Clear side indicator units......1st prototype
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me too!!! give me a price!!! haha i think these are going to be more popular than the 89 conversion.
It may be worth considering making clear turn signals as well, they are pretty popular, but hard to get, as most of the places that made them have stopped.
Also, I REALLY like everything you have done, it the lights look awesome! Any idea on a price?
Also, I REALLY like everything you have done, it the lights look awesome! Any idea on a price?
damn i want a set or two of those FASHO! 
they look sweet :aigo: :naughty:
that sucks ass that they stopped making clear front turns and rear side marker, I need to get some of those as well. :icon_mad:
they look sweet :aigo: :naughty: that sucks ass that they stopped making clear front turns and rear side marker, I need to get some of those as well. :icon_mad:
very nice work, i may need to pick up a set once i get back too work:icon_bigg
keep us posted on the price, i think you are going to sell a lot of these!
keep us posted on the price, i think you are going to sell a lot of these!
Very nice job on the clear side markers. I favor the bubble style myself. lmk when these will be for sale & cost. Only ?'s I have is will these be fully clear or just opac? Also does the method you ues to get them clear make them britle & prone to cracking? Reason of me asking is I got a set from Japan about 4+yrs ago. They were 1st sets thay produced & were Opac not 100% clear. Also after I had them on for just over a year I started to notce samll hairline cracks in them. I found out that they redid there method & the last generation of clears solved the cracking problem. Eventily about 2 yers ago I lost my driverside marcker in a wreck & they were no longer avalible so I just have the amber bubble markers. Would love to go back with the clears.
You can see in this pic that its not 100% clear.
Main reason I like the bubble markers is that you can see it from the front real well. Adds mor to the front esp at night running Piaa lights.
You can see in this pic that its not 100% clear.
Main reason I like the bubble markers is that you can see it from the front real well. Adds mor to the front esp at night running Piaa lights.
Hi Steve_N,
Very good question, which I'm happy you raised.
Best answer I can give you is that the material I use is water clear. It is U.V stabilised and does not become brittle over time. I have been supplying lenses for over 18 months, with customers in diverse places and climates such as Australia and Finland, and to date have no reports of 'clouding'
I am aware of these problems, as these were mentioned by the guys on www.gt4oc.net when I first started selling on there last July. Since then I have supplied 120+ pairs thru the forum alone, and have other resellers who have sold another 30+ pairs....and this is just ST205's :biglaugh: If you've got time, check out my thead that's been running on page 1 of the styling forum since then. There's plenty of feedback and pics on owners' cars.
Another thing is that the material I use has to be post baked for several hours to achieve the desired mechanical properties. If this is not done, the result will be brittle.
In terms of brightness/clarity here's a pic which might give you an idea
of what a couple of my clear Toyota fronts look like, these are the ST202 Celica....
and these are the ST205's....
These will give you an idea of what the Supra clear fronts would look like...not like the mirror finish 'crystal' clear types I have seen. I have a couple of pics of these in the casings which might help give a better idea, but I'll need to hunt them out.
Cheers for all the feedback, will keep you posted of progress
Wolfie308- Great!! keep us posted on avalibility & cost. I would like to place an order for them.
Steve
Steve
All your work for the supra is growing on me day by day....i'd prefer the rears without the chrome i think (though any chrome that IS there is hard to see?) because the black would go better with my BLACK car...lol.
Are red bulbs available for the rear side markers? If so I agree that making clear rears might be a nice addition.
I strongly believe that if you produced all the amber and red lenses in clear (debate on that red one) you could do well selling them if you had a decent price.... it seems like lots of people like them!! plus the fact that they have only been way overpriced, crappy, and discontinued.......it makes them even more desirable.
i'm only stating the obvious though...lol i really want a set!!!
LilMissmk3 - does the 88 + trim eliminate the rear markers? i dont see them on your car.
Are red bulbs available for the rear side markers? If so I agree that making clear rears might be a nice addition.
I strongly believe that if you produced all the amber and red lenses in clear (debate on that red one) you could do well selling them if you had a decent price.... it seems like lots of people like them!! plus the fact that they have only been way overpriced, crappy, and discontinued.......it makes them even more desirable.
i'm only stating the obvious though...lol
i really want a set!!!LilMissmk3 - does the 88 + trim eliminate the rear markers? i dont see them on your car.
nice. thanks. are both of you RHD? what about canada? i want to find a 1jz to import but i'm not sure i'd want RHD (this would be far in the future but i still like to dream...lol)