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gauging interest on headlight reflector replacement.

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Old Dec 19, 2003 | 10:10 PM
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Im just getting a quick show of interest for clear and smoked parking light reflector strips.

they are the amber strips in the headlight; they would be a replacement peice identical to stock but different color.

as of now these would just be a peice for sale; not installed; that would be your job to heat and open the housing. I need a rough estimate of interest to know what the cost would be and then if its worth it.

my wild ballpark guess is 50-75 a pair; but that is just a guess. assume its right, would you want it; and would you want clear or smoked?

if you are not interested please hit no if you could; just to get an idea of that too.
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Old Dec 19, 2003 | 11:30 PM
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i've been wanting to do this for a while now, i just haven't been able to get an extra pair of headlights to open up.

i would say like 50-60 bux would be a good price. the install is actually pretty easy, done a ton of them on s2000's...
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 04:58 AM
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I clicked no but only because i'm a coward and i am very afraid of opening up the light and ruining it. I do like the look of the clear strip and i think the smoked would look good too. Am i helping you or confusing you?
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 05:34 AM
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Yeeees. Definitely Interested in Clear Strip.
Can you make them light up with white LED? That would be my ideal setup!
BTW, the clear LED sidemarker that I purchased from you is still sitting in my living room waiting to be installed...just waiting till I get 6000K HID bulb after winter break...
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 07:35 AM
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well as I have read; the bulb in there is a 194/168 size; so the white LED light I made will replace in there perfectly(I gotta verify that size, I could be mistaken) as for more invasive LED setups beyond replacing the existing bulb; maybe in the future.
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 08:28 AM
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Hmm, I'm not sure if I understood you right but the LED I meant was the white LED strip like the ones in Clearcorners.com.
I love that white LED strip light up!
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 08:40 AM
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yes, Im not sure if Ill be doing that; not for right now anyway. problem with that is I have to have access to the headlight, which means either a swap system where the headlight you get back might not be in the same condition as the one you sent. or your without your headlight for a few days.

neither is a particularly good arrangment.
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 08:20 AM
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Is that LED strip that skidazzle has custom? I like it a lot
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 08:28 AM
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it has to be. I think he had them done by clear corners. www.clearcorners.com

its a wee bit pricey; but good work if you can afford it.
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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opening the headlight and putting the clear/smoke corners is not what i have a problem with. I would do it instantly because it is not hard to do and i have done it multiple times already on my old car. It's sealing the headlight that i don't like, having to see the silicone all around the headlight just looks "ghetto" to me...
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 12:02 PM
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I'm planning on going the clearcorners.com route.

Those guys do some amazing stuff.
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 12:57 PM
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I would be very interested but the work would need to be perfect. I am getting new headlights under warranty for cracking. I would hate to see silcone, smudges or have any condensation inside the housing.

I think painting the housing black, then adding a clear reflector strip where the amber one currently is located would look best. I am not currently insterested in the led part of this however.
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 02:09 PM
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i am SERIOUSLY interested in this. The only thing keeping me from opening my headlights and yanking out the amber strip is that I think it looks too bare with no strip in at all. clear all the way. =)
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 03:09 PM
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Hey Ares, finally got your hands on some used ones to make a mold I think both Clear and Smoke would be great. My car is white, so I'll be going with the clear. Anything but amber!
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 09:18 PM
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well Im starting to have my doubts; I am not in a position to mold these myself; but I thought I found someone that could. however its been 2 weeks since he said hed have a quote.

maybe he's away for the holidays
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Doh! Let all x our fingers...
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