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Darren Boyle 16-12-2008 10:59 PM

DMS X-Partz Lipo battery strap for X6
 
As some of you may have read already in the "slipper" thread, we have now finalised our all new one piece carbon fibre battery strap for the X6 for use with LIPO batteries.

The pre-production straps are being test fitted to several cars tonight and tommorow to check fit etc and if all is correct the first production run starts on thursday. We should have stock in and ready to go by friday afternoon.

Once they have been signed off we will release the first photos/cad images of them which should be tommorow afternoon, they will then be added to the X-Factory UK website with the price confirmed too (which we hope to be around £18/19).

All I can say is they are super sexy and really look the part, they are one single piece and made from 3mm carbon fibre, the design looks awesome when fitted on the car, wait till you all see them...... Hopefully available through all good X-Factory dealers from Monday 22nd December

leon morrell 16-12-2008 11:12 PM

hi daz is it like this

http://www.oople.com/forums/attachme...1&d=1223924264

jono83 16-12-2008 11:17 PM

will all the fixings be included because i presume they wont fit straight on without any mods to the chassis ?

Darren Boyle 16-12-2008 11:21 PM

Leon, no mate, IMHO much nicer and uber cool - similiar (ish) layout (nothing against the one in your image, we were offered that one to sell but we already had our own one in the pipeline).

Jono, the plan is to sell it as just the strap, we will be recommending that you use two AE style thumb screws for the front mounting and it utilizes the original rear mounts that we already use. We may well do a "mounting kit" seperate, we will see but the plan is that instructions for fitting will be included in the packet of each one.

Pictures will be released for the first time tommorrow, we think you will like what you see.....

jono83 16-12-2008 11:24 PM

sounds good looking forward to the pics

leon morrell 16-12-2008 11:24 PM

come on man dont keep us waiting :)

jono83 16-12-2008 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leon morrell (Post 187781)
come on man dont keep us waiting :)

Exactly what i was thinking

Darren Boyle 16-12-2008 11:34 PM

LOL, if I had'nt of left the CAD pictures on my memory stick at the shop then I was going to upload them tonight, but since I am at home and the memory key is at the shop..........

Hence why it will be tommorow guys, its worth the wait I promise!! (looking at my test one on the car now, it fits awesome and looks "the nuts")

Spencer Mulcahy 16-12-2008 11:43 PM

Take pic of your car LOL.:D

Darren Boyle 16-12-2008 11:45 PM

Funny enough I just have on my phone, but the camera we use for the website photos is kept at the shop too. Got an image on my phone if you want it texting!!! PM me...

Lee 16-12-2008 11:51 PM

As if you would give me your mobile number :lol:

sebx6france 16-12-2008 11:54 PM

dmspartz
 
yes!!!!!!!!!

Deeply tomorrow:drool:

Darren Boyle 17-12-2008 12:20 AM

A couple of quick pictures from my phone of the strap fitted to my car will be posted up in a few moments (thanks Lee)

Lee 17-12-2008 12:22 AM

Is this what your after :o

I have just received these pics from Darren, i am sure you will all be very impressed !! :)


http://139.2.165.14/MacsService/Macs...E6CBF4AF9A.jpg

http://139.2.165.14/MacsService/Macs...0EE21E4AE9.jpg

ashleyb4 17-12-2008 12:24 AM

HOLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Darren you are a ledgend i want to buy a X6 just to have that.

A

blitzboy 17-12-2008 12:28 AM

bling bling that is sweet

ill have one darren please :woot:

blitzboy 17-12-2008 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashleyb4 (Post 187797)
HOLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Darren you are a ledgend i want to buy a X6 just to have that.

A

ashley stop drouling and get ya money out :drool::drool::drool:

Darren Boyle 17-12-2008 12:31 AM

As you can see the two rear mountings use the original posts from the kit, the front two will be secured with thumbcrews threaded down into the the two "chassis bosses" either side of the "two cell box".

My own car (the one in the photo) currently has these two bosses filed away for easier fit of my ESC and RX in their old postions but I am preping a new chassis as we speak tonight which will have the thumbscrews in place for the front two mounting holes, LIPO across the middle and ESC moved to the centre (mounted on two carbon plates to sit over the cell holes which we are working on too).

