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Frickin' Kilby *seriously* jacked their prices up

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goldwing2000

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The bracket they sell to replace the Harrison compressor with a York (serpentine system) used to be like $50...
... now it's $160!! :yikes:

I called them to see if it was a web typo or something and the guy just said, "Now it comes with a belt."

I asked him if a belt is really worth $100.

"Well... we had a price increase, too."

No sh!t, Sherlock. I noticed.

And of course, this is after I just bought the whole damn serpentine system.

So... anybody have a used Kilby KE-4000 bracket they want to sell me? :mad:
 
To be fair, what's the bracket made out of, how long ago did they purchase the material they made the piece out of, and how long has it been since they had a price change?
 
Wow, that sucks! I was hoping you would get all of that working, then I could follow your lead. Good thing I gave you a good deal on the Serp setup....
 
dyeager535 said:
To be fair, what's the bracket made out of, how long ago did they purchase the material they made the piece out of, and how long has it been since they had a price change?
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It's made of steel. One flat plate with a 90° bend in it, three pieces of tube and one small piece of flat stock.

Here's a pic: http://www.kilbyenterprises.com/images/kits/ke-4000/ke4000.jpg

I know for a fact that steel prices have not gone up 250% in the past few months (discounting for the belt). :rolleyes:

BlazaBlaze: I'm still going with onboard air but I'll reverse-engineer their bracket and make it myself before I'll pay $130 for a hunk of bent and welded steel.
 
Damn that sucks, I was going to buy a york at the local junkyard next week
 
I made my own bracket but I am still stuck in the V-belt era. I would think that bracket is easier than what I had to deal with.... ??
 
sweetk30 said:
belt not included in this link from his site.

still total bullsh!t :angry1: :angry1: :angry1:

http://www.kilbyenterprises.com/KE-4000.htm
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I actually mentioned that to phone guy. He said the web site hadn't been updated with the new "belt included" info.

Hmmm... they can update the price but the not the description? :thinking:

sandawgk5 said:
Muddytazz will make you one for what ever application you want or need. And his is way less than what Kilby wants.

Ira
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He only makes v-belt brackets, as far as I know. I'll ask him, though.

BKinzey said:
Send the pic & measurements to our fabbing vendors and see what they can do:D
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Well, hell... if I'm going to go through the trouble of making measurements and designing it, I'll just build the silly thing myself.

Hey! Maybe I can make them and sell them and I'll be the newest CK5 vendor! :D
 
BizeeB65 said:
I made my own bracket but I am still stuck in the V-belt era. I would think that bracket is easier than what I had to deal with.... ??
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My York is V-belt, my truck serp - that's what the doubler pulley is for. The bracket is simple to make.
 
It's simple to make, it's the engineering in it, the dimesions, setup and measurments, that cost money.
Anything's simple to copy.
 
Well, my truck and my york are V belt.. No complaints here. Made my bracket out of 3/16"... Seems to do well.
 
73k5blazer said:
It's simple to make, it's the engineering in it, the dimesions, setup and measurments, that cost money.
Anything's simple to copy.
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I have a picture and I know the mounting bolt dimensions for both compressors, so I should be able to fab something up pretty easily. Like I said before, it's just a simple bent plate with some tubes welded to it. It won't be that difficult (and it didn't take that much R&D for them).

For $50, I'll be lazy and buy one.
For $150, they can kiss my ass and I'll build my own.
 
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