Unbreakable Temp/Vent/Choke Lever Bezels at Last!!!!

I just sold the last 2 bezels from group buy #2. Is there enough interest for me to have some more made up for a group buy?

Based on the last order, It'll take a minimum of 6-8 weeks after I place the order before they're available, so if you want some for this salt season, speak up now.

Price will vary with quantity, It shouldn't exceed $175/bezel, & more likely will be around $155-$165/bezel.

 

I've just received several requests for lever bezels & since these have been out of stock for the better part of a year I thought I'd better get another group buy going.

The group buy will end Friday 1-Feb. At that time I'll calculate the final price, request payment & place the order with the machine shop. Based on the last order, It'll take 6 -8 weeks after I place the order before they're available, so if you want some before driving season, post a response to this thread.

I'm having to find a new machine shop to make them as the one I was using has a large long-term contract & "isn't taking on more work for the next 9-12 months, possibly longer".

If you read the earlier threads, you'll find that most people who've bought these have ended up replacing all their bezels because the show chrome finish on these makes the OEM plated plastic look shabby. Other than finish quality, you can not tell these from the OEM bezels once they're installed.

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:
To order send a deposit of $100/bezel via PayPal to:

SUBJ: ORDER:Qty n Unbreakable Lever Bezels,Chrome Qty
TO: Orders(at)UnobtainiumSupply(dot)com - (Sorry, but I get swamped with spam when I use the @ & . symbols)

PLEASE:
1) Include your shipping address, phone # for shipping co. use, & Fchat member name in the eMAIL.
2) Remember to put the quantity in the subject as I track open orders using eMAIL folders.

If you don't use PayPal, Send eMAIL to the same address with the order information to lock in your order & that you're mailing your payment made out to:

Unobtainium Supply Co.
523 Longley Rd
Groton,MA, USA
01450


I'll eMAIL you order confirmation.

GROUP BUY #2 PRICING:
Price to subscribed FerrariChat members for this group buy is: TBD/bezel.
(The exact group buy price is going to depend on quantity ordered & what I get for the machining quote. If the group buy size is for around 20 - 25 piecesI expect the price to be in the $130 - $159/bezel ballpark, If the buy gets up to 40-50 pieces it might be as low as the previous price of $122/bezel.)

List price is: $159.00

There is a per order shipping cost of: $8.00 + $1.00/bezel Insurance.

 

Sorry, I was a bit unclear in the previous post. While posting intent here will help give others confidence in participating, To participate in the group buy please send a refundable deposit per the ordering instructions in the previous thread.

 

I'm close to finishing the mold for the knobs, & am researching a source for the lables.

REUSING OEM LABLES:
The OEM lables are held on by a rubber type cement, soak them overnight in mineral spirits & it'll release. Clean the back up & attach to the new bezels with trim cement.

Sean,
Nice fix. You were lucky that just the tab broke off. Usually the break takes one of the cylindrical bosses off of the top, or even cracks the top itself.

 

Hello Mark,
Received your PM, will respond late this week.

>Did you sell three to someone in CA or TX in one of the buys before?

Possibly, I remember shipping quite a few to CA, & I think also some to TX, the quantities varied from 1 to 4. However, I don't have an easy way of searching previous invoices.

I don't know of anyone else who's ever made the metal ones, so most likely Unobtainium Supply made them. However, I may not have sold them to your PO as I did sell quite a few to a distributor who would have retailed them.

 

Just a reminder, the group buy deadline is rapidly approaching.

Interest to date has been extremely light, nowhere near the minimum needed to justify a mfg. run.

 

We're getting down to the wire guys!!!

 

I've located a company that says they can make the lables. I've got good pictures of the 308 Temp & Choke lables from a pair of NOS ones that I gave them to work from. I've got preliminary quotes back, & a quoted delivery time of 4-6 weeks.

NEED HELP:
Does anyone have a good scan or picture of the 308 vent control lable? If so, I'd appreciate a copy to give to the lable company to generate the artwork from. Otherwise I'm going to have to try to get a lable off of one of my car's controls. If you have a picture, please send it to:
Verell(at)UnobtainiumSupply(dot)com.


Given the lack of response to the bezel group buy, I'm now talking to the major distributors who seem very interested in them, but only if I can also supply the lables.

 

Thanks for the pictures, I've got enough detail so that I can create CAD layouts of the labels.

Did the vent label yesterday, took about 4 hours to get it into the CAD system. Couldn't find a font that was close so I had to create all the letters by hand. Luckily I can at least re-use the O & E letters on the choke label.

 

You're in luck! I've located & yesterday I bought back a few sets of my lever bezels from someone who was planning on reselling them overseas & then didn't(long story-don't ask), so can take orders until they're exhausted! I had to pay him $10/bezel over what I sold them to him for, so the price will be $132/bezel + a per order shipping cost of: $8.00 + $1.00/bezel Insurance.

When these are gone, it will be at least a year, possibly 2 before there's enough demand built up for me to run off some more.

Price for a set of 4 bezels is: $540 = $528/bezel + $12 S&I within USA, contact me w/ address & phone # for international shipping quote.

Price for 1 bezel is: $141 = $132 + $9 S&I

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:
To order send PayPal to:

SUBJ: ORDER:Qty n Unbreakable Lever Bezels,Chrome Qty
TO: Orders(at)UnobtainiumSupply(dot)com - (Sorry, but I get swamped with spam when I use the @ & . symbols)

PLEASE:
1) Include your shipping address, phone # for shipping co. use, & Fchat member name in the PayPal notes.
2) Remember to put the quantity in the subject as I track open orders using eMAIL folders.

If you don't use PayPal, Send eMAIL to the same address with the order information to lock in your order & that you're mailing your payment made out to:

Unobtainium Supply Co.
523 Longley Rd
Groton,MA, USA
01450


I'll eMAIL you your order confirmation.

LABELS:
I'm making good progress on sourcing the labels. I have samples of similar lablel coming from the vendor as I want to make sure of his quality before I place an order for several $K. Also, I need to finish the CAD artwork for the other 3 label patterns. Once I place the order, turn-around is quoted as 5 weeks, so I expect lables will be available in Late April or early May.

 

Several people have asked what the label set will contain.

I think there's going to be 2 308 Label sets:
- Carb'd car set: 2 Vent, 1 Temp, & 1 Choke
- Injected car set: 2 Vent & 2 Temp

Alternatively there may be a set of 5 labels:
- 2 Vent, 2 Temp & 1 Choke