They will have stl files & design dimensions available. Everything is intended to be open source. You can use a print service to get large prints. Here's one. There are others.
Thanks for the feedback, but I'd rather DIY the whole thing then pay a couple hundred dollars to a print service. Worse case I would buy my own super expensive printer. I'm just trying to get an idea of which way would work best based on how big it is.
One issue is materials. You don't really want standard PLA on a car part unless you are just prototyping or maybe putting on a holiday light cover you will be taking off in a few weeks anyway. You need heat resistance, and also UV resistance for parts that will be external.
Probably polycarbonate or nylon would be the best choices for consumer printing. PEEK would be good for commercial grade.
That's the thing, those materials aren't exactly entry level materials in 3d printing. Even ABS and ASA are not printable on all printers.
I'm planning on doing ASA. I've already setup my air filtration system. It wasn't that hard or expensive.
An FDM printer capable of 300C with an enclosure should be able to handle it, but might need extra tuning & operator competence. Filament would also need to be dried, especially for nylon.
I'd love to see this at a reasonable price. Can you share where you saw / heard that the covers would be whole and premade for end users to customize? I cant seem to find it. I already have a capable 3D printer that can handle more difficult materials, but I will avoid taking that route if I can CNC a tough part.
It was mentioned at an early press event / design studio tour. Here's a closeup of a poster from the TopSpeed writeup. It's the same event from this Rich Rebuilds video, though I don't remember if he touches on this specific aspect.
