Repro windshields?

[tbenvie]

I saw an ebay ad for another vehicle for repro windshields, so I asked the seller about making repro ones for the Reatta. Here is the response:

I see you are in MA, we use to own a company called Lo-Can Glass

International which was family owned for 50 years and sold out in 2002. I

started Prosource is 2004.. we probably sold close to 100 Reatta windshields

over the years, used to sell at between $700- 850 ea until about 4 years

ago. I know Pilkington LOF sells at $1800, we can probably sell for a few

hundred less but still in the $1400 range which is crazy. We don't

manufacture but work with several factories that can produce. The problem is

because of the molding attached, a production run of 100 would have to be

done at minimum with an investment of at least $25,000. My guess is it would

take 3 years to make the money back.. just a guess. We have done similar

projects before. If you can get 25+ presold we would look at doing it..don't

mind keeping a lot of money tied up in stock but it would mean folks

shelling out $500-700 ea for windshields. You would have to get a lot of

owners to buy 1 to keep just in case...

Richard

ProSource Glass International

Toll Free:877-345-2800

978-975-5400

Fax: 978-975-5300

100 people at $250 will equal the $25000 needed to get started, plus the mark-up the guy would need to make to do all this work. Think we can get 100?

[ikesleeping]

It might be tuff. I offered a NOS windshield for $850.00 with a additional UPS crating charge of $200.00 and about $300.00 frieght charges from MO. to California and have had no takers.