Thread: Making Moulds

So I have just bought brand new front guards and a front bumper. Want to get moulds made from them so I can do fibreglass copies or even produce a thinner front bumper for weight saving.

Questions are:

- What kind of people can do this? ie, key words in the yellow pages.
- Costs involved in producing said moulds.
- Anyone interested in these items?

Car is an EG6 and I know there are a lot of them running on the track. Also have a bonnet mould which produces just the top skin, so 4 bonnet pins would need to be used.

Cheers.

- What kind of people can do this? ie, key words in the yellow pages.

fibreglass dunedin - Google Search

- Costs involved in producing said moulds.

Cant help with this but im sure someone will have an idea. or call one of the listings in the above link

- Anyone interested in these items?

not me personally, but im sure people running eg trackers will be

Hey thanks for that. I feel stupid asking that question now. Haha.

I guess the 3rd question is the most important one now.

talk to marke at SSP? im sure he can do the bonnet already as he makes a FG bonnet already with the skelleton

Bonnet mould isn't needed as already have one. It is top half but thats ok. Uber light weight.

if your wanting to do stuff yourself, its not too hard... and I sell all the stuff at work (althou Im leaving there soonish)

need mould release wax and few other goodies... can add up in cost but it goes a fair way.

if you wana talk about things, just ask.... have done a few moulds myself before... can lead you thru it

are you talking about factory guard or aftermarket vented guard...etc?

I am talking about making moulds of factory guards. But if you have vented ones available which aren't wider I may be interested in a price.

don't think I got factory guard with vented on our own parts,I import from another supplier few years ago but I found that the fitment is not up to my standard,so I don't sell them anymore.I do have other parts for EG in fibre glass that we usually use in race car oversea,I will double check if factory guard is available now or not for you,cheers

Originally Posted by Gudgen

I am talking about making moulds of factory guards. But if you have vented ones available which aren't wider I may be interested in a price.

Interested in any light weight body parts for an EG that you could sell me.

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The standard steel EG guards are already very light, you would be hard pressed to get a fiberglass one lighter without it being very flimsy & flexing a lot.

^^ what he said. I really dont see any advantage to building standard FG guards.....

EG bumpers and gaurds are light and cheap enough as it is. Dime a dozen.

Originally Posted by fr3ek

Saves the tyres getting cut from a bit of bump and grind.

Have seen FG shatter and splinter then slice and deflate tyres just as good.

Might stick to brand new panels then. Its hard to find straight guards these days.

strong's do new ones for $150 a corner ready to paint