Weather stripping, NEED YOUR HELP!, send your spare parts in

If you are sick of getting wet or sick of all the little tricks to stop the leaks. Want to restore the car to its original state when it was brand new?

Well you and I both know the On body weather stripping is expensive, at $298 each! through courtesy Nissan and over $350 elsewhere not many can afford to replace them.

Now what I have done is went directly to the manufacturer Metro Moulded Parts Inc which work with Car clubs to make reproductions of existing rubber seals etc.

I showed them the target price we are looking for, they make exact replicas.

They also support car shows and events with goody bags etc… So if they take on this venture we need to show them there is a demand for this item. Also, once I speak the the new products manager on the phone I will ask for items like their banners etc so we can display at events. I would most likely set it up as free advertisement for them. Kind of like "you listen to us, we spread your name".

The key here is demand! and people who are serious about restoration and sick of leaks.

Here is some info from the manager:

Nivo,

Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, due to low demand and make/model considerations this is a vehicle that we probably will not develop parts for anytime soon. However, I will log your request in our master request database for future consideration. Thank you for your interest in Metro Moulded Parts and good luck with your efforts.

Best regards,

Mike Hinshaw
New Product Development Manager
Metro Moulded Parts, Inc.
11610 Jay Street, P.O. Box 48130
Minneapolis, MN 55448
Direct Phone: (763) 231-7836
FAX: (763) 757-7228
E-mail: mikeh@metrommp.com

Then I said the following:

I had guys interested on the forums. Joe had us a little excited there in his last email so I went ahead and posted your company's info.
And now I don't know where to go for these. Also there is low demand because guys have almost given up looking for them since no one makes them at a reasonable price, Once I mentioned some where available for $130 they were flocking to a vendor who couldn't deliver the goods. The ones available do not fit well at all. I have been trying to find more manufacturers with no luck.

and now his answer has changed!:

Please send us good condition examples of the parts in question and we will review them. Once we have had a chance to do that, we will decide how to proceed from there. Thanks again for your interest in Metro Moulded Parts, Inc.

Best regards,

Mike Hinshaw
New Product Development Manager
Metro Moulded Parts, Inc.
11610 Jay Street, P.O. Box 48130
Minneapolis, MN 55448
Direct Phone: (763) 231-7836
FAX: (763) 757-7228
E-mail: mikeh@metrommp.com



8/30/2009
If you have a spare parts car laying in your yard we need your help!
To have the weather stripping made we need to have a few good samples of the factory weather seals of the car.

The company will then review the parts and get back to us if and when they will make reproductions of the original parts.

As some of you know the factory T-Top seals cost nearly $600 for the set!
Other seals as they become NLA will jump in price also.

This is your chance to help our Z31 community.

Thankz,

NIVO88T