Carbon Fibre hatch cover

[Crave]

Hi,

I'm just checking if there's a market for carbon fibre hatch covers. I can make them to fit any generation of Civic. These will be 100% real carbon fibre, not fibreglass coverd with one ply of carbon. They will be prefessionally made. The company I work for specializes in the repair and manufacture of composite parts for the airline industry.

I figure that I would be able to sell them for about $50 each. I've seen OEM hatch covers go for $75-$100 on eBay, so $50 is pretty good. (All prices in USD).

What do you all think?

 

[LowNotSlow]

I think that's a steal. I also think you wouldn't be able to actually sell them at $50 a piece.

 

[ShinsenTuner]

talk about biting Comptech's name...

 

[Crave]

talk about biting Comptech's name...

I don't think so. There are lots of companies with similer names (Comtek, Com-tek, Comtech, etc). Our company name may be inspired from another, but I don't think that the guys who started this aerpsoace engineering company have ever even heard of Comptech racing company from California.

 

[ShinsenTuner]

probably...are you really selling those hatches for like 50 bucks? o_o

 

[turboej7]

Can we see a pic of what you are selling... im interested

 

[joe7987]

just so both you and everyone else here knows...

It's ok if you get feedback to see if they'll sell well... but you can't sell them here until you have at least 100 posts.. and you can't sell them on a mass scale unless you become a site sponsor.

 

[Rand0m]

hatch cover ?

 

[Crave]

I'm just checking if there is interest before I invest the time and money into making them. Right now it's still at the planning stage.

 

[swaptwagon]

... but you can't sell them here until you have at least 100 posts...

my thaughts exactly, kinda shady hiding it in a different area.

 

[Eran]

He's talking about the cargo cover for civic hatchies.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

le laugh, le laugh.

youre pricing yourself out of business.

 

[Jason-]

Post some pictures. Itd be nice to see even a graphical image of what you are considering to make.

-Jason

 

[*Guest*]

hhhhmmmm if you can sell it that cheap ... are you even making a profit ? The cost of carbon fiber material and then time to make it and other materials ? how is the quality ?