3D scanning · Brisbane
Reverse engineering
When the part doesn't exist any more,make it exist again.
Discontinued OEM parts, aftermarket pieces nobody stocks, a component that has to change because the car did. We scan what you have, model it properly and manufacture a replacement — with the improvements the original should have had.
Original → scan → CAD → replacement- A part you can buy againFrom a worn original, a broken one, or the space where it used to be.
- Improved, not just copiedBetter material, a fixed weak point, provision for the modification that broke it in the first place.
- RepeatableOnce it's in CAD it can be made again — for you, or for everyone with the same car.
How it works
What happens, in order.
- 01
Bring what you've got
The old part, a broken one, or the mating surfaces it has to fit. Post it if you're not local.
- 02
Scan and model
Captured, then rebuilt as proper parametric CAD — not a traced mesh.
- 03
Fix what was wrong
Material, geometry, the reason it failed. Agreed with you before manufacture.
- 04
Manufacture and fit
Printed in polymer or metal, or laser cut and coated, then test fitted.
Reverse engineering
Original → scan → CAD → replacement.
Is this the right job for us?
Good fit, and what we’ll point elsewhere.
Good fit
- Discontinued functional parts on JDM and enthusiast cars
- Parts that no longer fit after an engine swap, turbo change or relocation
- Components where an improved version would sell to other owners
- Restoration jobs with a functional part at the centre
- Metal printing, for parts that need to be metal
Not what we’re for
- Tiny one-off reproductions with no repeat market — honestly, the engineering time rarely stacks up, and we'll tell you if it doesn't
- Copying a current product that's readily available to buy
- From
- Worn part, broken part, or the mating geometry
- To
- Parametric CAD + manufactured replacement
- Materials
- Chosen per part — polymer or metal
- Value test
- Engineering time vs outcome — we'll say early if it doesn't fit
Questions
Asked before you ask.
The original is broken in half. Can you still work from it?
Usually. We scan the pieces and the surfaces they mount to, then rebuild the geometry in CAD. If a section is missing entirely, we design it from the mating parts and function.
Will it be identical to the original?
Functionally, yes — it fits and does the job. Where the original had a known weakness we'll propose an improvement. If you need a cosmetically exact reproduction, say so at the start.
Can you reverse engineer a part for my workshop to sell?
That's the best version of this job. See the workshops page — we can develop the part, retain the design and supply it to you on repeat.
Goes with
Usually the stage before or after.
Next step
Ask about a part.
Tell us what it is, what car it's from, and what you've still got of it.