Broken Door Locks in your 92-95 civic? New replacement part might be coming soon
03-07-2005, 04:19 PM
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Broken Door Locks in your 92-95 civic? New replacement part might be coming soon
Some of you might remember my last thread in the eg forum about this
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1150990
Well I'm about ready to move onto the next stage, but there are quite a few new problems/considerations that I need to take into account.
First of all, these would be sets of left and right interior door lock tabs. This peice is broken frequently on 92-95 civics from cold weather freezing the locks, old age, or from aftermarket door lock actuators. To get this part from the dealership, it costs anywhere from $60-80 for each side, totalling $120-160.
I originally planned on offering them for $10, however due to the insanely high cost of the injection molding alluminum mold, the new price is going to be $20 shipped for the set.
Here is my situation, I would need around $6500 to throw down for the mold to be made, so for this to work I need to sell at least 350 sets just to break even. This is my dillema. I need to get a feel for what the market is like so I can decide whether or not this is too big of a financial risk for me to undertake.
Now onto the design considerations:
The new peices would be made out of black plastic, with other factory colors availible in shorter supply for possibly $22 a set. I would produce 500 sets at first. Each peice will be made out of a glass polymer ABS injection molded plastic. This plastic is similar to the type used in many ski and snowboard bindings. It is a very strong plastic with extremely good temperature ratings. It can handle -40 farenheit with the same properties as it would at room temperature. I would thicken up the back brace slightly, but not enough to affect fitment. The letters "lock" would no longer be a sticker, but instead etched directly onto the peice.
I need everyones opinion about the market structure for an item such as this. I'm just a college student who has some extra money that I might be able to throw around. I wouldn't be making a huge profit by any means off of this unless it started selling in the 1000 sets range. Should I procede to the next step or just call it good and let everyone superglue their locks back together and hope to find a used set on ebay
Let me know your opinion
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1150990
Well I'm about ready to move onto the next stage, but there are quite a few new problems/considerations that I need to take into account.
First of all, these would be sets of left and right interior door lock tabs. This peice is broken frequently on 92-95 civics from cold weather freezing the locks, old age, or from aftermarket door lock actuators. To get this part from the dealership, it costs anywhere from $60-80 for each side, totalling $120-160.
I originally planned on offering them for $10, however due to the insanely high cost of the injection molding alluminum mold, the new price is going to be $20 shipped for the set.
Here is my situation, I would need around $6500 to throw down for the mold to be made, so for this to work I need to sell at least 350 sets just to break even. This is my dillema. I need to get a feel for what the market is like so I can decide whether or not this is too big of a financial risk for me to undertake.
Now onto the design considerations:
The new peices would be made out of black plastic, with other factory colors availible in shorter supply for possibly $22 a set. I would produce 500 sets at first. Each peice will be made out of a glass polymer ABS injection molded plastic. This plastic is similar to the type used in many ski and snowboard bindings. It is a very strong plastic with extremely good temperature ratings. It can handle -40 farenheit with the same properties as it would at room temperature. I would thicken up the back brace slightly, but not enough to affect fitment. The letters "lock" would no longer be a sticker, but instead etched directly onto the peice.
I need everyones opinion about the market structure for an item such as this. I'm just a college student who has some extra money that I might be able to throw around. I wouldn't be making a huge profit by any means off of this unless it started selling in the 1000 sets range. Should I procede to the next step or just call it good and let everyone superglue their locks back together and hope to find a used set on ebay
Let me know your opinion
03-07-2005, 04:23 PM
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Re: Broken Door Locks in your 92-95 civic? New replacement part might be coming soon (bambbrose)
i broke mine on purpose...
sounds interesting tho
sounds interesting tho
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