Ok so lets really talk K-members here Folks
Let me tell you a story. I once worked for a company that developed a rear end for the new hemi cars. I told my boss that even though we spent 5600.00 building the first unit we shouldn't price the kit out of the realm of what most could afford. Now this was a "system" as well not just one part. It was axles, a viper center section, a custom built rear cover for the viper diff, new solid mounts for the cover, Hub bearings, and a 2 piece driveshaft. We retailed the first 2 units for $5,999.00 and they sold in 3 weeks. Well this wasn't enough profit for my boss so he bumped the price up to $8,999.00 and well we sold one to a sheik in Quatar but other then that the sales died. Flash forward 2 years and there are 2 other companies building similar set-ups and their price? $5,995.00 and they sell very well.
Why did I bring this up? well I feel that if you have something worth while don't worry about profit the sales will justify themselves in pure volume.
That rear cover alone was machined out of 10 lbs of aluminum and cost $2500 to prototype
Let me tell you a story. I once worked for a company that developed a rear end for the new hemi cars. I told my boss that even though we spent 5600.00 building the first unit we shouldn't price the kit out of the realm of what most could afford. Now this was a "system" as well not just one part. It was axles, a viper center section, a custom built rear cover for the viper diff, new solid mounts for the cover, Hub bearings, and a 2 piece driveshaft. We retailed the first 2 units for $5,999.00 and they sold in 3 weeks. Well this wasn't enough profit for my boss so he bumped the price up to $8,999.00 and well we sold one to a sheik in Quatar but other then that the sales died. Flash forward 2 years and there are 2 other companies building similar set-ups and their price? $5,995.00 and they sell very well.
Why did I bring this up? well I feel that if you have something worth while don't worry about profit the sales will justify themselves in pure volume.
That rear cover alone was machined out of 10 lbs of aluminum and cost $2500 to prototype