Hope you all like, available from all of our X-Factory dealers either very late this week or early next.....

jono83 17-12-2008 12:54 AM

i am impressed !!

leon morrell 17-12-2008 01:16 AM

buzzing ive got an order to do tomoz so ill call you :)

Spencer Mulcahy 17-12-2008 03:21 AM

Very nice but I am in the same boat nothing to attach the thumb screws to will have to get a new chassi:woot:.

YoungChazz 17-12-2008 10:04 AM

Ace, Darren, as always.

Spencer, could you drill & counter-sink holes to use flat-head screws up from the bottom?

With all the battery-box bracing there, shouldn't hurt.

Lee 17-12-2008 10:14 AM

Chazz, shouldn't you be asleep? :o

Darren Boyle 17-12-2008 08:31 PM

Chazz may have the beginnings of man-flu :thumbdown: when we spoke via email earlier he was not good (i reckon the brit lads took it over to the clash with them....)

Anyway, straps have been test installed completly to all cars this evening, we are making a couple of "slight" alterations and then the completed CAD file is off to production first thing in the morning. IF all goes according to plan, first batch will be made tommorow and shipped and could well be with us by Friday!!

We are reccomneding the use off the AE Blue thumb screws for the front installation (we have purchased EVERY pair CML had/are having this side of new year) but users will need to use a longer 4-40 threaded rod of approx 20mm, this will be advised in the instructions in the packet with the strap.

First batch is of 50 only, we have already had around 15 emails and 25 pm's from people interested in these, so when they go online we suggest be quick....

sebx6france 17-12-2008 08:43 PM

t
 
one for me please!!!

SHY 18-12-2008 08:31 AM

Holy crap that's nice!!! :woot:

Cooper 18-12-2008 12:14 PM

Am I the only one who thinks it's gay ? (nothing personal here, also not to the designers)
it's a racing car not a cartuning showmodel...

SHY 18-12-2008 12:20 PM

No, you're just homofobic ;)

bigred5765 18-12-2008 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cooper (Post 188147)
Am I the only one who thinks it's gay ? (nothing personal here, also not to the designers)
it's a racing car not a cartuning showmodel...

yeh its just you:lol:

ashleyb4 18-12-2008 12:27 PM

I think its everyone likes diffrent things some people like having blue ball cups and bumpers and motor guards persoanlly i hate them i like my car all black (exscept for the shell) its personal opinion i like it.

A

jono83 18-12-2008 01:07 PM

what size holes will i need to drill in the chassis posts to use ae thumb screws and threaded rods ?

Mike Hudson 18-12-2008 01:10 PM

i think a 1.5mm drill bit should do the job fine then use a 4/40 tapping screw

Northy 18-12-2008 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Hudson (Post 188168)
i think a 1.5mm drill bit should do the job fine then use a 4/40 tapping screw

I'd say more like 2.3mm ~ish. ;)

G

Mike Hudson 18-12-2008 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Northy (Post 188169)
I'd say more like 2.3mm ~ish. ;)

G

I can't remeber now I either used 1.5mm or 2mm :p going to go find out now only been awake 20 mins so probably gone loopy in the head :cry:

jono83 18-12-2008 02:01 PM

cheers guys

Lee 18-12-2008 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cooper (Post 188147)
Am I the only one who thinks it's gay ? (nothing personal here, also not to the designers)
it's a racing car not a cartuning showmodel...

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Didn't you buy a pred :lol::lol::lol:

Cooper 18-12-2008 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee (Post 188200)
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Didn't you buy a pred :lol::lol::lol:

didn't I sell it ? :D

Lee 18-12-2008 05:21 PM

Yes, once you realised your mistake :lol:

Spencer Mulcahy 18-12-2008 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashleyb4 (Post 188153)
I think its everyone likes diffrent things some people like having blue ball cups and bumpers and motor guards persoanlly i hate them i like my car all black (exscept for the shell) its personal opinion i like it.

A

Dont laugh at my X6 if I come down on the 28th Ash as I have blue ball cups and bumper.:woot::woot:

jono83 18-12-2008 11:23 PM

ash had orange ball cups tonight lol


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