Replacement Clear Headlight Lens (Merged)

[j80leo]

1) b'have (2 sets if £50)

2) Mas (1 set )

3) 8800

4) Suprattgaz

5) Seifer

6) GazzaGSi

7) hbn

8) Elmo

9) Steviekid

10) 94doluck2jz

11) mr lover

12) dazla (1 set)

13) supratony

14) ShamelessTT

15) Supra-jdm

16) mplavery

17) mk47

18) SimonB

19) Rick001

20) Dibbleyuk

21) konio-nt (2 sets if around 50 pounds)

22) hp006 (dependent on MOT)

23) evanshaw (dependant on MOT also (pre-facelift))

24) j80leo (dependant on MOT also (pre-facelift))

[secondjump]

1) b'have (2 sets if £50)

2) Mas (1 set )

3) 8800

4) Suprattgaz

5) Seifer

6) GazzaGSi

7) hbn

8) Elmo

9) Steviekid

10) 94doluck2jz

11) mr lover

12) dazla (1 set)

13) supratony

14) ShamelessTT

15) Supra-jdm

16) mplavery

17) mk47

18) SimonB

19) Rick001

20) Dibbleyuk

21) konio-nt (2 sets if around 50 pounds)

22) hp006 (dependent on MOT)

23) evanshaw (dependant on MOT also (pre-facelift))

24) j80leo (dependant on MOT also (pre-facelift))

25) secondjump (dependant on MOT) - pre-facelift

[Steviegeeza]

1) b'have (2 sets if £50)

2) Mas (1 set )

3) 8800

4) Suprattgaz

5) Seifer

6) GazzaGSi

7) hbn

8) Elmo

9) Steviekid

10) 94doluck2jz

11) mr lover

12) dazla (1 set)

13) supratony

14) ShamelessTT

15) Supra-jdm

16) mplavery

17) mk47

18) SimonB

19) Rick001

20) Dibbleyuk

21) konio-nt (2 sets if around 50 pounds)

22) hp006 (dependent on MOT)

23) evanshaw (dependant on MOT also (pre-facelift))

24) j80leo (dependant on MOT also (pre-facelift))

25) secondjump (dependant on MOT) - pre-facelift

26)Steviegeeza

[ECK]

1) b'have (2 sets if £50)

2) Mas (1 set )

3) 8800

4) Suprattgaz

5) Seifer

6) GazzaGSi

7) hbn

8) Elmo

9) Steviekid

10) 94doluck2jz

11) mr lover

12) dazla (1 set)

13) supratony

14) ShamelessTT

15) Supra-jdm

16) mplavery

17) mk47

18) SimonB

19) Rick001

20) Dibbleyuk

21) konio-nt (2 sets if around 50 pounds)

22) hp006 (dependent on MOT)

23) evanshaw (dependant on MOT also (pre-facelift))

24) j80leo (dependant on MOT also (pre-facelift))

25) secondjump (dependant on MOT) - pre-facelift

26)Steviegeeza

27) G10ECK pre facelift (j-spec) 1 set

 

these look the mutts nuts!!!

good work that man!

[Mas]

I have to take my name off the list as I don't need one for now.

 

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1) b'have (2 sets if £50)

2) 8800

3) Suprattgaz

4) Seifer

5) GazzaGSi

6) hbn

7) Elmo

8) Steviekid

9) 94doluck2jz

10) mr lover

11) dazla (1 set)

12) supratony

13) ShamelessTT

14) Supra-jdm

15) mplavery

16) mk47

17) SimonB

18) Rick001

19) Dibbleyuk

20) konio-nt (2 sets if around 50 pounds)

21) hp006 (dependent on MOT)

22) evanshaw (dependant on MOT also (pre-facelift))

23) j80leo (dependant on MOT also (pre-facelift))

24) secondjump (dependant on MOT) - pre-facelift

25)Steviegeeza

26) G10ECK pre facelift (j-spec) 1 set

[the cat]

will have a set if not too late, mine are all yellow and crappy those look the nuts

[ShamelessTT]

1) b'have (2 sets if £50)

2) 8800

3) Suprattgaz

4) Seifer

5) GazzaGSi

6) hbn

7) Elmo

8) Steviekid

9) 94doluck2jz

10) mr lover

11) dazla (1 set)

12) supratony

13) ShamelessTT (dependant on MOT) - pre-facelift

14) Supra-jdm

15) mplavery

16) mk47

17) SimonB

18) Rick001

19) Dibbleyuk

20) konio-nt (2 sets if around 50 pounds)

21) hp006 (dependent on MOT)

22) evanshaw (dependant on MOT also (pre-facelift))

23) j80leo (dependant on MOT also (pre-facelift))

24) secondjump (dependant on MOT) - pre-facelift

25)Steviegeeza

26) G10ECK pre facelift (j-spec) 1 set

[suprattgaz]

I have had a couple made from the correct material. Threw a small piece of copper pipe at it as hard as i could and it hardly marked it (certainly didn't shatter) so the material should be good for the road.

