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Here is the genesis of the idea and the idea itself.

Whether I think it is a good idea or not, is not important. The marketplace is the only important arbiter of the worth of an idea IF it is properly executed.

The idea came to me the other day while I was detailing my car. I'm pretty obsessive about the exterior of my car, not so much on the interior. Just me, always been this way. (FWIW, I really like Adams's stuff.) But on this day, I was doing the interior and, of course, the door "pull" (part of the armrest) was soiled, again. I went on line to see if there was a leather or other material which would wrap around the pull. There were actually very few, one was for the 'vette and had a logo stitched in it.

Of course, you could just wrap it with cloth or something else. If simply fashioned out of plastic in the shape of a "C", there is the likelihood because of how your fingers grip this part, that the plastic cover would come off upon closing. Also, from a tactile standpoint, your fingers would feel the space where the "back" parts of the "C" would come together. I thought there might be a better way which would provide a higher quality feel to the backside. Furthermore, there had to be a way to fashion this so that it could simply slip over the pull to install (no disassembly of any part) but which would not slip off upon closing or "move around". It would have to be seen and felt as if it was part of the original door assembly.

The idea also allows the purchaser or the vendor to have one SKU and the purchaser could choose or subsequently change its appearance. Same product, with a different insert, could be carbon fiber, or any color to match interior/stitching etc. The piece could be very slightly textured to reduce fingerprints, etc. If you look at your door you can probably see how this piece could be angle-cut to follow the lines of the door.

So, in a nutshell, its a "pull" cover that:
- protects the pull from soiling. Other than your shift knob and steering wheel , this is probably one of the areas that gets touched the most by your hand. Look at your car, is this area soiled? Would it look better if this part of the pull was trimmed out carbon fiber?
- accepts different colored inserts including carbon fiber. Colored inserts could have Z emblem
-can be installed/de-installed in less than a minute
-owner can change the appearance of the pull in less than 2 minutes
- looks and feels like OEM equipment
-does not pull off upon closing
-may not show fingerprints
-has a quality feel to the inside of the pull (where your fingers are)

So that's it. Just an incremental improvement mod. Some people might like the look. Some people might like the idea that over time their door doesn't look ratty. And when you sell your car, the interior looks better cared for.

The details are in the fabrication.

Satisfied now??

I am very disappointed in some of your comments. I'll get over it.

If you think the concept is good then it comes down to HOW the idea is executed.

There are really terrible ways of doing this and one or two imaginative ways to do this in an extremely cost conscious yet with a very high quality look and feel to it.

I didn't want anyone taking the idea and screwing it up.

I particularly didn't want my idea executed by a company (like some here) who over promise, over commit, don't respond. I also don't like this group buy stuff ...if I get ten people we'll build it. Then the thread goes on for days and the initial people just wait and wait until the magic number gets hit. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A PRODUCT (and you're in this business) JUST BUILD THE FOCKER IN A SHORT MANUFACTURING RUN.

If I cared about the money, I wouldn't have written this.

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