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Elusive Elements grille GROUP BUY!!!

Discussion in 'Group Buys' started by timsxr, Jan 6, 2011.

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  1. Jan 30, 2011 at 6:39 PM
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    I will look into it this week thank you
     
  2. Jan 30, 2011 at 7:10 PM
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    I would like to see it with the emblem if possible then i would be in
    thx
     
  3. Jan 30, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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    This is the best i have at the moment Thanks

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    Shipping this one out tomorrow not getting powder coat looks alot different with the bends in it CLEAN
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  4. Jan 31, 2011 at 12:17 AM
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    I need it like I need money. Right this freaken second!!!!!!!!!!!"" :annoyed:
    Im jk.do it right the first time. Good things come with time.

    But hurry tho :):D
     
  5. Jan 31, 2011 at 5:50 AM
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    Ha ha it's a process I spent all weekend in the garage grinding an bending I have two more uppers to do tonight because the cutter messed up two of the mesh pieces but I will pick them up after work and get them to powder coat tomorrow. So far the longest part of this is the laser cutting took 5 business days and im not to sure on the coating yet.. Thanks everyone for being so patient.
     
  6. Jan 31, 2011 at 5:55 AM
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    Likin the lower to match mesh in the 2011 upper but would have to mod it to allow use of my light bar..............
     
  7. Jan 31, 2011 at 8:17 AM
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    love the grille..put me down for satoshi + lower + no powder. any chance of getting the hood scoop to match and any more emblems?
     
  8. Jan 31, 2011 at 6:26 PM
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    If this is going on a xrunner the lower will not bolt on without removing the black lower center part.
     
  9. Jan 31, 2011 at 7:49 PM
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    yeah thats no problem....so what the time frame looking like for the next batch or do you have some hanging around still?
     
  10. Feb 1, 2011 at 1:13 AM
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    GETTING HUNGRY!
     
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    Tim, you're pretty manufacturing-savvy, perhaps you should talk to an aftermarket supplier that could customize one of their molds to produce a nice clean Satoshi-ready grille. If Partsgeek can sell them for $30-something and make a profit, there's room for a custom application. Action Crash Parts is their supplier of the $33 grille, so they would be the ones to talk to. I almost called them myself regarding this, but I just don't have the time to get involved with it (I work for Toyota, so I barely have time to do ANYTHING other than work, lol).
     
  13. Feb 1, 2011 at 5:52 AM
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    Everything is sold right now I'm starting a new group buy next week. It takes about a month by the time payments come in till the last box is shipped.
     
  14. Feb 1, 2011 at 5:54 AM
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    So the Coater said he would be done this Friday so I will box them up on the weekend and have them on your way Monday morning.
     
  15. Feb 1, 2011 at 5:57 AM
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    I have been looking into this for a bit now it takes about a year to get somthing going!! It would be AMAZING to offer this!
     
  16. Feb 1, 2011 at 8:53 AM
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    So the next group buy is next week?
     
  17. Feb 1, 2011 at 9:37 AM
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    Ya ill start taking orders next week
     
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    Ok cool man, you can go ahead an mark me down for your next order, if you like. I'll send payment when you actually kick it off. Thanks.
     
  19. Feb 1, 2011 at 11:10 PM
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    anybody got pics of these on their trucks yet?
     
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