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Actually, my prices went up a lot more than double. My manufacturer I was using jacked my prices way up to pay for their new building. I can't afford to sell rear bumpers fully assembled for $8-900 when my cost for just cut and formed parts for me to put together went up to over $1100 each. I have a few bumpers left to finish from the batch prior to this, so any of those orders placed before 2008 I have. I am working with a new programer and manufacturer, so hopefully things will get moving again real soon. Prices on steel went way up in the last two months as well. 2x2x3/16" tube that I use for sliders went up over 30%, as well as the other material I use for sliders. I'm trying to keep prices close to what I was selling for, but they do have to go up a little. Better a little bit as steel goes up, than wait until I can't absorb all the little price jumps and then throw on a huge increase at once.
I am almost caught up though, thank god. A couple rear bumpers and some carriers left, a few sets of sliders left that will be done by next weekend, and a roof rack. In between everything, I have also been working on some new stuff, and working with some other manufacturers on new products. Got the new Riddler diff cover prototype in to test fit. The JeepinbyAl 4" kit is finally right and been run through one of the toughest trails in Colorado, so it has our stamp of approval, and a few other secret squirrel things going on. I am getting some new tools next month and am stock piling materials so I will always have an inventory from now on. The new jig I am using for sliders and the slight changes in design are going to make assembly much faster and easier. With an inventory of precut parts, turnaround time on a slider order will be less than three days, atleast that is the goal.
So, once I get the inventory amount built up that I have in mind, the new tools, the new products designed, and the new manufacturer up and running, I'll be back in business. If you need things that I don't manufacture, like lift kits, arms, etc., I can still take those orders, but if you want my products, email/pm/call and get on the list. I am not going to take anymore money for orders until I have product ready to sell. I'm restructuring this entire business, and want to do it right this time. The last four years have been a huge learning experience, and think I can do it 100 times better this time.
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