Changing Spec Before Lockdown

[cheeky monkey]

Has anyone had experience of late change to spec?

Just over a week to go and I want to make my one and only tweak.

Been told to expect a delay to build date.....

[Col Lamb]

A week to go to what?

If its the build then yes a delay is likely.

If its a week to lockdown then, that may or may not affect the actual build, it all depends upon what is is and if its inclusion affects the parts supply at the factory.

I think that it is more important that you get you car as you want it rather than be too much bothered of a short delay in the build date.

[goron59]

There's an older thread on this with the usual disagreements on whether it's a good idea or not from a delay POV

I didn't finalise my spec until a few days before lock and made over 10 changes in the couple of months leading up to it.

No delay - indeed I got the car about a week early.

[Kasfranks99]

If you won't be happy unless you make a change and there is a delay so what. It was a different story when the new VED increases were due but that's irrelevant now.
Change what you want but make sure and double / triple check the spec as mistakes happen....and that really won't make you happy.

[cheeky monkey]

A week to go to what?

If its the build then yes a delay is likely.

If its a week to lockdown then, that may or may not affect the actual build, it all depends upon what is is and if its inclusion affects the parts supply at the factory.

I think that it is more important that you get you car as you want it rather than be too much bothered of a short delay in the build date.

A week to build freeze/lockdown.

It's a simple change of wheels.

It's a mid/late July build, with mid August delivery (although I'm collecting 1st September).

So, there's some contingency there...

[Col Lamb]

A delay if it is just wheels should not occur.

That said last year Spyder wheels became unavailable from June to the end Aug, potentially I would have had to choose a different wheel but my build was a week or so after they became available.

[Bigboyrolo]

I was at the factory a few weeks ago. Deadline for spec changes was discussed. The tour guide told us that the factory need at least two working weeks notice in advance of the build date. As long as the OPC is prompt in communicating with the factory, two weeks is all the factory need. Having seen their 'Just in Time' working methods, I would suggest this includes the wheels. The wheels are built up elsewhere on the site as required by the orders, and delivered to the production line within minutes of being fitted. It's a 24/7 process.

[cheeky monkey]

I was at the factory a few weeks ago. Deadline for spec changes was discussed. The tour guide told us that the factory need at least two working weeks notice. As long as the OPC is prompt in communicating with the factory, two weeks is all they need. Having seen their 'Just in Time' working methods, I would suggest this includes the wheels.

Is that two weeks from build freeze date (13th June), or two weeks tom build completion date (24th July?

[Bigboyrolo]

I was at the factory a few weeks ago. Deadline for spec changes was discussed. The tour guide told us that the factory need at least two working weeks notice. As long as the OPC is prompt in communicating with the factory, two weeks is all they need. Having seen their 'Just in Time' working methods, I would suggest this includes the wheels.

Is that two weeks from build freeze date (13th June), or two weeks tom build completion date (24th July?

A good question, as I understood it, and there was quite a discussion, the factory only refer to 'build date'. I suspect 'freeze date' is something the OPC uses to ensure finality of an order, probably not a bad thing if the gap between the two is not too long.