J Replace Rep Metal S13 Fenders

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by FRpilot

Someone beat me to it, but S13 Silvia Fenders would be great. Then maybe s14 zenki and kouki and s15 fenders, but S13 Silvia fenders are pretty difficult to get nowadays.

if its not already made it won't happen.

[Enjuku Racing]

Originally Posted by mav1178

if its not already made it won't happen.

Never say never!

[Thursday7]

Originally Posted by mav1178

if its not already made it won't happen.

What, are Silvia ones too magical or something? Sure, finding a mint base to replicate is a bit harder, but if they just came out with these for 180sx, the process for Silvia is hardly different.

[AKADriver]

Originally Posted by Thursday7

What, are Silvia ones too magical or something? Sure, finding a mint base to replicate is a bit harder, but if they just came out with these for 180sx, the process for Silvia is hardly different.

Because as mentioned above "J Replace" didn't just start making this fender, it's been something that a contract manufacturer in Taiwan had the tooling for already ages ago. If you go to the King Auto Parts link Alex posted towards the top of the thread they have tons of replacement body parts for tons of cars including fenders, bumpers, and hoods for the 240SX. But they don't have anything for the S13 Silvia. They weirdly do have a front bumper for the kouki S12, that's the only thing they have listed as a Silvia part.

Taking an OEM panel and making molds for a plastic part is relatively easy/something a low volume manufacturer can do, making stampings for a metal panel is way more expensive and they'd have to be able to sell them at scale (1000s) to be worth it.

[Thursday7]

Originally Posted by AKADriver

Because as mentioned above "J Replace" didn't just start making this fender, it's been something that a contract manufacturer in Taiwan had the tooling for already ages ago.

How are we sure of this? Is Alex's sigma grindset galaxy brain parts knowledge gospel?

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Thursday7

How are we sure of this? Is Alex's sigma grindset galaxy brain parts knowledge gospel?

go find out how much stamped sheet metal tooling costs.

then let me know if they're easily done.

you should read my reply right above your last reply. I've tried having this made before, if the tooling is not already done then its cost prohibitive to sell at any reasonable quantity to make back your investment.

there isn't 1000-2000+ S13 Silvia front end owners out there left to justify the money spent. Enjuku probably was able to order them at sub-$150 each single fender landed in the US, and was able to order them with MOQ in the hundreds, not thousands. If they already imported ISR from the same place where the fenders are made, they probably consolidated it with existing product, or J Replace offered a landed cost solution.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Thursday7

What, are Silvia ones too magical or something? Sure, finding a mint base to replicate is a bit harder, but if they just came out with these for 180sx, the process for Silvia is hardly different.

I've already tried using the new production ones I had from 2020 to get estimates on reproduction.

the tooling charge or MOQ was way too high.