Re: [DML] Let's talk about that infamous fender.

["therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxx> wrote:
<SNIP>
>There a lot of them out there but they are being horded by people
like me 
> who
> are afraid they will need one some day.
> Houston has some of them too, but they only sell them to preffered 
> customers.
<SNIP>

And that's a good reason why DMCH *should* be very selective about
whom they sell those fenders to. Unless you had a rumble with a fork
lift, or something else that not only punctured, but sliced open the
body panel to the point where you couldn't realign both halves, you
can repair it back to it's original condition.

I've seen a few examples of paneles damaged with severe bends, and
folds, that have been made new again. The key is just finding a person
who has both experience in shaping stainless, AND autobody work. And
since you've got people like DMCH who perform this type of work
already, it's not hard to find.

Reproduction panels are not hard to produce. What make it expensive is
the quality of the dies that are used to make them. The reason that
the originals cost so much, was because they were meant for full
production. So they would be hard enough, that they wouldn't distort
after stamping out 30,000 body panels per year. After all,  even the
prototype cars had body panels that were stamped. Turn to page 59 of
SSI to see what I mean.

Me personally, I don't plan on getting into an accident. But, if I got
into something bad enough that destroyed my left fender, or any other
body panel for the matter, I'm glad that DMCH is restricting their
sale, so that people that truly need them, will still have access to
them. I think it completly sucks that there are individuals out there
who want to horde valuable parts such as this, out of either fear, or
greed.

However, I do take comfort in one thing. Just like the book "Stainless
Steel Illusion", and other "rare" DeLorean parts that have been
replenished over the years, anyone who hordes a part will only inflate
it's value temporarily. Eventually the demand for it will always
collapse. Within the next few years, fewer, and fewer DeLoreans will
be on the road. Which means that the risk of someone actually needing
"rare" parts such as these fenders will fall even further. With time,
parts that you believe are valuable because they are "coveted" by
others, will simply be only a memento to you. The space that the part
takes up in storage, will be worth more than the part itself.
DeLorean, or otherwise.

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"








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