UNOBTAINIUM SUPPLIES: 60164001 Bezel, Ignition Lock Surround

email sent as I could not find it on the website......'cuz of the virus at the Rodeo...

 

i could not find it too. how much and how to install?

 

NICE! You are amazing!

 

Outstanding! THANK YOU Sir!

 

50 Bucks! Holy smokes that's reaching. Superformance UK listed them at £1.90:


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I mean, yeah I'm sure everyone is glad you are reproducing them since they have been unavailable for a while and everything, but really? Thats approximatley a 2046% increase.

Not bad.

How much are you charging for Purell and TP?

 

I think the thing to keep in mind here is the difference between a bulk purchase a retailer makes from probably China ( and then runs out of stock once they're all sold), to a person creating what are effectively bespoke pieces to meet a need for individuals.

I've bought several items over the past few years from Verell to complete the restoration of my 308 and I was incredibly grateful to find someone running a small business that provided parts that would be otherwise unavailable. For me these included the dash kidney vents, seat belt covers as well as others, were they cheap ? possibly not, did I need them, yes. Was I happy with the end result ? absolutely.

I was able to purchase the ignition surround from Superformance as mine was missing when I purchased the car. Would I pay $50 USD for the same part if my car was missing that part and it was no longer available? Yes, In a heart beat.

 

There's the key statement; if a part isn't available for $2, then $2 isn't a better price.

Verell makes bespoke items that aren't easily, or sometimes even available and are of very high quality. If the most the market would support was $5 for such a thing, he wouldn't even bother.

 

I am eternally grateful to Verell for repairing the turn signal stalks on my several 308s and my Maserati Indy. I actually think he is underpricing for the quality and service he provides. We are so fortunate to have him.

 

His plastic is "just better"....

I have had to battle my ignition switch in the past, and I agree I think R&R or at least loosening the mounting of the ignition switch (which has a lock rod to the steering column) is required to get the retaining ring on, from the back of the dash.

Will order one if I survive, next week!!!!!

 

The simple answer is go buy it from Superformance then. Oh wait you can’t so suddenly that price point is moot. Even so the Superformance part is sourced from a manufacturer that has the injection tool to make these. Injection molding has a huge tooling and machining cost but the piece price is pennies because the cycle time to manufacture is seconds and profit is based on making many thousands.

Verrell makes both his tooling by hand and pours and trims parts one at a time. You are paying for his labor and even then I’m sure he is making 1/4 or less of what a Ferrari mechanic charges for an hour labor. In addition he would be lucky to sell 50 of these over the next 2 years. It is a lousy way to make money and it is something he does as an enthusiast to help the community. We are lucky to have him.

Your comments were uneducated and disrespectful.

 

Hahahaha. Disrespectful not really, but uneducated, a hard no.

Just calling out a whopping price increase. Buy it or don't, that's an individual's choice.

Don't get me started with the muffler sellers and *their* prices.

 

I had a mate in the eighties who had an electrical store. He got in early when video cameras were hitting the market. There was one Japanese company (forget which) that had the only one available at that time. He contacted them and bought the entire allocation for the state (a container load), and set up shop, selling them for $2,500. A large retailer across the street had them for $1,800. A customer pointed this out and he said, "Yes, that's right, but they're out of stock. When I'm out of stock, my price is $1,800, too!"

 

Sent you an order today Verell. Thanks for what you do.

Mark

 

Verell makes good stuff and we are fortunate to have such a gent and resource that is so knowledgeable re these older 3x8s.

That said, if one is inclined to accept a vastly cheaper (as in a couple dollars) aftermarket alternative to the bezel of this thread's subject, a visit to Ace or Lowe's/HD drawers full of specialty bits will do quite nicely. Mine was lost during a mechanic visit so I replaced with a rubber grommet designed for electrical plug wires through a desk. If I can dig up a picture I will post. If it weren't pointed out, you'd never know it was the OEM pc.