brian72 said:
Glad DirtDonk is not trying to get foriegn bumpers... ;D
Hahaha, funny guy. You hadn't heard? We're building stuff in our new facilities in France and Belgium now. In fact they're coming in on the same boats as the Cibie's are!
Remember that first shipment of broken lights? Visualize shifing pallets of heavy steel Bronco parts packed among the glass...!
Just kidding obviously. Though sometimes it feels like it would be faster...
Hey everyone, DirtDonk here (under an assumed name of course). I just e-mailed NYBronco, but wanted to let you know what's been going on around here and why things are moving so slowly.
While changing the thickness of the material is a relatively minor issue in itself, it still involves more than just that. It changes the number of panels the bumper is made from. It changes the way the material is cut and formed. Which also changes equipment used, programming of computers (actually pretty quick once the basics are known) and a whole slew of other little things you don't even think of until you're there. And the metal acts differently to welding and grinding when the thickness changes, which means that all new jigs and fixtures have to be designed as well.
But it wouldn't be so bad if that's all we had to do right now...
What with the changes we're going through right now with the business, the bumpers we're building every day, the other bumpers that Wayne's trying to design for production, and with us trying to attend more and more off-road events as vendors just to let people know we're out there, and you get the picture.
In fact, just over a week we'll be heading out to Moab for the Jeep Safari for ten days of fun, er, I mean work. And that's another delay!
What it all means that I've got plenty to
SNIVEL and
WHINE about each time the Bronco production gets delayed.
And I
AM doing plenty of S & W (snivelling and whining) around here too! I want the bumpers finished as much as anyone. After all, I'm getting one too!
So I just don't want anyone to think they're getting ignored (not completely anyway), or anyone to get too rough on NYBronco for this thing not coming along quicker, but it
IS coming. I just can't say anymore just how long it's going to be.
I"m apologizing too, to the new vendors who're trying to help things along, and to thank them for getting involved.
Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Until it changes.
Thanks everyone for your patience through this transition, and thanks to those responsible, for helping to get this rolling when it finally gels. There's still no firm price because of all of this so for those of you that need to know before committing to a purchase of this size, we understand completely and will do what we can to get something in stone for you. Hopefully you can wait it out for the time being.
Thanks again.
Paul