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Originally Posted by Maximan1
I have, problem is that most people that own diesel Mercedes are cheap - that is why many OEM parts are being discontinued. I do not have the $5000+ required to make the tooling for an injection molded pocket, and if I did have that money and invested it into these door pockets, I don't think I would make it back. There's just not enough demand for this kind of thing.
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Nailed it. Cheap customers demand cheap products. The only way to deliver on that is to produce things cheaply. Hopefully your markup is high enough to make it worth your time. Expect lots of whining and your name dragged through the mud when someone does a DIY job and makes a total hash of it.
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