New Cougar S Kit Group Buy [Archive]

Shagmonkey

11-20-2006, 10:01 AM

Can someone please delete the old one. I figured this needs a whole new thread.

So.... Twisted Vision now have all the molds made and production is ready to produce 2 full kits a week. I have been asked to give this one final push on here before the molds are chucked into the back somewhere and forgotten about / destroyed.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/carboncougar/BodyKit%20In%20Progress/Kit1.jpg?t=1164032780

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/carboncougar/BodyKit%20In%20Progress/Kit2.jpg?t=1164033716

The price for the full kit (this includes both spoilers and the hood scoop) is $1,700
This is the best price and can NOT be reduced so please don't ask.

To ship just one kit, the best price we could get is $1,050 !!!! This just shows that the more people we get, the cheaper it will be as the cost of shipping will be greatly reduced if it is shared.

For anyone that is interested only in certain parts, please find the price list below.

Front bumper : $475
Rear bumper : $475
Side Skirts : $285
Front wings : $475
Rear arches : $285
Decklid spoiler : $285
Roof spoiler : $295
Bonnet Scoop : $85

Shipping per spoiler is $150 anywhere in the states / Canada
If you buy both spoilers, you get a $100 discount.

If anyone is actualy interested in the kit and prepared to put their money where their mouth is, please let me know via this thread, because if no kits are sold soon, the body shop will not bother looking after the molds and will just have to write off all the money they have invested in this kit.

So, for the last time, it's over to you guys. :rolleyes:

BTW, yes I KNOW it's a lot of money, but what can I do?

blustreak

11-21-2006, 11:51 AM

I hope you don't mind me posting a link to pics of your car SSSSSS (http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=100645&highlight=shagmonkey) but this is what this kind of thing could turn into.

I REALLY wish I had the money to buy one of these kits but I'm not in the position to spend ~$3,000 on the kit alone.

Shagmonkey

11-23-2006, 05:21 AM

No interest and yet this link here says otherwise. http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=85685

Just like my HVAC face plates. Sold none since I paid to get them developed and made because i was told loads of you wanted them....sigh :banghead:

CIBERCESAR

11-23-2006, 06:55 AM

Hi Paul.

I suppose that the price of shipment is for the USA, as would be the price of shipment for Spain?

Thanks.

shadowfox28

11-23-2006, 07:47 AM

interested in purchasing upper cecklid spoiler here.....

S.BOOGIE2468

11-23-2006, 10:02 AM

is the price 2,750 u.s dollar or euro.

Shagmonkey

11-23-2006, 10:19 AM

Hi Paul.

I suppose that the price of shipment is for the USA, as would be the price of shipment for Spain?

Thanks.

We have just sent a kit to Spain. It cost 415 Euros

All the prices are in US Dollars btw.

Shagmonkey

11-23-2006, 10:20 AM

interested in purchasing upper cecklid spoiler here.....

Great stuff. Lets see if we can get anyone else interested and team you up to share shipping.

Cheers

Paul

bensenvill

11-24-2006, 03:14 PM

I'll put my money were my mouth is, I'll take the full kit. I'll PM you to work out some of the details.

LEVIATHANN

11-24-2006, 10:03 PM

Pm'd You

CougarGuy1802

11-25-2006, 06:12 PM

if this is open in a month or two im so in :)

fordrule

11-26-2006, 09:20 AM

looks awesome....wish i had the money for the spoilers, they would look awesome , lets see if anyone is down for the central shipping before i jump on this.

shadowfox28

11-26-2006, 10:18 AM

looks awesome....wish i had the money for the spoilers, they would look awesome , lets see if anyone is down for the central shipping before i jump on this.
Basically what im looking for too...

Shagmonkey

11-27-2006, 04:49 AM

if this is open in a month or two im so in :)

It should be. It looks like we have (possibly) 2 orders so they wont "store" the moulds just yet.

Soooo.....I wonder who is going to have the first Cougar S in America then :biggrin:

Shagmonkey

11-27-2006, 04:54 AM

looks awesome....wish i had the money for the spoilers, they would look awesome , lets see if anyone is down for the central shipping before i jump on this.

