Just curious if anyone new where i could get some louvers knocked in a panel in Oklahoma(oklahoma city area if possible). Guess I could drive to Tulsa area if i had to, or Dallas for that matter. What sizes are available as well? Thanks!!
PM Doc Parsons here on the hamb. He's in Tulsa. He did the ones in my coupe. He uses an old style rounded top set of dies. He's reasonable too. If I remember right, he charged $1 per louver.
Jagerbomb: Dwrfab here in Dallas I do round top 3'' louvers also a $1.00 each. Just did two hoods for a guy in Longview. Thanks Dwrfab
HAROLD (BUCK) WATKINS in Morris Ok. Been doing that for 15-20 yrs @ $1 louver. Watkins Automotive Rebuiders. 918.733.4157 701 South 6th St. Morris Ok 74447 That's about 40 mi south of Tulsa and 7 miles east.
This is good info. I have been looking around the OKC area for a while. I had a guy do some louvers out in Choctaw but the guy was super unreliable and not that cheap.
Big Dad: No set up harge, just sanding charge if paint is still on it. And I sand both sides clean with 80 grit DA sander. Some light primer spots are ok but you don't want to be sanding crincled paint inside louvers. Dwrfab
Ok ..I'll need tp work out time and place to drop hood off Desoto needs some louvers No paint .. Just "patina" ..ha
Jager, PM me and I'll give you a phone number for a guy on the SE side of town (I-240 and Sooner Rd. area). Jack has been doing louvers for 8 or 10 years, mostly for friends, until he retired from his day job. Now he is trying to build up his business. Never heard any complaints about his work, and he ain't too expensive.
let's see,those other 4 guys charge $1 per punch and you charge $2...dang i can't figure out what to do...............
lets see. dies were about $900 each (STRIPPER DIES SO THERE IS NO DISTORTION), 8 x9 = $7200, cost several hundred for all the mechanism, hydraulics etc, so i don't think $2 a hole is too much to ask on a $8000 dollar investment, but you always have a naysayer who can get it done cheaper by some fly by night who does it in his spare time, you bring it in my shop, i get it done and have perfect results
number one,you charge too much,number 2 ,you've not posted one thing you've finished to show us, number 3..if you want to get business,don't be a wise ass when someone calls you on your overpriced services..i live in oklahoma and i can't tell folks where to take their stuff,but i'll spend days and days telling them where not to.
nahh...i'm on a lower budget than you.i use those china and heco en mexico...that way they snap when the torques right.
doc parsons intulsa did mine on a jeep about 12 years ago,my truck about 2 years ago and my coupe deck lid 2 weeks ago,its around 1.50-2 a louver,thats not bad,good work and good time bullshiting with him...quinton
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