looking for Interior door handle trim cups or way to print

[zephar]

I have a 1984 Subaru GL hatchback EA81. Looking to replace the Interior door handle trim cups . Dozen other parts I would like as well. I saw mention some 3d prints out their, but have not found any related to interior. If you know way to order that part still or if thier is a 3d part please let me know. The current one on the vhc is so deteriorated it would be hard to make up, but if only option its the route I will go and offer to others.

Thanks

Paul

[DaveT]

There is a thread I started about this sort of thing.  It should not be too far down the list, as it had recent comments.
I can make a model of an existing part.

I can print one.  Or some, depending on all the variables.

I can't make a model of no part.  Even if a part is broken, I could likely make a model, but enough of it has to be there to interpret what it would have been.

 

 

[zephar]

21 minutes ago, DaveT said:

There is a thread I started about this sort of thing.  It should not be too far down the list, as it had recent comments.
I can make a model of an existing part.

I can print one.  Or some, depending on all the variables.

I can't make a model of no part.  Even if a part is broken, I could likely make a model, but enough of it has to be there to interpret what it would have been.

 

 

I read that forum and noone seemed to ever post that they gave him one =(. Maybe I should pm the guy and see if he has happened to of gotten one?

[DaveT]

You are correct, no one took it to the point of sending me one.

Someone with lights was closer to, but It's a whole extra level of complicated to do lights.  I have clear plastic for the printer, but it's not going to make crystal clear p[prints.  Not sure how well it will work.

For a whole, it seemed like some could be found as new old stock, in colors needed by the seekers.

Unless making these parts gets moderately profitable, I can't invest what it would taker to color match the OEM stuff.  Experimentally making some black ones to prove out how satisfactory they are, I can do.  They could probably be painted by the end user, using the modern paint systems used for repairing modern plastic exterior parts..

[zephar]

12 minutes ago, DaveT said:

You are correct, no one took it to the point of sending me one.

Someone with lights was closer to, but It's a whole extra level of complicated to do lights.  I have clear plastic for the printer, but it's not going to make crystal clear p[prints.  Not sure how well it will work.

For a whole, it seemed like some could be found as new old stock, in colors needed by the seekers.

Unless making these parts gets moderately profitable, I can't invest what it would taker to color match the OEM stuff.  Experimentally making some black ones to prove out how satisfactory they are, I can do.  They could probably be painted by the end user, using the modern paint systems used for repairing modern plastic exterior parts..

Thanks just confirming before I go  to the work of making a model for the Interior door handle trim cups. Its basically half their so figure I can put some time in  to get the parts missing, but before I put that time in I figured I would check if anyone else has done it.

[DaveT]

You're welcome.