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Originally Posted by Stl-986
3d printed parts are mostly printed with PLA (which is cornstarch basically). Some will print with ABS but it's a pain to get printed well. I dont see 3D printing ever taking over injection molding cause you can tell a part that is 3d printed just by looking at it. Great for some things but car plastics....not a chance.
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Not entirely true - even on automotive application.
My son designed and printed the parts (bottom, top and the attaching screw) holding the two lines under my Boxster almost two years ago and those do look like new still.
Only part on this set up I got from Porsche was the rubber liner around the pipes.
These 3D parts have not bent, flexed or deformed on driving here in Finland - including approximately 11 trackdays.
Car has been driven approximately 18.000km after the parts was instelled.
