I'm making the map pockets into speaker pods and if it comes out nice I want to have a mold made and get it replicated. I was just curious about the process and maybe the expense involved? Also if any of you do this let me know or if you know of any good companies. Thanks
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Anybody here ever get a part replicated by plastic injection molding or another way?
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Injection molding has a very high start up cost. I was thinking about doing a part for the e30, but after getting a quote and everything, it turned out not to be worth it. 5k is relatively cheap, too. My father's company does a lot of injection molding and he says its 100k+ for the parts that he has made (granted these are probably more complex, however, they are smaller than an entire map pocket).sigpic
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Roto molding is much cheaper and small runs can be made. You still need to spend $1k on the aluminum matrix. For a speaker enclosure such as above, fiberglass will be a better alternative.Brake harder. Go faster. No shit.
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I once thought making airboxes with rotational moulding.
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Production will begin soon......hopefully. I won't be going with injection molding, for now because of cost, however I have a guy who will be helping me with molds and also making some using existing map pockets. The plan is for the part that is not taken up by the speaker to be able to house a crossover and yes a hole will need to be cut in the door still but it won't be seen and will look much cleaner.
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