 

PROBLEM!! [ANGRY][/ANGRY] - the shop who is moulding these cannot give a consistent finish. Any dust particles in the air create pin prick marks on the lense. Very hard to see from afar, but up close you can spot the diffraction through the plastic. On the car it is not even noticable (all the photos in this thread have it), but I know you lot would expect it to look like glass. It is so slight I cannot get a photo of it.

 

I can't blame the guys doing it as they don't do any clear work, so are not used to such a clean, controlled process requirement. The moulds are top bollox, polished so you can see yourself in them so it's not them that is a problem.

 

Does anyone on here know of a vacuum forming shop that does clear moulding? I don't want to waste any more time or money tring to get it right with these guys. It is all ready to go, just need someone to mould them?

 

I am happy with what they have produced so will make my lights anyway:cool: - just i would not be happy to sell them as they are (you know how it is ).

[Steviegeeza]

what about these guys ?

 

http://www.vacuumformers.co.uk

 

they look ideal and say they do small runs, the downside is their

location but there must be a few clewed up members up in

Cheshire who might check out results

 

It would be a shame if such a good idea came to nothing

 

a bit like not getting asked back in for cofee

 

Steve

[suprattgaz]

I can't give up on it, it would be criminal. I am 90% there, and they do look so good. I will find someone to do it and get them made ASAP. Just won't be end of this week as promised, more like 3 weeks away now.

 

In the meantime I have a few pairs of prototype lenses I can sell for cost. I think I am making it sound worse than it is as my profession is in the aerospace industry as a quality engineer, so am looking for perfection. If anyone wants a pair at cost i can do these for £30 (with small imperfections, hard to notice once on car).

[b_have]

Pm'd

[ECK]

ill have a set mate

p.m me youre paypal addy to pay plz:D

[Steviegeeza]

I'll take a set of the imperfect ones please

 

let me know how to pay

 

I'll take a set of perfect ones if you get them sorted

( i have a set of spare headlights as well )

 

 

Thanks

 

Steve

[Steviekid]

I'll have a set of the imperfect ones as well please.

[suprattgaz]

I'll take a set of the imperfect ones please

 

let me know how to pay

 

I'll take a set of perfect ones if you get them sorted

( i have a set of spare headlights as well )

 

 

Thanks

 

Steve

 

 

That's ideal, if you have a spare set (like I have) you will have time to fiddle with them to make them look really good.

[j80leo]

send me your details fella for the imperfection ones;)

[Guest mchyper2000]

I'll have a set of lense once problem is overcome.cheers

[markiemark]

me to imperfection . money waiting. top job.

[suprattgaz]

Just phoned new supplier and i think they have nailed it:clap: . i will be able to see tonight to confirm.

 

i will set-up a new thread for these if they have suceeded.

 

Need to also confirm prices etc are still the same as old company (should be!).

 

Gary

[suprattgaz]

 

Pictures say a thousand words...............

 

I will have a proper talk with them tomorrow to see about doing a big run (a few pairs ready for sale already!) P.S. THESE ARN'T TRIMMED YET!!! (middle picture is)

 

A few still have minute blemishes in them (most are 100% spot on). I have learnt tonight that a bit of polish cuts them out (like 1 or 2 per "bad" lense maybe). With this process this is the best you can expect. The dust marks have all gone now, all that is left is any imperfection or contamination in the original material - which we have no control over.

 

All in all it looks like a top success. They are very good and I am well chuffed! I have my perfect pair ready for fitment now. I guess I need to post up in group buy to see who is interested (now we know we can do it).

 

I will wait till mine are on and see if they are MOT legal for pre-facelift before getting GB going.

[M4RK RZ]

mmmmm tasty

[b_have]

Looks great Gaz (one gust of wind tho...)

[supragold]

Look great mate. I know a few people interested in them.

[suprattgaz]

Looks like these are pre-facelift legal. I want to confirm at a second MOT garage.

[Konrad]

Ok then, so if you can test them and then give us final price and expected time of posting them, I would be grateful