GT Rear Lense Covers (Page 3/3)
Rhodesia1977 JAN 22, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by Rhodesia1977:


I have been trying to get in touch with them and filled forms out and sent emails. No one has contacted me back yet.


UPDATE! I finally got in touch with Mr. Goodyear. I paid for a set of rear lenses that say Fiero GT instead of Pontiac. It cost about 493.00 I will let everyone know when they arrive.
IMSA GT JAN 22, 12:33 PM

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Originally posted by Rhodesia1977:

UPDATE! I finally got in touch with Mr. Goodyear. I paid for a set of rear lenses that say Fiero GT instead of Pontiac. It cost about 493.00 I will let everyone know when they arrive.



Awesome news. Keep us updated.
Rhodesia1977 FEB 19, 03:31 PM

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Originally posted by IMSA GT:


Awesome news. Keep us updated.



The lense covers arrived today. They look nice. Will install when I get her out of storage. They even came with the sealing calk.
Dennis LaGrua MAR 01, 08:00 AM

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Originally posted by reinhart:


Where are these being made? In China?

If Keith contracted these out from a manufacturer in China, they might be available long after Keith is gone. The big risk you take is even though product is dirt cheap, there's nothing to prevent the Chinese from just taking the design you made and selling parts out from under you. GM really shot themselves in the foot if that happens. Chinese don't care about copyrights or royalties.



If there is money to be made the Communist Chinese ignore IT, copyrights, royalties, patents or any other item that stands in their way of selling product. Keith doesn't own or control the molds, the Chinese hold those captive. Its anyone guess what we will see in the future and I doubt if this is the last we see of this product.

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reinhart MAR 06, 07:25 AM

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Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua:


If there is money to be made the Communist Chinese ignore IT, copyrights, royalties, patents or any other item that stands in their way of selling product. Keith doesn't own or control the molds, the Chinese hold those captive. Its anyone guess what we will see in the future and I doubt if this is the last we see of this product.




Yup. I used to be pretty into twisty puzzles and would follow product developments. What would happen is someone in the US would design a new product, realize China was cheapest to have them molded there. Send the product plans over with an order. The Chinese factory would make a batch for the customer and also make a batch for themselves. Next thing the designer knew he was competing on ebay with the Chinese that had the exact same product at half the price.

Or even if he made the product domestically (does the US even make anything anymore) the chinese would buy one and then disassemble, copy the product and make molds and then they'd be up for sale within a few months. This would take a little more effort however.

With the taillights, as long as the Chinese manufacturer has the molds, even if they didn't already know what car it was for, once they realize Keith is no longer buying product, they may decide it's something they want to try selling to the US directly. It will be simple to figure out what car its for (with the Big PONTIAC) on the back. I think it's interesting and telling that the Chinese negotiated into the contract that they own the molds (why else would they do that or care?) and because of that, I highly doubt the factory would just toss the mold in the garbage once Keith says he doesn't want any more. Next thing you know, they'll press out a hundred sets with a cost to them of < $50 and they'll be up on ebay and alibaba for $100 a set.

If Keith were in possession of the molds, he'd be safe due to the expense of developing the product from scratch and the limited number of cars needing them.
Rhodesia1977 JUL 10, 11:37 PM
I installed the new lenses. It wasn't difficult I just had to cut notches into the old long black screws that hold the lenses up as they were rusted and the Phillips head won't grab. They sure look good. Thanks for the help everyone, I greatly appreciate it!
Raydar JUL 11, 05:06 PM

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Originally posted by Rhodesia1977:

I installed the new lenses. It wasn't difficult I just had to cut notches into the old long black screws that hold the lenses up as they were rusted and the Phillips head won't grab. They sure look good. Thanks for the help everyone, I greatly appreciate it!



I'm happy to hear you got them installed. I figured you'd be happy with them. I'm quite happy with mine.