The idea of sending them all to a central location to be distributed kind of fell flat on it's face. Therefore, I was thinking we could just get buyers(of 2 or more), and then send the items to one of the buyers. Idealy in the same sort of location but I am aware the chances of that are very slim.

I'll put my money were my mouth is, I'll take the full kit. I'll PM you to work out some of the details.

Great stuff. I await your PM.

bensenvill

11-27-2006, 10:34 AM

The idea of sending them all to a central location to be distributed kind of fell flat on it's face. Therefore, I was thinking we could just get buyers(of 2 or more), and then send the items to one of the buyers. Idealy in the same sort of location but I am aware the chances of that are very slim.

Great stuff. I await your PM.

actually cougarguy lives within a few hours of me.

shadowfox28

11-27-2006, 11:09 AM

I live in new york.. shipping will most likely be cheapest to me right?

CougarGuy1802

11-27-2006, 01:12 PM

actually cougarguy lives within a few hours of me.

I DO, I DO,I DO DO WHO! -KEL VOICE-

i should definetely be havin this:) unfortunately it will be till the first of the year for me though.

blustreak

11-27-2006, 05:33 PM

I may be in the market for this but I would also need to wait until at least the beginning of the year.

99LazerRedMD

11-27-2006, 07:01 PM

I'm Really Interested In The Decklid Spoiler... The Whole Kit Would Be Nice=)...

I'm From East Coast.

shadowfox28

11-27-2006, 09:13 PM

ok so three for the decklid spoiler soo far.....showing interest at least

Shagmonkey

11-28-2006, 05:18 AM

OK, so for the three of you that want the decklid spoiler, shall we progress with the order now? That way you will get them before Christmas?

Let me know the address you will like them shipped too so I can get an exact shipping price for you before we go any further.

For those of you that are interested in a kit, here are some interesting facts for you:
To ship 1 complete kit to an address in America (I used GMKs as an example), would cost roughly $975
However, if we were to rent a container and ship them by sea, we could get 12 (TWELVE) kits shipped for only roughly $1,200 !!!!!
Now you can see why I want to get a group buy going because you guys will save soooooooo much on shipping. I mean $1,200 divided by 12 = $100 !! (Plus shipping from the central location to your own address).

Cheers

Paul

BTW, all transactions will be through PayPal so you will be covered by their policies. However, from a personal point of view, I can assure you all Twisted Vision only wants to treat you the very best they can as you guys are by far and away the biggest market for this kit etc They aren't stupid enough to shoot themselves in their own feet by failing you lot in anyway. Plus i have stated my reputation on them also :biggrin:

StealthyWeasel

11-28-2006, 10:31 AM

so in reality, shipped and everything this kit could be had for 1800-2000 dollars?

Shagmonkey

11-28-2006, 11:19 AM

so in reality, shipped and everything this kit could be had for 1800-2000 dollars?

I'd agree with that. ..

shadowfox28

11-28-2006, 11:33 AM

ok so what will the total amount be for the group shipping on the decklid spoiler?

11-28-2006, 11:33 AM

count me in for the Roof spoiler...

blustreak

11-28-2006, 11:40 PM

count me in for the Roof spoiler...
Actually if I went ahead and got the full kit I think that would be one of the pieces I wouldn't want. Not saying I could get the whole kit right now but it's something to think about.

Shagmonkey

11-29-2006, 08:15 AM

ok so what will the total amount be for the group shipping on the decklid spoiler?

That depends on the numbers involved.

I can give a rough price for shipping multiple kits because I know the cost of renting half a container on a ship.

With the spoilers, the number of spoilers will determine the size of the box.

Hope that makes sense.... :biggrin:

shadowfox28

11-29-2006, 11:00 AM

That depends on the numbers involved.

I can give a rough price for shipping multiple kits because I know the cost of renting half a container on a ship.

With the spoilers, the number of spoilers will determine the size of the box.

Hope that makes sense.... :biggrin:
ok so basically... the more the better for the spoilers, correct?

Shagmonkey

11-29-2006, 11:08 AM

Oh yes !!

The perfect soloution would be to pack all the spoilers in the container with the full kits, but the chances of people who only want a spoiler, waiting for kits to be made, then shipped by boat to America and then distributed inside America....are slim.

