Originally Posted by
RussB
the problem is that it's probably quite expensive to machine the recess for the pack to sit into. believe it or not, but even if everyone on here with a type-r called and committed to buying one, the quantity would still probably be too low to get them made and sold at a reasonable price.
Surely they have CNC machines in China - hey, I'll chip in the 25c a day wage for a Chinese worker to load the CNC machine for a week.... and steel flatbar ain't that expensive. Still, if it costs double what the original ones were I'll still buy one.