New L100 Foam Grill Inserts
Some time ago, I purchased a pair of L100 foam grill inserts from forum member "sonofagun", which I love. Recently, I have noticed two other sellers of new L100 foam grill reproductions on that big auction site - "Foam trends" and "sculpted-foam-inovations". Does anyone know if these are two new companies, or does one of them have any connection to "sonofagun"?
Has anyone purchase the L100 grills from either of these companies and how do thier products rate?
Grill inserts from "Sculpted-foam-innovations"
In August ’09 I ordered three pairs of L100 inserts from “Sculpted-foam-innovations”
(via Ebay) – one pair in each colour: Brown, Blue and Orange (of course!).
They arrived very well packed: Each pair in its own box and each insert in its own bag inside the box. Boxes safely closed and with USPS track-&-confirm# by mail.
The quality of the inserts is very good: Precisely cut, size fits nicely, well-matched colours, painted evenly etc.
It's clear to see that the Orange ones needed much more paint: Orange being the brightest colour of the three - the foam is dark charcoal-gray.
One can - very slightly – glimpse (or rather sense) the dark foam colour underneath – but they look great and very much as I remember the ones I had back in 1976 (didn’t have the Blue or Brown ones – until now ;)).
I paid USD 80,-/pair for the Brown and Blue ones and USD 120 for the Orange ones.
That is a very fair price, I think.
The guy selling them – Scott – has been fine communicating & dealing with. I think he paints them himself.
All & all I can recommend “Sculpted-foam-innovations” (no affiliation).
PS: They also sell LE-25 foam rings and JBL badges (for the inserts) I got some of both – also OK.
Sculpted-foam-innovations - Communication - OBS
In addition to my previous posting about communication with “Sculpted-foam-innovations”:
After I received the inserts, I’ve written to them with my positive feed back – and also asked some questions about possible future business/orders with them.
A couple of weeks (and reminders) have passed – and I’ve heard nothing.
:hmm:
The inserts are still OK – but I advise you to secure good and frequent communication, if attempting to do business with Sculpted-foam-innovations.