"Crofts" Door finishers.... Still available ?

Becs512 · 26th February 2010, 10:32

Its never a good idea having a morning off.....I tend to spend all the time reading and thinking about new things for the Rover.

I followed a thread this morning about "door finishers" and started reading and reading....and came across the "Crofts" door finishers.

Does anyone know if they are still available, I came to a sort of dead end on whether anyone has stock of them ?
I have put a bid in for a set (from a link here) on ebay for what I think was the new price but, have a feeing I will soon be outbid, any other sources for a set would be really welcome.

They certainly add a lovely touch to the car....

JohnDotCom · 26th February 2010, 10:50

No these are now finished.
There were I believe three batches done but it was always difficult to get the minimum order fulfilled each time and collect the payments.

They do appear on EBay and For Sale section but at two to three times the original cost!!

Becs512 · 26th February 2010, 10:53

Hi John,

Thanks for the really quick reply.....

Guess....It is a case of watching ebay and trying to grab a rare bargin.

JohnDotCom · 26th February 2010, 11:06

There is currently one Genuine Plastic set on EBay (£120 so far) and one Croft Set (£40 so far).

mark_bonsai · 26th February 2010, 11:23

There's also a set of the Crofts ones on ebay. I'll try and get a link.

Rover418275 · 26th February 2010, 14:02

I assume Croft's still have the tooling, what would be a minimum production run? would there be enough interest in these within the club?

Are these a feature of the Chinese cars?

Where do you start to get this info?

Cheers

Mike

beejay · 26th February 2010, 14:09

I wish I had them when Crofts did them last, they were a good price, not like the silly money ask for today. I doubt Crofts would do anymore the club struggled to get minimum required of 50 then.

pab · 26th February 2010, 15:18

heres a picture of my finishers,chromed brass versions.

stocktake · 26th February 2010, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rover418275

I assume Croft's still have the tooling, what would be a minimum production run? would there be enough interest in these within the club?

Are these a feature of the Chinese cars?

Where do you start to get this info?

Cheers

Mike

Brief history As I remember:

Crofts is a member of our club, he saw the sky high prices being paid on ebay for the door finishers. He bid on a set of original finishers on ebay eventually securing them for well over £100.

He then took them to a metal fabricator who, after much adaptation managed to create a brass equivilent. he then found a place that would chrome them.

At the end of all this work he offered them to members of the club at cost price, around £40 per set. the batches had to be done lots of 50 to obtain this cost.

I believe it total there have been 4 or 5 batches of 50 done and all but a few ( some sold on .org) sold to members of this club.

Originally it was disapointing to see club members sell these on for profit to some, but as the ownership of them has diversified it is now just the norm.

They are a very good quality product that will no doubt outlive the original.

pab · 26th February 2010, 16:10

having proposed the last batch of 50..it was difficult to get the 50 names.dwindled towards the end.

26th February 2010, 10:32	#1
Becs512 Loves to post MG ZT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Harlow Posts: 384 Thanks: 87 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	"Crofts" Door finishers.... Still available ? Its never a good idea having a morning off.....I tend to spend all the time reading and thinking about new things for the Rover. I followed a thread this morning about "door finishers" and started reading and reading....and came across the "Crofts" door finishers. Does anyone know if they are still available, I came to a sort of dead end on whether anyone has stock of them ? I have put a bid in for a set (from a link here) on ebay for what I think was the new price but, have a feeing I will soon be outbid, any other sources for a set would be really welcome. They certainly add a lovely touch to the car....

26th February 2010, 11:23	#5
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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	No these are now finished. There were I believe three batches done but it was always difficult to get the minimum order fulfilled each time and collect the payments. They do appear on EBay and For Sale section but at two to three times the original cost!!

26th February 2010, 10:53	#3
Becs512 Loves to post MG ZT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Harlow Posts: 384 Thanks: 87 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	Hi John, Thanks for the really quick reply..... Guess....It is a case of watching ebay and trying to grab a rare bargin.

26th February 2010, 11:06	#4
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	There is currently one Genuine Plastic set on EBay (£120 so far) and one Croft Set (£40 so far).

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Rover418275 Banned Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northwich Posts: 1,099 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I assume Croft's still have the tooling, what would be a minimum production run? would there be enough interest in these within the club? Are these a feature of the Chinese cars? Where do you start to get this info? Cheers Mike

26th February 2010, 14:09	#7
beejay Retired Rover 75, 04 Connie SE Auto. 2.5 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brandon Posts: 1,125 Thanks: 516 Thanked 114 Times in 92 Posts	I wish I had them when Crofts did them last, they were a good price, not like the silly money ask for today. I doubt Crofts would do anymore the club struggled to get minimum required of 50 then.

26th February 2010, 16:10	#10
pab Banned MG ZT V6 190+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 33,223 Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,416 Posts	having proposed the last batch of 50..it was difficult to get the 50 names.dwindled towards the end.