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12-03-2006, 10:37 AM | #1 |
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Billet Battery Hold Down... [pics]
Gauging interest for anyone looking for a CAD Designed, CNC Machined billet battery hold down, for their stock battery.
Will be avaliable in plain finish, or Anodized in the following colors: clear, blue, burgundy, black, and a yellowy gold. Maybe a few others once he gets rolling and there is enough interest. This would be a complete replacement for your stamped thin little black bracket that goes across the center of the battery. Working on a solution for the clip-on hood prop holder... These were the CAD design pics, to widdle out my tester piece. Once installed and checked for correct fittment, I will contact YarisBuller to see about setting up a Group Buy. *IF AT ALL INTERESTED, PLEASE POST. TRYING TO GAUGE INTEREST FOR A GROUP BUY.* **UPDATE 01/21/2007** Those still interested, please post up if you would like one. PRE-Group Buy pricing will be under $60usd shipped, Canada included! I will see exactly how low we can go with a GB, once YarisBuller sends me the Vendor setup info. ***UPDATE 05/10/2007*** Final Prototype pictures on last page! Last edited by Chris07LB; 05-28-2007 at 08:04 PM. |
12-03-2006, 11:27 AM | #2 |
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hey that would be pretty sweet, that stock holddown brace is kinda weedy looking...
approximately how much do you expect this to cost, roughly?
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12-03-2006, 11:42 AM | #3 |
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Put me down for one when available
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12-03-2006, 12:13 PM | #4 |
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Price not set in stone yet, but in a Group Buy situation, expect for around $55 Shipped for the Anodized bracket,
and cheaper for the plain un-coated, non engraved logo bracket. Canadian's will get theirs quicker, as thats where they are being made/shipped from. |
12-03-2006, 02:59 PM | #5 |
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Ill take one in a GB.
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12-03-2006, 05:55 PM | #6 |
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To tell you the truth I have yet to use my hood prop, my hood stays up on it's own it is so small, anyone else do this? With the new Batt hold down we could just get rid of the hood prop
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12-03-2006, 06:03 PM | #7 |
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I wouldn't recomend removing the hood prop from the car. Just because there may not be a hold down bracket for it to rest when the hood is down, doesn't mean you still can't use it to prop the hood up/open.
I never leave the hood open unsupported by the hood prop. |
12-03-2006, 07:08 PM | #8 |
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got a solution for the hood prop....gas shocks :)
definetly interested in one of these. |
12-03-2006, 07:40 PM | #9 |
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I was just thinking the samething, should be a pretty cheap and "easy" install... havent checked price's but when I stop at autozone again I'll take a look at the gas shocks sizes and prices.
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12-03-2006, 07:47 PM | #10 |
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Thought of that a while ago.. I have some very short shocks off another project, and they wouldnt even work.
Keep in mind, there is plenty of room to mount the upper bracket to the hood, but there is not enough room to place/mount the lower to the inside of the fender(where hood closes). If anyone figures it out, Id love to copy it. NOW, back on topic. |
12-03-2006, 08:15 PM | #11 |
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interested for sure, $ not there for it...but interested no doubt!
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12-04-2006, 02:03 AM | #12 |
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+ 1 for me
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12-04-2006, 06:41 PM | #13 |
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FYI a few little design changes have been made in CAD, which is also bringing the price down a little....
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12-05-2006, 10:29 PM | #14 |
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TTT
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12-05-2006, 11:04 PM | #15 |
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soooo... any pics of the changes?
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12-29-2006, 07:05 PM | #16 |
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Few changes still being tweeked.. will have an angled notch cut in for the hood prop.
Here, the top of the test fitting piece is finished.. Bottom is being cut now. |
01-17-2007, 07:11 PM | #17 |
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Tester Installed.
This will be going back to Canada to get the little tweeks I needed to do, re-programed in the CNC for the final production pieces. We may or may not be able to keep the hood prop holder in the final design. If its doable, you will have a choice, with or without the notch cut in for the hood prop. |
12-05-2006, 11:08 PM | #18 |
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interested.
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