Viable product?

[ryoken]

You'll never know for sure until you try Ryoken. Even then it may not look promising at first. Build 2 or 3 and try to sell them. Try ebay, try different boards like full size chevy, norcalbigdawgs, et. See if you can find a niche market.

Any type of labor intensive, expensive custom part will never sell "large quantities" to a market that's looking for a balance of moderate quality part for a bargain price.

If these were custom Ferrari F-40 dashes you'd probably sell a larger volume because the market and the money are there to support it. That's my 2 cents.

Be proud of your work, you are very talented.

Honestly, if I was selling 2, maybe 3 a week that would be fine with me... I really wouldn't want it to be much more than that... Would lose that personal QC that I want if I was just chunking them out... This will be a spare-time thing for me and I'm thinking that will be enough to keep me plenty busy..

The way I'm figuring it, I'll start slow with the marketing and take care of the CK5 customers first, then as that slows I'll start bringing them to other markets.... Gotta take care of the brotherhood!

And hey thanks for the compliment.. I don't have alot of things in this life but I do have a deepseated passion for custom, original mods and projects.. It's fun to apply some so-called talents and my personal touch to things I build... Just wish I had more money to do other projects I can dream up....

I'm hyped on getting my glovebox breaker system done so I can turn you guys onto it.. Maybe inspire someone to try something different...I've learned alot over the many hotrods I've built over the years and am pretty confident I know whats badarse, and whats ghey...

 

[ryoken]

If you decide to go ahead with this project I would definately get one. I already have a pyramid of autometer gauge boxes in the basement and I've been trying to figure out how to mount them. I'd like to get them done as soon as possible but I would wait until this summer if you were to sell these. While you're at it, you should make me one of those sweet consoles so I have a better place to mount my art carr. just kidding. good luck getting this project up and running.

Consoles obviously have crossed my mind.. But thats a whole other proposition... Hadn't really considered the nuts and bolts numbers of it... As it stands now it would not be cost effective to build mine... But now that you mention it, I just thought of a mold technique that could be applied... If I where to delve into that I would definitely spend a little R&D time refining the top portion... Doing a mold would open up many more design possibilities in the function area of shifter, cupholders, door, etc...

Tho a copy of mine could be easily done in glass or vinyl covered wood on the cheap.... It's just a box basically, and I could certainly help walk someone thru something similar in wood..

Also, at this point, I'm considering making the dashs available in semi black at no additional charge... Can come in primer or semi black at the same price..

 

[Confedneck79K30]

glovebox breaker? like fuse panel? cool idea bro....

 

[Cricket]

Consoles obviously have crossed my mind.. But thats a whole other proposition... Hadn't really considered the nuts and bolts numbers of it... As it stands now it would not be cost effective to build mine... But now that you mention it, I just thought of a mold technique that could be applied... If I where to delve into that I would definitely spend a little R&D time refining the top portion... Doing a mold would open up many more design possibilities in the function area of shifter, cupholders, door, etc...

Tho a copy of mine could be easily done in glass or vinyl covered wood on the cheap.... It's just a box basically, and I could certainly help walk someone thru something similar in wood..

Also, at this point, I'm considering making the dashs available in semi black at no additional charge... Can come in primer or semi black at the same price..

There you go.

The more you work on it the more ideas will pop into your head. Just keep at it and don't be deterred. You'll create your own success over time. I've seen your work and it's very good. And besides, anyone that skates in concrete pools at our age has beaten all the ghey out of themselves.

 

[ryoken]

glovebox breaker? like fuse panel? cool idea bro....

Yeah, it eliminates the fusebox, replaces it... Basically a whole new electrical system for my truck... Simple, easy to diagnose, and overbuilt..

It's a recessed black panel behind the glovebox door... Made in the same fashion as my dash and console, black fiberglass... It'll have 15 of these red rocker breakers in it, with indicator lights and labels...

 

[Confedneck79K30]

how much would you get for one of those? package deal?

 

[Clod_King]

Man I dig that breaker panel. I REALLY dig that breaker panel.

You definately have a some good ideas pouring out of that gord of yours, eh?? hahaha

 

[ryoken]

how much would you get for one of those? package deal?

Eh, thats a HUGE mod man.... I mean, when I get it finished, I'll show you guys and you can make a better determination at that point.. Not so much the breaker panel, but whats involved wiring wise... Not for the easily intimidated..

Keep in mind too, this breaker panel is being fabbed in similar methods to the dash, lots of work getting the first one right, fitted, etc..... Whether I can reproduce it after the fact easily, I don't know at this point... I'll see...

It's been even a bigger nuisance because I DD the truck, so I'm having to do the wiring in sections, groups, etc...

 

[ryoken]

Man I dig that breaker panel. I REALLY dig that breaker panel.

Keep in mind, that panel pictured was just a temporary setup I'm running out in the engine compartment for lights, more just a reference to the style of breaker I'm running in the other panel... It will be something similar to what this layout looks like but in my black fiberglass..

I wouldn't expect someone else to run those breakers... They are bucks, I get a deal on em thru work... To the guy off the street they run about $9 a piece.. But there are pushbutton breakers readily available for $2, 3 a piece that could be run instead....

You definately have a some good ideas pouring out of that gord of yours, eh?? hahaha

Maybe, I can certainly rip a good burp or 2! Thanks....

 

[ryoken]

I just notice the marine names in that pic, always wanted a strobe & spreader light...

Anyway, I'll be running automotive related tags... Btw, the names light too...

 

[Confedneck79K30]

its sweet, my whole rig needs re-wired anyways...

 

[WantedaDodge]

If it would accompany factory heater controls and an Aftermarket CD deck and be reasonably priced, I will buy one. I want a 120+ MPH Speedo, a 8000 RPM tach and some other things the factory dash doesn't offer anyways.

I like the rocker switches...

 

[76_gmc]

ryoken....can you email me with a price, i want one. thanks

 

[ryoken]

hey Smitty.... gonna be a few months before I'm producing them... I'll let everyone know when... Thanks for the interest...

 

[Pookster]

I personally like em. Your best target market will however be the street rod/custom guys, where appearance matters.

Offroad trucks=appearance takes a back seat for functionality. Not to say the dash isnt functional, it is.

What it comes down to is, price vs. function. I could see close to 300 for an all inclusive cluster (all gauges) being very easy to sell. But as a blank slate, I would say 100 would be the magic number.

I know I hate the way my gauges look- my gas gauge always reads a little high, and my other gaugues are always very dim.

 

[ryoken]

I could see close to 300 for an all inclusive cluster (all gauges) being very easy to sell. But as a blank slate, I would say 100 would be the magic number.

I'll have $40 to 50 in material in each, minimum..

Considering 6 gauge units from Covans run 650 to 850, I'd say 300 is unrealistic..

This sounds like prices you'd like to pay, not what's doable...

 

[sandawgk5]

I like them but I dont think you can offer it with gauges for $300. I priced gauges for what I wanted and it ended up being close to $500 just for the gauges (all autometer stuff). I did not do it because I found a factory tach and I could not figure out a way I liked that would not point the gauges at my fat gut.

I think you will sell more than we think

Ira

 

[BKinzey]

What it comes down to is, price vs. function. I could see close to 300 for an all inclusive cluster (all gauges) being very easy to sell. But as a blank slate, I would say 100 would be the magic number.

People in hell want ice water.

 

[kgblazerfive]

Im interested

 

[WantedaDodge]

well, I think just an autometer speedo is like $80 ain't it?