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I've got a set of Rial Black Mesh missing one center cap, no stickers on the other three.
I've looked, but couldn't find any spares for sale, and from a few old forum threads I dug up, they're hard to find and expensive when you do.
I'm in the middle of modeling them in AutoDesk Inventor Pro 2015 to have them 3D printed by Shapeways.
But since I'm not a collector or a purist or anything, I'm kind of wondering how much these might actually sell for, if anyone knows, and I'll just print a full set and turn a small profit.
A post I found dating back to 2003 or something suggested $100 each, but that seems a bit steep for something like that.
I plan on dipping them black (As well as the rims themselves), putting a BMW sticker on them, then dipping clear over it, but with how shallow the indentation on the stock caps are, the black dip will probably fill it up anyways.
I still need to figure out the best way to make the tabs so they'll print and be snug enough not to fly out on the highway, but when I get it finished I'll definitely be sharing the model for free use 'cause I'm just sexy like that.
I've looked, but couldn't find any spares for sale, and from a few old forum threads I dug up, they're hard to find and expensive when you do.
I'm in the middle of modeling them in AutoDesk Inventor Pro 2015 to have them 3D printed by Shapeways.
But since I'm not a collector or a purist or anything, I'm kind of wondering how much these might actually sell for, if anyone knows, and I'll just print a full set and turn a small profit.
A post I found dating back to 2003 or something suggested $100 each, but that seems a bit steep for something like that.
I plan on dipping them black (As well as the rims themselves), putting a BMW sticker on them, then dipping clear over it, but with how shallow the indentation on the stock caps are, the black dip will probably fill it up anyways.
I still need to figure out the best way to make the tabs so they'll print and be snug enough not to fly out on the highway, but when I get it finished I'll definitely be sharing the model for free use 'cause I'm just sexy like that.
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