New Product Development - A-pillar Gauge Pods

ImportSharkMike

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Hey all! We've started tossing around ideas to make an aftermarket gauge pod A-pillar and I have a few "market research" questions before we really ramp things up. If we could get some feedback on this from everyone (assuming this is a product you may be interested in), it would be greatly appreciated!

1) How many gauges would you want in an A-pillar? It's generally either 2 or 3.
2) If we made a 3-gauge pillar but you only needed to use 2 of them, would the option of a "filler cap" to cover the blank hole help your decision to potentially purchase this product? (The idea is to keep the possibility open of adding a third gauge in the future).
3) The pod would likely be a full replacement piece and not just an overlay. With that in mind, would you prefer it to be made of ABS plastic (pretty much a perfect OEM equivalent piece), carbon fiber or standard black fiberglass?
4) Since the OEM pillars have a fabric covering, would you like to have the option of a matching "blank" version for the passenger side so they match?
5) If we decide to make the pillar pod in carbon fiber, would you like to have the option of a matching "blank" version in carbon fiber as well so they match?

Thanks in advance!

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1. either 2 or 3 would be fine
2. filler cap is good to keep it future proof
3. abs plastic
4. matching blank version for passenger side depending on price
5. i don't care for carbon fiber but i do like things to match
 
1) How many gauges would you want in an A-pillar? It's generally either 2 or 3.
2) If we made a 3-gauge pillar but you only needed to use 2 of them, would the option of a "filler cap" to cover the blank hole help your decision to potentially purchase this product? (The idea is to keep the possibility open of adding a third gauge in the future).
3) The pod would likely be a full replacement piece and not just an overlay. With that in mind, would you prefer it to be made of ABS plastic (pretty much a perfect OEM equivalent piece), carbon fiber or standard black fiberglass?
4) Since the OEM pillars have a fabric covering, would you like to have the option of a matching "blank" version for the passenger side so they match?
5) If we decide to make the pillar pod in carbon fiber, would you like to have the option of a matching "blank" version in carbon fiber as well so they match?

1. Either 2 or 3
2. Filler would be fine
3. ABS plastic to match OEM colors
4. Yes
5. Yes
 
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Yeah I wouldn't. Not after 2 years of complaints about them, seeing reps go off on forum members and pics of damaged deliveries.
 
Any update on this product would love to get one

Unfortunately there wasn't enough demand in the market to move forward with this. We can still do it--and quite easily too--but there needs to be a bit of a push from the community to get it off the ground.
 
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