Hence why i think we should treat the groub buy for teh kits seperate to the group buy for the spoilers.

shadowfox28

11-29-2006, 03:58 PM

...i have wanted this spoiler since i saw the cougar s pics when i bought my car.. i wouldn't mind waiting..

wadespencer99

11-29-2006, 04:05 PM

I want the roof spoiler....can you give me a shipping price? I tried repeatedly to get one from Twisted Vision and finally gave up.

Shagmonkey

11-30-2006, 08:29 AM

You have PM.......and the guy who never answered your emails has now been fired.....I kid you not!

shadowfox28

11-30-2006, 02:31 PM

so can you readily make the spoilers or is there a set amount that you have in stock?

Shagmonkey

12-01-2006, 06:28 AM

They have the moulds and can thus knock them out as and when they want. They can make 2 full Cougar S kits a week so knocking out the spoilers is not a problem.

shadowfox28

12-01-2006, 08:34 AM

awesome. So If the two s kits are bought the shipping price will drop dramatically for the spoilers because They will share the same container? Would that situation make the shipping costs throw the total price of the spoilers down to somewhere in the $300 area?
:giddily waits for answer:

Shagmonkey

12-01-2006, 11:18 AM

If we can get a spoiler or two in the same box as a full kit, then yes, the shipping price for the spoilers would pretty much disappear. However, you might want to contribute a small amount to the person who would in effect be shipping your stuff for free for you. You would also have to pay for shipping from the kit delivery address to your own address.

I hope that makes some kind of sense. :biggrin:

shadowfox28

12-01-2006, 12:57 PM

sure does! Anyone Thrown down the dough yet for the s kit?

bensenvill

12-01-2006, 02:46 PM

MaverickFlyer

12-01-2006, 03:27 PM

It should be. It looks like we have (possibly) 2 orders so they wont "store" the moulds just yet.

Soooo.....I wonder who is going to have the first Cougar S in America then :biggrin:

I know who has the first Upper and Lower Spoilers! :biggrin:

bensenvill

12-01-2006, 03:40 PM

dude he said AMERICA

Shagmonkey

12-02-2006, 08:01 PM

I have cash in hand for the kit, sorry I'm dragging my feet making other arrangements and pricing some other things out before I can firmly commit to the whole kit.

hey shaggy, do you have any decent photos of the upper lip installed [I know you dont have it on your car but].

I had mine blended on but will these do?

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/carboncougar/Performance%20Ford/IMG_1597.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/carboncougar/Performance%20Ford/IMG_1549.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/carboncougar/Performance%20Ford/IMG_1502.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/carboncougar/Performance%20Ford/IMGP0520.jpg

MaverickFlyer

12-03-2006, 11:09 PM

Are those tail light covers? How did you blend it into your lights?

blustreak

12-04-2006, 01:03 AM

Are those tail light covers? How did you blend it into your lights?
It looks like he just has everything molded

Shagmonkey

12-04-2006, 06:53 AM

I had tail light covers so what the bodyshop did was mould the "eyebrow" parts onto the covers, and then just attach the covers as per normal.

MaverickFlyer

12-04-2006, 01:56 PM

I had tail light covers so what the bodyshop did was mould the "eyebrow" parts onto the covers, and then just attach the covers as per normal.

Nice, it looks really good.

I need to pick up a set of taillight covers.

dude he said AMERICA

I live in America, North America! :rofl:

Shagmonkey

12-05-2006, 05:36 AM

Right. Who's gonna step up to the plate now?

They have a complete kit all ready made and sitting in a box waiting to be shipped.....

Whose goona treat themselves for Christmas?? :)

Shagmonkey

12-06-2006, 10:24 AM

Anyone need any more info needed by anyone? Shipping quotes etc etc

J-Man

12-06-2006, 10:34 AM

I want Terry to pick up the full kit so I can pay him a visit and molest the ever living hell out of his car. :eek:

Shagmonkey

12-06-2006, 10:57 AM

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

TwistedCJ

12-08-2006, 04:21 AM

Hello all.
I am sorry that I didnt do this sooner, but the person I left in charge of sortin this out let me down. So I got rid of him.

