Here is a photo of the first prototype scratch plate from Rares plus a comparison photo with an average condition original.
Comments please!!!!
Regards Ken
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Price??
Aside from the lack of tarnish (factory applied frosting ::)) it looks very good.
Brett
PS: will prototypes 2, 3 & 4 suit the other dorrs?
Looks good Ken.
Would Rares do them with a frosted centre?If they all look like this 1 in your pic they would well and truly fit the bill.
cheers,
Graham
Ken ,these look good the way they are ,frosting not required in my opinion . Steve . :)
they good great, they would be cheaper to buy than the orig ones, if you look at that close would you would pick anything ::) l dont think its that bad l would buy a few sets AAAAAAAAplus when there coming out Ken , 8) cheers AlfioM
Price is not settled yet, this is prototype testing time only so don't get excited just yet.
There will be 4 different plates in the final set - as per originals
As for the frosted centre, they were available with and without the frosting and unclear at this stage whether it is possible, whether it will cost more with or without the frosting and if the frosting will make the polishing easier.
Thank you for your comments
Ken
Hi Ken any more updates on the scratchplates ,Regards Greg.
Looking good, just the thing for a flash FC
Seems to be quite a few listings of horn caps and scratch plates on ebay recently ,most likely selling before the repro items appear on the market ,does anyone have any idea how long it may be before these items are available new . thanks Steve . ;)
I think frosted ones would look better than chrome ones , a more original look, any out come yet?
tayz
Rares are now producing a complete set of 4 as a prototype and after they are approved, production will start.
Give it a few months yet.
Can't have all these things happening at once, we currently have Scuffplates, horn button and plastic seat surrounds all happening, so some patience is needed.
Ken
Hey Ken,
Any more news on the scratchplates and scuffplates?
Jason.
Yes, I have received a set of four which were trialled on a car and needed to have some slight modifications done to the shape. The tabs were all in the right places and the appearance was very good.
Ken
Hi is there anymore news on these scratch plates ???
Cheers Mark
As was last post,any news on the scratch plates?Cheers,Jamie.
No news as yet. I will post as soon as I have info. These things take a long time to make happen.
Ken
Hi ,any news on the repro scratch plates ? Cheers Steve . :)
I got them back from Rares about 3 weeks ago - the manufacturer's said they had been fixed as I had requested. When I trialled them on my car they were still wrong so I sent them back for more work.
No point in releasing them if they are not right :P
Ken
Is there any more news on the scratch plates?I know this can take a while to do but it has been nearly 12 months since last reply.Cheers,Jamie.
unfortunately no. I will ring R/S when I can to get an update
Ken
Gidday Ken
An word on the scracth plates.
Rgds
Craig
Unfortunately no - seems a bit of a stand off occurring between Rares and the supplier. They seem unable to be able to supply a product good enough to sell at this stage.
Ken
Its been a while now??? has the smoke cleared??? ;)
They are going for a motza on ebay at the moment.
Nick
how long does it take to make these scratch plates-I reckon I could have hand filed a set from a billot by now!
From my last chat with Rares about these I would say they are history. The supplier cannot make them reliably to fit
Ken