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Originally Posted by Nine8Six
^ I'm in
Actually if the price is right I think take a few sets of those Richard (25~50). Thanks for looking into this mate, very kind
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I have had several emails with the potential manufacturer and he's committed to doing the R&D once he receives the sample. My understanding of the process is first he will study the shape, going just on memory from when I sent mine to Charles there is a shape to these seals it's not like it's a giant o-ring. So a die or possibly multiple dies might be needed. Then the rubber type/compound will have to be determined, my goal is to have them made out of a compound that hopefully won't turn to mush. I know all of the seals I purchased from this vendor for my previous Porsche after 3 years were as good as when I installed them they weathered very well. The next item that will need to be determined is can he manufacture a complete one piece seal or will it be more like a rope and the end user has to glue the seam ? And finally after all this is determined what will the end user price be ? I'm already talking group buy we'll have to see what the min qty buy will be for him to cover tooling and first run costs. I'm cautiously optimistic this will become reality but we'll have to let it run it's course.
Charles/Fred any idea why the OEM seals turn to mush ? Is it the heat/UV from the sun or is it the wrong compound chosen by Porsche or ??? I want to provide as much tribal knowledge from the 986/996 community to the manufacturer to increase the possibility of getting these right the first time !