Combined 3D Services
3D Printing for Automotive: Custom Parts, Racing Components, and Restoration
By Mike Moussa, PE — Whether you’re building a race car, restoring a classic, or developing an automotive product, 3D printing and CNC machining can solve problems that used to take months and thousands of dollars.
Automotive Applications
Custom Brackets and Mounts
Gauge pods, sensor mounts, electronics brackets, camera mounts — anything that needs to fit a specific vehicle and hold equipment securely. Designed from measurements or 3D scans of your vehicle, printed or machined for a perfect fit.
Intake and Ducting Prototypes
3D print custom intake manifolds, air ducts, and intercooler piping in high-temp materials for testing. Validate airflow and fitment before investing in production tooling or carbon fiber layup.
Interior Components and Trim
Custom gauge bezels, switch panels, center console inserts, and interior trim pieces. SLA for smooth surfaces that can be painted to match your interior. Perfect for custom builds and show cars.
Restoration Parts
When the part doesn’t exist anymore — discontinued trim pieces, broken interior components, unique fastener clips, or obsolete brackets. We reverse engineer from the broken original or photos and manufacture replacements.
Racing Components
Quick-turn custom parts for race teams who need solutions between events. Spoiler mounting brackets, brake duct adapters, wiring harness retention, and sensor mounting. Strong materials that handle vibration and heat.
Materials for Automotive
- ASA — UV stable, holds up to outdoor/under-hood environments
- Carbon-Fiber Nylon — Stiff, light, strong. Perfect for brackets and structural parts
- ULTEM — Handles engine bay temperatures (350°F+)
- Polycarbonate — Impact resistant, transparent options for covers and lenses
- Aluminum (CNC) — When you need metal brackets, mounts, and adapters
Typical Projects and Cost Ranges
- Custom gauge pod: $50-150 (3D printed, designed to your dash)
- Replacement interior trim piece: $100-300 (reverse engineered + printed)
- Intake manifold prototype: $200-800 (functional, testable)
- Bracket set for a build: $50-200 (aluminum CNC or 3D printed nylon)
- Full custom center console: $300-1,000 (SLA master + urethane cast if multiple needed)
From Car Guys, for Car Guys
We get it. We’ve owned project cars, fixed things with zip ties at 2am, and searched for discontinued parts that nobody makes. Now we make those parts.
Send us a photo of what you need, measurements if you have them, and we’ll figure out the best way to make it. Fast quotes, fair prices, and parts that actually fit.
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