Here is my design screen:
There is a little "$" button in the software you can click at any time and get this:
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Pricing for the file:
C:\Documents and Settings\xxxxxxx\My Documents\My_Stuff\jeeeeep\dash\dashRoughDraft.fpd
Based on price list of: Front Panel Express, LLC
Price list date: December 1st, 2007
Type | Position | Remarks | Price
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Other | ------------- | Preparing/finishing | $14.38
Drill hole | 167.64/113.03 | Diameter: 3.3750" | $3.69
Drill hole | 245.11/104.14 | Diameter: 2.0625" | $2.30
Drill hole | 310.99/101.44 | Diameter: 2.0625" | $2.30
Drill hole | 216.85/49.21 | Diameter: 2.0625" | $2.30
Drill hole | 277.65/49.05 | Diameter: 2.0625" | $2.30
Drill hole | 339.72/48.89 | Diameter: 2.0625" | $2.30
Drill hole | 79.85/87.47 | Diameter: 0.5000" | $0.64
Drill hole | 48.10/53.18 | Diameter: 0.5000" | $0.64
Drill hole | 119.22/143.35 | Diameter: 0.5000" | $0.64
Drill hole | 214.47/144.62 | Diameter: 0.5000" | $0.64
Drill hole | 79.85/53.18 | Diameter: 0.5000" | $0.64
Drill hole | 46.83/87.47 | Diameter: 0.5000" | $0.64
Drill hole | 8.89/8.89 | Diameter: 0.2500" | $0.37
Drill hole | 8.73/168.75 | Diameter: 0.2500" | $0.37
Drill hole | 8.89/91.44 | Diameter: 0.2500" | $0.37
Drill hole | 130.81/170.18 | Diameter: 0.2500" | $0.37
Drill hole | 252.57/167.48 | Diameter: 0.2500" | $0.37
Drill hole | 382.11/168.75 | Diameter: 0.2500" | $0.37
Drill hole | 384.33/87.15 | Diameter: 0.2500" | $0.37
Drill hole | 381.79/8.41 | Diameter: 0.2500" | $0.37
Drill hole | 253.52/5.87 | Diameter: 0.2500" | $0.37
Drill hole | 132.87/7.14 | Diameter: 0.2500" | $0.37
Engraving | 71.12/76.20 | Winch | $1.20
Engraving | 30.48/76.20 | Sol Brake | $1.92
Engraving | 30.48/41.91 | Int Lights | $1.73
Engraving | 69.85/40.64 | Stereo | $1.44
Engr. rect. | 62.23/63.50 | 3.0000" x 3.5000" Width: 0.0236" | $2.02
Engr. rect. | 194.31/88.90 | 13.9000" x 5.8000" Width: 0.0236" | $5.70
Other | ------------- | Engraving in-filling | $17.57
Other | ------------- | Multi-color supplement (2 colors) | $4.03
Other | ------------- | 2 Tool change(s) | $2.56
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Total: $75.28
Amount | 5-9 pieces | 10-19 pieces | 20-29 pieces | from 30 pieces
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Discount | 5.0% | 10.0% | 15.0% |
Price | $71.52 | $67.75 | $63.99 | on request
The price is without sales tax and shipping charges.
In our constant effort to improve our products and services we reserve
the right to change specifications and prices without notice.
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That's right! The price of the very thing you just designed! Then you click order panel and the software submits the order to them and then you check out, pay your price for the panel, pay the shipping and then you get an awesome panel.
Here is their website:
http://www.frontpanelexpress.com/
Here are some shots of their work:
http://www.frontpanelexpress.com/en/showcase/front-panels.html
Anyways, I am very glad I found these guys, they have lots of colors to choose from for a base metal and then lots of epoxy fill in colors for the etching.
Here is what the dash will look like with my proposed panel (one of several):
Oh, did I mention that I cut the dash out with a circular saw? 1/8" diamond plate. I then cleaned it up with a wire wheel, some dawn, wire brushes and stuff. Next I'll hit it with a rust killer, then do some cutting on it, then do some big holes then some final grinding.
Diamondplate texture:
I also got the gauges in the mail! Steering column "cluster"
Speedometer cluster, goes in panel.
Beautiful