I am trying very hard to find a company to ship the kits cheaper. The problem we have is that alot of companies wont ship boxes that size and the ones that will charge for the wieght based on the size of the box ( 285kg ) when it actually only weighs 35kg. If I can find someone that will let me have a little space in a contaner that is already going to the US I should be able to get it out cheaper.

Our website is now running and we have new hosting, So you e-mails should now get to us. We where not recieving some of them it seems.

www.Twistedvision.co.uk

Jamie@twistedvision.co.uk

Thanks guys

Jamie

TwistedVision

bensenvill

12-09-2006, 04:05 PM

Jamie, its good to see you drop by, you make one hella a product.

I understand the difficulties and that there is no easy button solution [its always going to be expensive to ship]. Yes because of the size, you are always going to be dimensionally weighted for shipping costs. I know I pested you guys about the shipping dimensions the first time around and as far as US shippers, only one branch of fedex will accomidate that box... [length isnt an overall issue but the radius of the height and width is, otherwise it will jam the conveyors]. If you want I can work it all out again but as big as the box is, its only a few inches into the "Big Box" catagory, if there is any way to trim a few inches off, you can triple your shipping options.

LEVIATHANN

12-10-2006, 04:44 PM

Please reply to the pm.

TwistedCJ

12-11-2006, 06:17 AM

We have managed to get the box size down to 2m x 90cm x 75 cm. That leaves only an inch or so around the kit for padding. If I try and force it smaller then I would have to bend the kit and I am afraid that would cause the kit to warp out of shape.

I have got the shipping cost of one kit down to £380 ($745.30) for a 10 day shipping time. I will keep trying to find cheaper, but I dont want to get so cheap that you get the kit in iddy biddy pieces.

The rear bumper is now the largest piece in the box.

Jay

pioneer

12-14-2006, 06:31 AM

I know who has the first Upper and Lower Spoilers! :biggrin:

That would be me then. ;)

BouncingCougar

12-14-2006, 12:38 PM

That would be me then. ;)
How long have you lived in the US Neil? :rolleyes:

shadowfox28

12-14-2006, 02:07 PM

Shagmonkey

12-17-2006, 05:25 PM

Hi there,

Sorry for the delay.
Jamie has taken a week off work so i will do my best to stand in for him again.

Shipping for a spoiler is approx $145 (Based on a quote for another prospective customer).
Remember though that if you buy both spoilers together, Jamie will knock $100 off the price.

Cheers

Paul

TwistedCJ

12-21-2006, 04:41 AM

Hi guys. I am back and a little upset that there seems to have been no progress.
We have had a meeting and decided to discontinue the kit as of Jan 31st. It has cost us over £10,000 to develope this kit and I can not devote anymore time to making this work, As it is I have just had to lay off the person I took on to do my fibre glassing as there is nothing for him to do.
I might be willing to sell the moulds as I can see it will be more cost effective for you guys to have the kits made out there, and it is likely that the kit would get copied before not to long anyway. At which point I would never sell another kit.
Sorry about this, but I am out of options.
Have a good christmas all.

Jay

Shagmonkey

12-27-2006, 04:20 AM

So come on guys, anyone gonna order this kit or will it only be me and a member in Spain to have this full kit ;)

shadowfox28

12-27-2006, 09:05 AM

ok so the total price including shipping to my door for the upperdecklid spoiler will be________? and for the set of both spoilers________?
And... both of these spoilers need to be molded in right? or has someone used automotive adhesive?
Thanks- Manny

MaverickFlyer

12-27-2006, 11:49 AM

You don't need to mold the spoilers. You can just use automotive tape.

Shagmonkey

12-28-2006, 04:50 AM

Decklid spoiler : $285
Roof spoiler : $295
Buy the two together for $480

Shipping would be appriximately $145 so you would be looking at a rough price of $625

For exact shipping quotes, send Twisted an email direct with your full address and ZIP Code.

