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Old 01-20-2017, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Marc@Vettenuts.net
We have got the texture process down after making mistakes on our early production units. We have some exciting news to share with the CF Community!



After hand making the bezels for over 6 months we decided to send them out to be molded just like the way they should have come from GM! These will be brand new bezels with texture stamped in like GM did on the originals. The fit and finish will be far better than the hand made conversion process. VetteNuts had to spend a significant amount of capitol to get the bezels into production, we will be receiving our first sample run in the next 7-14 days. Once we approve the first run we will have them in stock for shipping within 60 days.

We will be doing a Group Buy as soon as we approve the first run. We will then list them for sale at a one time sale price that will never, and i mean never seen again! We are doing this to help recover a portion of our operating capitol. Stay tuned for more detail to follow.

We are relasing several new VetteNuts products in the next few months.
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Talked to Dennis and he fixed the double din, it now feels oem and great!

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Old 01-20-2017, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by phloozy
Will they have the same feel as oem? I wish I knew this before having dennis at double d do mine... The one I got feels very cheap
Yes they will feel just like oem. The problem doing them by hand is the grain texture has to be sprayed on. When the molds are made the grain is stamped into the mold so all you have to do is spray the black onto the bezel and its a perfect smooth feel with the grain already in it. The exact same process that was used to make your OEM bezel is how we are having our Double Din Bezels produced.
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Originally Posted by Marc@Vettenuts.net
Yes they will feel just like oem. The problem doing them by hand is the grain texture has to be sprayed on. When the molds are made the grain is stamped into the mold so all you have to do is spray the black onto the bezel and its a perfect smooth feel with the grain already in it. The exact same process that was used to make your OEM bezel is how we are having our Double Din Bezels produced.
Heres to hoping the group buy is cheap enough that I can sell mine then and and not lose too much. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Marc@Vettenuts.net
We have got the texture process down after making mistakes on our early production units. We have some exciting news to share with the CF Community!



After hand making the bezels for over 6 months we decided to send them out to be molded just like the way they should have come from GM! These will be brand new bezels with texture stamped in like GM did on the originals. The fit and finish will be far better than the hand made conversion process. VetteNuts had to spend a significant amount of capitol to get the bezels into production, we will be receiving our first sample run in the next 7-14 days. Once we approve the first run we will have them in stock for shipping within 60 days.

We will be doing a Group Buy as soon as we approve the first run. We will then list them for sale at a one time sale price that will never, and i mean never seen again! We are doing this to help recover a portion of our operating capitol. Stay tuned for more detail to follow.

We are relasing several new VetteNuts products in the next few months.
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Sounds great! Looking forward to purchasing one.
Old 01-20-2017, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Marc@Vettenuts.net
Yes they will feel just like oem. The problem doing them by hand is the grain texture has to be sprayed on. When the molds are made the grain is stamped into the mold so all you have to do is spray the black onto the bezel and its a perfect smooth feel with the grain already in it. The exact same process that was used to make your OEM bezel is how we are having our Double Din Bezels produced.
Quick question for ya Marc, Are you going to redo all the ones that have already been shipped again?

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Old 01-21-2017, 02:15 AM
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Marc, add me to the group buy list. Thanks in advance.
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Will be interesting to see Marc's new versions, and hear how they look/feel in the real world. Kudos to continuous improvement on your products!!
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SUB...Scribed!

Looking forward to this new piece.
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Add me to the group buy list!

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Add me to the group buy list!

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I'm in too
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Watching thread to see what the introductory price will be.
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I'm in on the group buy depending on the sale price.
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I laid my money down! Now the wait and I certainly hope it's worth it because I bought the metra double din and just couldn't install it and sent it back. The surface was too smooth and I felt that if it was scratched it wouldn't be as forgiving as the molded finish. Just my opinion.

Looks like we'll be seeing them sometime in late September, is that right Marc? Please update us if you can.
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