Lost beauty: how to quickly and easily replace any decorative part of the car
- March 14, 2023
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A tiny plastic liner or cap on an alloy wheel, lost in service, can cost thousands of rubles or not be sold at all due to its uniqueness.
A tiny plastic liner or cap on an alloy wheel, lost in service, can cost thousands of rubles or not be sold at all due to its uniqueness. And what now, with a gap to drive? Of course not, and the car owner has two ways to solve the problem: long and complicated, as well as simple and technological. About the second – tells the portal “AvtoVzglyad”.
It is unlikely that there will be such a “beushka” that has preserved all the decorative details. Somewhere a lining or trim element is missing, somewhere – a cap on the brim. But it is precisely the absence of minuscule, often non-load-bearing technical cargo products that visually makes the car a “wrecked car”. She no longer brings pleasure, they begin to wash and care for her less often – a direct road to a landfill.
And since you can’t buy a new car now, there is only one way to return the “iron horse” to its former shine – to fill the “decorative gaps”. The first and most obvious way is, of course, automatic teardowns and bulletin boards. In the case of extreme luck, you can buy the necessary element at an affordable price, paint it in the right color and install it in place. Unfortunately, this rarely happens.
Usually the required part is missing or sold in a kit with others, dramatically increasing the number in the “cost” column. Well, who agrees to sell a trim cap on the hub separately from the disc? In addition, Russian drivers, cut off from the rest of the world, today can only rely on the domestic market, which has long been poor and expensive. And here begins the years of search, which often come to naught.
However, there is a second simple solution that allows not only to “close the gap”, but to get out of the current situation elegantly and “with little blood” – a 3D printer. It is not at all necessary to purchase sophisticated equipment, which, in addition to high initial costs, also requires a certain skill and effort. It is enough to find a craftsman ready to help solve the problem for a “cap of crackers”. In addition, you need a layout or at least an example of the desired part.
In the case of alloy hubcaps, everything is simple. We select the most complete from the remaining ones, take it to the master, he measures it and digitizes it – creates a virtual model. And then – printing on the printer. It remains only to paint and put the element in place. You should not worry about its strength – modern plastics are strong and reliable, it is not so easy to break them. By the way, it is quite possible that the “newly made” part will be even more reliable than the original one.
With elements of interior and car decor, things are a little more complicated. We will have to run around and look for a prototype at the neighbors or forums. Another option is to find a model on the Internet, where details are ready to be “printed”, previously created by someone and placed in the public domain.
And now about the sad thing, that is, the price. Plastic and labor costs money, the printer doesn’t pay for itself, so don’t count on three-digit numbers. Most likely recovering a lost object will cost a lot more, but a 3D printer is often the easiest and quickest way to solve a problem. And sometimes – and the only one available.
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It is unlikely that there will be such a “beushka” that has preserved all the decorative details. Somewhere a lining or trim element is missing, somewhere – a cap on the brim. But it is precisely the absence of minuscule, often non-load-bearing technical cargo products that visually makes the car a “wrecked car”. She no longer brings pleasure, they begin to wash and care for her less often – a direct road to a landfill.
And since you can’t buy a new car now, there is only one way to return the “iron horse” to its former shine – to fill the “decorative gaps”. The first and most obvious way is, of course, automatic teardowns and bulletin boards. In the case of extreme luck, you can buy the necessary element at an affordable price, paint it in the right color and install it in place. Unfortunately, this rarely happens.
Usually the required part is missing or sold in a kit with others, dramatically increasing the number in the “cost” column. Well, who would agree to sell a trim cap on the hub separately from the disc? In addition, Russian drivers, cut off from the rest of the world, today can only rely on the domestic market, which has long been poor and expensive. And here begins the years of search, which often come to naught.
However, there is a second simple solution that allows not only to “close the gap”, but to get out of the current situation elegantly and “with little blood” – a 3D printer. It is not at all necessary to purchase sophisticated equipment, which, in addition to high initial costs, also requires a certain skill and effort. It is enough to find a craftsman ready to help solve the problem for a “cap of crackers”. In addition, you need a layout or at least an example of the desired part.
In the case of alloy hubcaps, everything is simple. We select the most complete from the remaining ones, take it to the master, he measures it and digitizes it – creates a virtual model. And then – printing on the printer. It remains only to paint and put the element in place. You should not worry about its strength – modern plastics are strong and reliable, it is not so easy to break them. By the way, it is quite possible that the “newly made” part will be even more reliable than the original one.
With elements of interior and car decor, things are a little more complicated. We will have to run around and look for a prototype at the neighbors or forums. Another option is to find a model on the Internet, where details are ready to be “printed”, previously created by someone and placed in the public domain.
And now about the sad thing, that is, the price. Plastic and labor costs money, the printer doesn’t pay for itself, so don’t count on three-digit numbers. Most likely recovering a lost object will cost a lot more, but a 3D printer is often the easiest and quickest way to solve a problem. And sometimes – and the only one available.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.
