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I would really like for Factory Five to have a Blackout option package for the Mk4 Roadster.
Do you think Factory Five should offer a Blackout Edition Mk4 as an option?
Blackout items to include wheels, knock-offs, windshield trim, lemans style gas cap, etc.....if its chrome or silver it's not anymore.
Would definitely be something I would have bought, as I'm going to get everything powder coated.Quote:
Originally Posted by M3ichael
A blacked out windshield?
Yeah sorry typo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bren
I like the idea of a blacked out MK4
I say NO ! and here is why.......don't get me wrong, they look great....however, you ask a question like this and a lot of hands go up because we can see it in our heads. Truth is, when the rubber hits the road,only a couple of guys have the hair to pull the trigger. It took forever to get the 289 but because so many hands went up they decided to go forward. I have one so I'm happy but ffr sunk a lot of cake into the deal and it will be a while to recoupe.......iffin ya want a black out...do a black....you can do it cheaper then FFR can...or, send me the parts you want blacked out, I'll powder coat them, mark them up, and send them back...da Bat
I agree with Jeff, those that want it bad enough can go that route. I had everything stripped and re-done in a satin-matte black with the exception of the wheels and windshield frame. That’s my taste and what I prefer, but I don’t think there is enough of a demand for FFR to break even with manufacturing those items in black.
Chris
You can do a "murdered out" black car but in the end, it may just blend in with every other European import done that way. JMHO but every car needs a bit of chrome and shiny stuff. One of the cars we're working on right now is going to be very dark. It will however, have a few well placed pieces of chrome, stainless and polished aluminum.
I agree, the demand will not be high enough to warrant FFR doing it. That's a heck of a lot of additional part numbers to produce and inventory. Da Bat's 289 FIA comment is a perfect example of a bunch of people claiming interest until the time came to put up or shut up (no need to name the most vocal member of that group ;))
Jeff
No. Roadsters are supposed to have some bling and it would be a waste for FF to do. Now one can do it themselves if they like the look and that is what is great about building your own.
Backdraft already offers a black edition. I’m personally not a fan but to each his own.
http://backdraftracing.com/backdraft-rt3b
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Love bling but this is where I might be going...
I will be blacking out most of the chrome on my upcoming build and only leaving select visible aluminum and some fasteners un-coated. As for FFR offering this as an option, I doubt the demand is high enough to warrant the extra inventory management or extra steps involved to get all of the individual pieces coated. I personally like the idea of keeping 1 standard and allowing individuals to customize and build their vehicle they way they want it, which is why I went the FFR route in the first place.
You mean the same guy that didn't actually buy one....... :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff Kleiner
Like Mr. Miller said, black paint, powder coating, and ceramic coating pipes and there is your Blackout Roadster. And you can pick and choose to leave a little bling. I took that route.
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It would not sell one extra kit for them if they offered it, because it is something that the owner can have done themselves with the existing parts. There is no business reason to offer different colored trim packages. People are not going to buy a Pre-built Backdraft rather than build your own FFR to get black trim from the factory.
Yeah, probably the same guy....you know, the guy who didn't follow through after whining for years. No real surprise though since he has yet to purchase a roadster of any model from Factory Five Racing. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike N
Jeff
I say no for the same reasons others have chimed in on. It'll just lower the volume of the regular parts they source, thus making them both more expensive.
Another problem with special editions is that FFR buys the shiny bits from different vendors. If FFR asked each vendor to send them a blacked out version, you'd end up with several different shades of black and many more parts on your back order list. If you want FFR to collect the parts, send them out for color treatment and then repackage them for you, well, it would cost them more to do it than you could have done locally and you'd have no input on what is black and which black or which finish (gloss, satin, eggshell, matt, flat). My guess is that FFR will concentrate their marketing and development time focused on things they actually make in-house.
Cant wait to see your finished project, though.
-Steve
And no it wasn't me.....I have a 289.....but it's a secret.
ok....was a secret.
You keep a secret almost as well as Dave Smith ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by j.miller
Jeff
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Blacked out rims reminds me of cars in winter