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That pair from eBay arrived. The caps are just as described... straight, not warped, and not many imperfections.

 

Molding and replicating these should be possible. Believe I'm almost there on how to go about mold making.

 

Unfortunately, what ever pair I use, the studs will need to be sacrificed. I'll need to cut them out, and make that mid plastic spar flat.

 

With that being said I am willing to exchange these with a pair that is equally MINT, but do not have the bolt studs for whatever reason. We both pay shipping, and detailed pictures will be sent of each pair.

 

Administrators and frequent members of Comanche Club only respond please.

 

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This is quite the nice pair I have. The lucky one(s) who might receive these will need to take some descriptive shots. This is one photo of several that I can share for those who think they have some caps.

 

Direct message your pictures please.

 

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19 hours ago, White_Comanche said:

Been getting help with a molding supply company on fabricating these. We're getting closer to identifying the best method.

 

They're complex parts to mold, but I accept the challenge  :usaflag:

 

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Much respect for looking into this.

 

That embedded metal plate always seemed like overkill for a trim piece to me, but I guess the threaded studs probably made for quicker assembly line installation.

 

One alternative to consider would be to mold that vertical wall a little thicker and sink a t-nut into the outboard side.  Then, the end user would just need to run a bolt and washer through from the inboard side to install. 

 

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7 minutes ago, DesertRat1991 said:

 

 

Much respect for looking into this.

 

That embedded metal plate always seemed like overkill for a trim piece to me, but I guess the threaded studs probably made for quicker assembly line installation.

 

One alternative to consider would be to mold that vertical wall a little thicker and sink a t-nut into the outboard side.  Then, the end user would just need to run a bolt and washer through from the inboard side to install. 

 

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This ↑. Right here is a much better idea honestly. 

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