W124 AMG Gen 1 kit

[Mosselmann]

I've been after a new Gen1 front bumper for a while they seem hard to come by, last one I saw went on ebay.de for 900 euros.
Would there be any interest in a small batch of high quality Fiberglass replicas of this kit?

 

[jaymanek]

speak to Mudster!

Problem is that although supply is limited demand is not exactly that of hot desserts.

 

[Mudster]

Yup, I've been down this road with the Gen II W126 kit.

People simply won't pay what is necessary to cover production costs so it simply isn't financially viable.

I had a list as long as my arm of people that wanted a kit, until of course I actually made them..then it was clear most of it was BS.

The biggest problem you'll have is the mold has to be absolutely spot on to provide a decent fit, we got the front and side skirts right but the rear bumper took three attempts. - Cost £1000....(plus buying a new kit to take the molds from - £2,400).

Then how do you move it? I had to have cardboard boxes made as they were simply so large.....and that's two boxes per kit...cost....£20 a box.

Cost of production now I'm at this stage..£265 per kit, which I considered a bargain....minimum order 10 sets a time to make it worth doing.

I got so sick of the monkeys on eBay telling me I was taking the pi55 charging any more than £200 for a "Fibreglass ripoff" that I'm simply not bothering any longer.

I have the usual list of dreamers in the states that would happily pay £600 for a set but then don't understand why it will cost so much to send it over. (about the same again).

I've tried to find someone out there interested in putting together a group order that I can ship in volume on a groupage container rate but it's all hot air.......

On top of this you also have lots of experts telling you that you can buy the real thing for £500 or so second hand which I didn't manage to do in 10 years of trying (and was the reason I set out on this road to start with)...or if I did find one it was in Japan, and the cost of shipping is so conveniently forgotten....

I didn't even cover my costs, my advice is don't do it...just find one for yourself.

 

[RBYCC]

The GEN I kit I purchased for my widebody conversion is as good as it gets.

The USA manufacturer is "Extreme Dimensions" and the ex-works price for the front. rear and side skirts is USD $600.00.

The product is a semi rigid fiberglass which will twist over the length of the spoiler without cracking.

The overall finish is paint ready with only normal prep work required.
The front and rear use the stock bumper impact strips instead of being molded in like many replica kits.

Now the deficiencies, which to me become an asset.

The front and rear have no mounting/fixing points !!!!!

That being said my intention is to overlay the kit part to the stock part.
This will then allow a perfect match with the stock chassis fixing points and use stock hardware.
I will overlay the full unit as I want to gain width on the sides to match the flared fenders.

For a stock install the fixing points would have to be transferred to the kit or custom fabricated.

Shipping weight of one kit is about 21KG.
The carton that one kit is shipped in could hold at least an additional or potentially two more kits.

Shipping carton is about 72" x 42" x 24" and would dim out for airfreight to about 437 lbs / 199KG.

If you estimate about a $4.00KG consolidated airfreight rate, it would be about $800.00.

Delivered cost to LHR would be $2000.00 / 1180 Sterling for two kits in one shipping carton.

If the carton could hold three kits the delivered price per kit would be 394 Sterling...

Worth fabricating the mounting points ?

 

[Mudster]

^^^^What that man says.......get three of you together and ship them over.

You'll probably need a commercial premises as destination (strangely makes it cheaper to ship than if it's a domestic address - particularly with UPS SCS).

I have a warehouse by Gatwick airport, so if you wanted a group buy and ship here to me I'll look after them for you and you can collect or I'll send out by palletline.

The Extreme Dimensions W124 kits are good, unfortunately they really got the W126 wrong otherwise I'd simply have bought a few over rather than going to the lengths I did.

 

[RBYCC]

^^^^What that man says.......get three of you together and ship them over.

You'll probably need a commercial premises as destination (strangely makes it cheaper to ship than if it's a domestic address - particularly with UPS SCS).

I have a warehouse by Gatwick airport, so if you wanted a group buy and ship here to me I'll look after them for you and you can collect or I'll send out by palletline.

The Extreme Dimensions W124 kits are good, unfortunately they really got the W126 wrong otherwise I'd simply have bought a few over rather than going to the lengths I did.

The kits aren't as good as the genuine...but they'll have to do until the real thing comes along !!!
GEN I kits are impossible to find in the USA.

Extreme Dimensions ships from California.
I don't see why they couldn't pack multiple kits in one carton. provided thaey are individually bubble warapped.
I'm on the East Coast and motor freight delivery from coast to coast is about $200.00.

No reason why they couldn't be airfreighted from LAX to LHR or LGW.
My forwarder ( Nippon Express ) has both air and ocean operations at Heathrow.

They can arrange for carriage to the consignee or pickup at their location.

It would take a bit more effort to get the pricing a bit more accurate.

Ocean freight is another consideration and would be a cost savings.

Ed a.

 

[maggot]

You could bid on this piece of tat........probably get the thing for under £300.00

1993 MERCEDES E280 AUTO BLACK on eBay (end time 11-Aug-09 23:50:50 BST)

 

[RBYCC]

You could bid on this piece of tat........probably get the thing for under £300.00

1993 MERCEDES E280 AUTO BLACK on eBay (end time 11-Aug-09 23:50:50 BST)

If only we had such great "tat" in the USA......

 

[d w124]

Mercedes W124 AMG-Stoßfänger vorne W 124 bei eBay.de: Karosserieteile (endet 17.08.09 21:29:00 MESZ) There you go mate.

 

[unitfreebie]

1 Euro??? What a Deal!!!

 

[RBYCC]

"Euro tat" ????

 

[akuma4me]

Is this ED kit the same made by Duraflex

Hello Ed
Is this GEN I Kit replica that Extreme Dimension sells made by Duraflex?

Do u have their number? I ask this because when search ED;s website, it shows Duraflex kit

Pls call me at 626-675-9979. Ben

 

[akuma4me]

Hello Ed
Is this GEN I Kit replica that Extreme Dimension sells made by Duraflex?

Do u have their number? I ask this because when search ED;s website, it shows Duraflex kit

Pls call me at 626-675-9979. Ben

 

[chriss428]

right people all i need is the gen 1 front bumper please please please pleas

 

[boomtings]

Dont give up searching , and also look at cars on ebay and autotrader.

I brought mine recently after seeing a thread on this forum , i brought the whole car and convinced the seller for an extra £50 to send me just the AMG gen1 front bumper and side skirts. I let him keep the car as it was a low spec e200.

Actually come to think of it my kits white like your car.

 

[chriss428]

cheeky sod i tell u what ill reinburse your 50 for just the front bumper??? yes? deal? bargin

 

[Mudster]

Actually, buying a car is the way to go, you'l probably find a kitted car for less or the same price as just the kit.

 

[d w124]

right people all i need is the gen 1 front bumper please please please pleas

Hi there mate.Sorry as i don`t like to sound like i`m wasting your time,but after a bit of research the bumpers i`ve got fit any w124 apart from estate.I`ll make sure i get some pictures tomorrow and and i upload them on this thread