pricing them at £105 on ebay seems daft & down right greedy

Go buy a jobload then, you can resell them for a profit

[Dezzy]

Originally Posted by rory_pamphilon

But both the D2 PF & D3 are very cheap compared to the D2 FL. I heard (although i havnt checked myself) you can get them for £60-80 new from Audi so pricing them at £105 on ebay seems daft & down right greedy

I think when buying anything from a scrap yard you have to do your homework. It has been noted before in a post that a part in question was cheaper from the main dealer however they don't advertise that the parts are cheaper than main dealer (or i've not seen it if they have) the majority of parts are considerably cheaper that dealer, in stock and the right colour, with a 24 hour dispatch.

I like a bargain and i've boaught from them but like i said you have to shop with your head.

They are from Yorkshire

Originally Posted by sarg

Go buy a jobload then, you can resell them for a profit

There's obviously a market for them....... Dezzy goes to think about how he can make these

[HPsauce]

Someone with a 3D printer might be able to turn a small profit.....

[ainarssems]

Consumer level 3D printers will be to rough texture, and you need to get it in CAD design first. Once you get design you could order 3D prints online on professional 3D laser printers, not sure about costs.

To make 1000 pieces by injection molding you are looking at £20k for design and mold and about £5k for production of 1000 units, which would work out £25 a piece. If you order 10,000 it would work out only £7 piece

[Dezzy]

I could model one in CAD but it would be a whole load easier to use a grill to make the negitive mould.

For the price of them i'd be tempted to use an old pair of tights streached accross some stainless wire or something

[The_Laird]

There was a guy on USA ebay a while back who'd made a few - might be worth a look further afield

[David's8]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I could model one in CAD but it would be a whole load easier to use a grill to make the negitive mould.

For the price of them i'd be tempted to use an old pair of tights streached accross some stainless wire or something

Ah, classy as ever Dezzy! When mine was missing and I was waiting for one to become available from A8 Parts I tried manufacturing one out of stainless grill material. The problem is the the fact that that aren't lugs or a ledge on which to seat any frame (such as your stainless wire with some pants on it) and, consequently, the frame just pushes right through. It needs some work to provide some kind of seat first. As a grill became available I gave up on it.

[HPsauce]

I just noticed that one of mine looked slightly "out of place" and on checking it was pretty loose, only really held by a flimsy part-broken lug at the outer edge with the inner end just waving about!
Taking it out I can see how the catches are "supposed" to hold them reasonably firmly, but they just don't seem to. I guess over time the lower bumper gets affair bit of bashing and distorts somewhat.

Reading all the various suggestions in this thread, is a good (black) cable tie at the top towards the inner end really adequate? Or are there better methods?
(This is the late FL one-piece type)