is anyone out there capable of reproducing a decent woodgrain insert for the HK, HT, & HG model range??

surely, with todays technology it cant be that haard!!!!!!!!

an aftermarket copy of HK is available which is similar to ford farlaine from late 60s, but is so far from HK look, it a joke!!

& to top it all off, they forgot to include "th glovebox insert piece to complete th set!!!!!!!!!!

therefore making it USELESS..

so other than finding contact from bunnings, what can we do??

i look forward to anyones feedback who has struck the same hurdle

regards DD 0412109239

www.bellarineclassicautos.com.au

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Originally posted by Sebring Orange
Its possible Dave , but 1000 Metres of it has to be made minimum .

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no probs.

how much would min 1000m cost?? surely its worth doing correctly at any price. im sure th crap thats already been made has well past th 1000m already, coz thats all that is available at present!!

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Originally posted by xwute
Put me down for some as I have my interior almost finished. How soon can I have a sample? Dave I assume you will place the order and I can buy it from direct you.You seem to have the initiative to put your money where your mouth is. I look forward to an early result.

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i will definitely look into it.

i already have a list of 30+ people who have that cheapo ford looking stuff in their HKs now & would gladly chuck it in th bin if correct looking woodgrain was available
regards DD

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PS as for you xwute, their current woodgrain listed as blackwood is extremely close match to XY XW era frods & fairlane.

hey Dave, any news on the insert. Are you going to get it made or buy it from someone else? If you have it made at least you have control over quality and timing.

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Originally posted by xwute
Hi Dave, any update as yet on supply.

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havnt had a chance yet, but wit minimum of 1000m i havnt got th money to outlay as im funding a complete line of CORRECT badges at present for HK HT HG HQ range

regards DD 0412109239 0352 488055

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Hi Dave,
Further to your previous posts and by way of explanantion, as with some other product we sell, these particular items are not sourced direct from the manufacturer of the base material but from a supplier who sources from the woodgrain manufacturer and then caries out the processes to make the finished item. I have spoken at length with the supplier and they assure me they are unable at this time, despite having tried very hard to locate a grain closer to the original, to supply any better alternative to the one they now make.
That is not what you want to hear I guess but at least you know where you stand. From our point of view we would much rather be in a position to supply an exact copy however that does not seem to be possible at present. Given that, we will continue to supply the item we currently have access to so that for those to whom strict originality is not so important there will be an alternative available.
In answer to your other point the glove box insert is being tooled up for at present and we expect they will be available in the not to distant future.
As for other new products you might be interested to know this year alone we have introduce nearly 800 new items to our range.
We currently have near 400 in the process of being sourced or produced and expect to do around 1000 next year.
In addition we have just purchased an adjacent factory and are in the throws of setting it up as a dedicated R&D facility.
To this end we have been acquiring various test vehicles as they become available. to date we have FJ, HK & HQ Monaro, HJ,HZ,HQ sed, VB,XY GS,XF and a few others which don't come readily to mind.
So as you can see we are taking your suggestion re R&D seriously.
Regards
Dave Ryan.

P.S. Since you seem to have such an intimate knowledge of our financial situation would you mind giving our bank manager a call and telling him he has nothing to worry about?

Ross at Novotex would be able to get The HK Blackwood Grain made for you . Its made in "sheet plastic" format, thats what its called.

http://www.novatexinternational.com/

But i am sure it will be a 1000 metre minimum deal , and recreating woodgrains correctly is not as easy as it sounds apparently, a large NOS quality piece needs to be scanned , from something like a 1968 Card Table is what is needed as they used the HK woodgrain on them believe it or not . The emboss in the plastic grain is something i have seen in his embossing books at Novotex , so i am sure that side would not be too hard . The HT woodgrain has the same emboss , so maybe that could be run at the same time in the Rosewood Colour , and then could be used for HT Brougham Door Trims and Glove Boxes as well as the console and dashes . As for the HG Elm Burl Walnut Woodgrain, that is exactly the same as Late 60s C Body Chryslers , late 60s Full size Pontiacs and Firebirds , and the repro used in Rare spares console pieces is what the americans use and is quite off. So if someone made that , it could be sold to the americans also . Just some thoughts . HG GTS ,PREM & BRO Glove boxes used a cotton backing instead of the plastic, but they normally are still ok though . Hope that helps

Johnboy

anyone got a big sheet of the HG NOS that we can have scanned? I can fund the 1000m

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Originally posted by Bruvpig
How much is needed?
I have a roll (enough for three doors on a brougham) havent got the measurements off hand it's in the shed on the farm.

Brian

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OK. i have a sheet of NOS HT rosewood,SO lets get this all together & get it happening, seeing rares have got too much else on their plate at moment & want to keep on with their version!!

regards DD 0412109239

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Originally posted by Mr Bob Dobalina
Brian, the bigger the better, depends how large the pattern is before it repeats I think. Is your roll about the height of a doortrim and the length of 3 doortrims? sounds like it might be enough. When can you have a look at it? See if you can see the repeat dimensions

Davo can you contact Ross and ask him for quotes?

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SURE THING MATE

will get onto it monday morn

regards DD
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