718 Mode Dial Cover

Southbama · #161

Thank you Tom for the fine work! I am a better mechanic than photographer.

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Larry C · #162

Just the right amount of red bling! Looks great.

Roondog · #163

Hey Tom,

Can I still get on the list? I PM'd you my info but haven't seen a response. They look outstanding!

Thanks!

Tom · #164

Roondog wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:37 pm Hey Tom,

Can I still get on the list? I PM'd you my info but haven't seen a response. They look outstanding!

Thanks!

For sure. I'm sure I could track it down, but can you confirm what color you want, and that you are asking for a 718 Drive Mode Knob cover?

Roondog · #165

thanks. red for 718 drive mode knob cover, yes sir.

grasmere · #166

Re Toms opener “ I'm hoping these covers become something of a badge of honor for those who share the growing esprit de corps here on Carpokes!”

Thoroughly agree, it wasn’t this topic that brought me to Carpokes but I can see the uniqueness of this project and I share in Toms vision

On that note

can I be added, please, to the growing list for a Carpokes 718 cover in racing yellow?

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In addition and as a little project of my own, when I first read about these covers and that an STL file was available for download I asked a pal who has a filament 3D printer if he fancied having a go, of course he did

I’ve no idea at all about 3D printing so filament/50 micron/resin etc meant nothing to me but my pal advised on the difficulty in getting ultra detail in non resin printing, anyway, he had a go and the pics show what he achieved and even painted it yellow for effect after printing in red.

I believe he modified something to get the top ridge smoother but when you see the pics the difference in ‘quality’ between what he managed and what Toms pics show is remarkable - so the Genuine Carpokes Dial Cover should become a collector's item

Tom · #167

I'll just put you on the list grasmere. PM your shipping address when you get a minute. That's actually a great result for a regular FDM (filament melting/squirting) printer, but hopefully when you get mine you'll really be able to see the difference.

Also, not sure what filament he used, but if that is PLA, be careful leaving it in a hot car. PLA will start to defrom in a hot car, and can literally melt inside a really hot car.

grasmere · #168

Cheers Tom, and I’ll check re PLA etc

snowsenses · #169

Many thanks Tom for sending both orange and red! Here's a pic of both over my lava orange car; the orange is slightly more towards yellow (in this light a hue of 3-5 for the dial, vs. 0-2 for the car) but it looks great & happy to have the red for the new car in December

Feels great to touch too

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Tom · #170

Glad you got it. I must admit, I didn't make any effort to match lava (I could for the cost of a $35 can of paint), but I remembered painting part of any old night stand orange a while back so dug out that can just in case it "worked" for you.

Edit: great close-up by the way. Close-ups like that make me feel good about all the time I took getting the paint process just right. Some of my very early efforts were cringe-worthy by comparison, in hind sight.