As stated above, they don't need to be moulded on either. Automotive glue / tape can be used etc

Cheers

Paul

C69

12-28-2006, 06:40 AM

Sorry I getting in late. I haven't been able to follow this group buy, as I've been a little busy deployed to Afghanistan. I'll take two complete kits. Can't let you Europeans have all the fun, can I?

shadowfox28

12-28-2006, 09:44 AM

MaverickFlyer

12-28-2006, 03:34 PM

UM??? where did this guy come from...

Apparently he just came from robbing a bank! :rofl:

branchedout

12-28-2006, 06:34 PM

Apparently he just came from robbing a bank! :rofl:

Haha, nice!

Shagmonkey

12-28-2006, 06:51 PM

For some reason I am talking Mexican tonight, so, said in the most Hollywood style..... "Me no care where he gets hees money from, me just happy someone is buying this kit senior"

Sorry....I have no idea where that came from....... :biggrin:

Oh, and Shadowfox28, $625 is indeed for both spoilers inc shipping. Just remember I need a ZIP code to get an EXACT shipping quote.

C69

12-31-2006, 04:31 PM

UM??? where did this guy come from...

Like I said, I've been deployed to Afghanistan. 6 months down :) , 6 months to go. :banghead:

Goldie

12-31-2006, 04:49 PM

Apparently he just came from robbing a bank! :rofl:
hey! be nice to the oregon guy! :disgust:
not like the NW has enough neco people around to have them being picked on ;)

MaverickFlyer

12-31-2006, 06:27 PM

hey! be nice to the oregon guy! :disgust:
not like the NW has enough neco people around to have them being picked on ;)

I wasn't picking on him! I was :bowdown: to him! :biggrin:

Qdog002

01-01-2007, 02:54 PM

So the decklid doesnt screw into the slots for a regular spoiler? I know the taillights lips stuck on by 3m - but what about the trunk part?

I really want that deck lid!! man what to do.....

MaverickFlyer

01-01-2007, 05:15 PM

So the decklid doesnt screw into the slots for a regular spoiler? I know the taillights lips stuck on by 3m - but what about the trunk part?

I really want that deck lid!! man what to do.....

No screws, just double sided tape. You will need to fill in the holes where the stock spoiler was.

Qdog002

01-02-2007, 11:45 AM

No screws, just double sided tape. You will need to fill in the holes where the stock spoiler was.

darn it! Was hopping it was screw in - is it a lot of work to "fill in" holes?

bensenvill

01-04-2007, 10:59 AM

ya, because your repainting your hatch

[I've been prepping my car for this for a long time]

Qdog002

01-04-2007, 04:57 PM

ya, because your repainting your hatch

[I've been prepping my car for this for a long time]

Dang. That just killed all the enthusiasm that I had for the deck lid. :disgust:

C69

01-09-2007, 01:33 PM

Shag, PM'd you with new shipping address.

azbobbybooshay10

01-09-2007, 09:08 PM

darn it! Was hopping it was screw in - is it a lot of work to "fill in" holes?

One possibility is trying to find a hatch from a "base" Cougar like mine. It has no spoiler, no rear wiper, and no wiper motor. IDK what the exact number is, but it is considerably lighter than the Sport/Convenience hatch with all the stuff on it. If you found one the same color as your car, that would be optimal, since you would only need the spoilers themselves painted to go on the car.

Shagmonkey

01-18-2007, 05:00 PM

For those that only want the spoilers, I have updated the very first post which now has shipping costs to America and Canada.

Cheers

Paul

bensenvill

01-18-2007, 05:50 PM

is anyone else planning on ordering spoilers in the next few weeks, I would like to combine shipments with someone if at all possible.

[thanks for the update Paul]

XRTONY

01-19-2007, 12:11 PM

BigBalledOX

01-19-2007, 01:26 PM

Two Questions...

Are the molds still available? If so how much?

If I were to get these produced in the US, would they sell? Is there a guarantee from you guys that I could have at least 15 kits sold.

At what price? Its pretty hard to say anything's going to sell if you don't list a price.

Straight up, I'm gonna tell you to save your money, cuz I just don't think its gonna happen. The people who have the money to play with on this platform are, by and large, interested in performance, not aesthetics. Hey, I think its a beautiful kit, and I'd love to have it, but I'm more interested in taking the money and making car go vroom, then making it look pretty and shiny.