Gauging Interest - Custom Shift Knobs

[Davesatdoasisbar]

Is it available in bright yellow?

[ESAD]

STROGUY, I wouldn't count on it. If you read the first post, I am trying to find out if there is enough interest in doing this for it to be worth it. It is looking good so far, but I don't have enough people yet to do it.

I would require a minimum of 17 people confirmed, and prepaid.
I still have a few details to work out as well so small fluctuations in price etc. may still crop up. These will be perfect, and to do that takes a bit of prototyping first.

Right now it looks like 14 people have said they would buy one. A few have said "~cool" but that doesn't mean much other than to make me feel good and I do appreciate it! So don't get me wrong. And 3 have said they'd like a piston shifter. Which I can do as well. I just need to find a picture of a new Hemi piston! Anyone?

So, in order for me to make any ONE of the different designs, I would need 17+/- a few that wanted that specific design. (lettering doesn't apply to this rule) Meaning I don't need 17 people all wanting the crazy fluted and ribbed one with R/T on it. I just need 17 wanting the crazy fluted and ribbed one period!

[ESAD]

Is it available in bright yellow?

You can have ANY COLOR you want.

[wheelife]

G.S.M. might be able to supply a photo of a current hemi piston?

[stroguy]

Don't want a piston for a shift knob, sorry.

[stroguy]

Tell me if I make any mistakes ESAD.

How many this style, any color, Prepaid before production.
LOGOs available - MAGNUM, CHARGER, DAYTONA, R/T and SRT8

Options for lettering are:
1) Lettering is the same color as knob. Part# listing only "RT"
2) Lettering is machined after anodizing and will be raw aluminum or silver colored.. (add $10) Part# listing "RT1"
3) Custom letter colors. You'd be best served to do this yourself. Or I will do it for an additional $25. Part# listing "RT2-COLOR"

Optional Satin Finish - add $5
Optional High Polish before anodizing - add $15
Optional High Polish without anodizing - add $15


1 stroguy 00002-FLUT0-RIB0-RT, 1ea. red
2 LonghornSpencer 00001-FLUTE4-RIB5-MAGNUM, 1ea. orange
3 Aikidoka 00001-FLUTE4-RIB5-MAGNUM, 1ea. blue
4 AJ0904 00001-FLUTE4-RIB5-CHARGER, 1ea. silver
5 AJ0904 00001-FLUTE4-RIB5-MAGNUM, 1ea. silver
6 Res18cuE 00001-FLUTE4-RIB5-RT, 1 ea. silver
7 Nightshade 00001-FLUTE4-RIB5-RT, 1ea. light red
8 SDMagnumRT 00002-FLUT4-RIB0-RT, 1ea. black
9 trsmagnum 00001-FLUTE4-RIB5-MAGNUM, 1 ea. silver
10 ckofod
11 2KWK4U 00001-FLUTE4-RIB5-SRT8, 1ea. silver
12 wheelife 00002-FLUT4-RIB0-RT, 1ea. silver
13 goodeforu 00002-FLUT4-RIB0-RT, 1ea. silver (ADD SATIN FINISH)
14 Tmagnum 00001-FLUTE4-RIB5-MAGNUM, 1ea. silver
15 armadillo 00001-FLUTE4-RIB5-RT, 1 ea. red
16 Hazman 00001-FLUTE4-RIB5-MAGNUM, 1 ea. silver
17 American Muscle
18 Davesatdoasisbar
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Piston style shifter. I would imagine same price range once ESAD sees what he has to do.
1-17
18 More gravy from here

Randy

[Davesatdoasisbar]

Yellow - that is good thing.
After its color then can the letters be done to remove the color in the letter?
Wouldn't assume that the cleaned letters could get another color added to them. Maybe easier to hand paint them in.
From what you show what are the approximate height and circumference of the shift handles?
Can those be skinnier on bottom and v-out bigger on top? How smooth on half cut on the back half?
Thinking out loud here to throw ideas to you, to everyone, with full understanding that certain requests may be costs prehibitive.

[stroguy]

I'm sure ESAD can do a number of things, but we will be forever saying I want this to do this and mine to be this. There are some things I would like to change, but the end product is staring us in the face and you should make this a black and white issue, yes or no and go from there. To have a singular custom design at this price is rare. If you want somthing else then the price will skyrocket out of control. Look at the thread for the LX emblems. That went through several design changes and about 40gazillion threads b4 they got their final product. They are happy but it does cause frustration on the producer. Just my two cents worth.

Randy

[Davesatdoasisbar]

Well until some walls are established, questions will always come. But until he has a bunch of ideas/requests/how tos/opinions/ he doesn't have his hands dirty into the market wants.

Then set off to the side high item one offs. Then items that vary in stock and set procedures. Do the same for design one offs. Now he has it down to what he can work on a regular basis based on time, stock, hours put in, profit, start & finish times to meet demand. As the free time is avaiable he can start doing more one off requests.

I think the concept is great, it sets our cars apart for all the others, oh, except for the 100 people ordering from you now they need to seperate from them also so the line offer expands, the more expands the more money may control outreaches of this item.

Its a great concept as long as marketing stays ahead of the game with a vision.
Good luck!!

[ESAD]

Stro, and Dave. I agree with both of you. But like you said, I'd love to, and could very well make anything you can imagine. BUT any further lathe work at this point and it's not worth it. By this I mean, flaring from small to thick at the top.

I'd like to do just these 3 designs for now plus the piston (if many want it) and if it goes well enough I'll do a lot more than this.

[Davesatdoasisbar]

Thats good - design establishemts are made.

Now for the shift handle do have aproximate height and circumforunce down for the shifters? Can it be colored to choice then the lettes be done to remove the coloring or all completed then just the letters filled with color. Not sure how that works, what you put on it. Is it painted on electrostatic painted or??

[Davesatdoasisbar]

They will be anodized.


You can have the letters colored the same as the rest of the part, or I can machine the letters after the first color anodizing which will leave them silver colored and unprotected, which means it would have to go back and get clear anodized which will add ~$20 ea. I know it would look cool and all that but I am trying to maintain a low cost.
I totally understand that you trying to do this for us a low cost but somebody might want to branch out alittle even knowing more costs are involved to get totally satisfied.within reason.

Imagine the fluted one being silver inside and the outside whatever color. . . awesome but expensive and time consuming. AND you have to be careful as hell not to scratch what has already been anodized. (not worth it to me.)

No was thinking the block anodized, pre cut, the the fluted areas done, whatever are remains stays the original anodized color and the rest remains metal. Maybe have to put a clear over all that though.
Just more thoughts.
Thanks

[ESAD]

Ok. Of course, if someone wanted it, and was willing to pay for the extra time, shipping twice, and extra special handling to machine the part after it has already been anodized once. . . . I'll do it.

[stroguy]

You know what I want. Hey ESAD can you get moulding strips anodized? Say 3/8" wide anodized red like my new shift knob. Want to trim the inside of the car with them.


Thanks

Randy

[ESAD]

You know what I want. Hey ESAD can you get moulding strips anodized? Say 3/8" wide anodized red like my new shift knob. Want to trim the inside of the car with them.


Thanks

Randy

Yes but there is NO guarantee the red will match. When anodizing things, it is best to do them all at once. This would include your shift knob because next week, the red will be slightly different.

That's the nature of the beast.