[Wanted: Parts] Wtd - Westfalia roof vent cover

[Aidan]

I'm looking for a roof vent cover for a tintop Westy like this:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/4475162.jpg

They come up for sale on The Samba from time to time but they're in demand so not easy to spot in time even with auto notification set up.

If anyone has any leads as to where I'd get one in good condition I'd appreciate it (they all seem to crumble around the screw holes). I'd even consider a decent looking substitute to keep me going.

 

[trev]

I'd say if you could borrow a good one or even repair a bad one Luke 3Nero could make a good copy of it for you.

 

[trev]

actually, I'll offer the vent off my westy as a pattern if you want to see if Luke will copy it. If not I know a chap who might...

 

[Aidan]

actually, I'll offer the vent off my westy as a pattern if you want to see if Luke will copy it. If not I know a chap who might...

Cheers Trev - I'll PM Luke to kick things off and get back to you.

 

[3nero]

Yeap looks easy to copy.
Are they metal or plastic?

 

[trev]

plastic

 

[3nero]

Right......

how many do you need

Trev's original is bottom right
Bottom middle is beige/cream in colour and closest to how Trevs looks now. But inside Trev's is closer to pure white which is the colour of the other 4.

 

[Aidan]

They look fantastic

 

[kvinyl]

They do indeed, how did you make those up?

 

[trev]

he has a replicator, straight off the Starship Enterprise. He makes a killer Earl Grey, hot...

 

[kvinyl]

3D printer?

 

[p0x]

3D printer?

3D Photocopier?

 

[JustinOval]

That's cool. What else can you make?

 

[3nero]

fecking 3D printers.....hate them....more jobs replaced by machines

these are made old school style using the original to make a 2 part mould and then cast with a fast setting 2 part chemical resin.

they have 3D printers making 3D printers now, and printers that are large enough to print a real house in concrete, you can now download a pdf file for your printer and print out a pair of shoes in any size you want....Bye Bye factories, shops, construction workers and model makers. [/rant]

 

[kvinyl]

fecking 3D printers.....hate them....more jobs replaced by machines

these are made old school style using the original to make a 2 part mould and then cast with a fast setting 2 part chemical resin.

they have 3D printers making 3D printers now, and printers that are large enough to print a real house in concrete, you can now download a pdf file for your printer and print out a pair of shoes in any size you want....Bye Bye factories, shops, construction workers and model makers. [/rant]

very cool, both the old school bit and afraid to say, the 3D printer bit too
A share of our customers have 3D printers for medical device prototyping, witchcraftery so it is...

 

[Mikey]

Jasus thats talent right there.