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how bout making our own clear lights
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:23 pm
by shue
if the pommies can do it think we could too. take a look
all he did was smash his red glass, mould a new one over it and replace standard bulbs for leds. think shudnt be too expensive. now the question is who knows someone who can do this jobbie for us
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:29 pm
by BuCkEt
I really don't get what the fascination with clear tail lights is.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:47 pm
by tj2709
people kinda think "try hard" to do it this way...it doesnt look good i guess...
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:20 pm
by Slither
No offense or anything but they look dodgy
As for the obsession with clear lights, I happen to think the clear FTO lights are the best out there, they suit the style really well. Still that's just my opinion. Everyone to their own i say
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:00 pm
by FTO338
Man that look really dodgy
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:34 am
by scarecrow
I think that looks pretty good, and the price is right. I could never justify the cost of the Project F lights, mucho expensivo.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:57 am
by shue
FTO338 wrote:Man that look really dodgy
of course they do. its diy and would cost u lesser than say 100 bucks to get the clear plastic moulded on top, and hey u can stick stuff from other altrezzas for lancers inside to make em unique. how much cheaper is that than paying 2000-4000
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:28 am
by FTO338
True, true......so many ideas, so little money & time
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:41 pm
by Slither
FTO338 wrote:True, true......so many ideas, so little money & time
Amen
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:01 pm
by tj2709
i'll recieve my project f light soon...thanks to someone who mention...
"for the rich boys looks for project f lamps" on the forum
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:13 pm
by Bennoz
tj2709 wrote:i'll recieve my project f light soon...thanks to someone who mention...
"for the rich boys looks for project f lamps" on the forum
Oh really tj2709...
So go on! How much did you pay!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:22 pm
by shue
tj2709 wrote:i'll recieve my project f light soon...thanks to someone who mention...
"for the rich boys looks for project f lamps" on the forum
and that was me. did i mention your on my hate list right now...lol. now what u need little rich boy is a nice body kit to go with them lights. go add yeah name on to the groupy
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:02 pm
by fto617
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:09 pm
by tj2709
actually...i almost done the whole car...only system layout on the trunk, turbo charge at 150000km, and wide body...thats why i said i need someone to host me on the pic..when i get my tail light...will be another 2 weeks..can someone help me. i want it on this fto website...
ps: DONT HATE ME MAN....if u just keep it as a secret....hehehe...i'd been lookin for ages...
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:13 pm
by tj2709
have u ever see me fto617?
, are u the black fto runnin around burwood? or are u the silver with the veilside bumper and silver ab bonnet?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:18 pm
by HiRAEdd
I'd just like to point out that Altezza's got passed in on Ebay a few weeks ago, very cheap too compared to what others, including myself, paid *grrr*
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 8000602711
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:23 pm
by tj2709
that was me who bought it...the auction supposed to go for another 5 days..so i offer him GBP 500+ and he accepted, now the tail lights is on its way
PS: BRAND NEW TOO...not bad huh?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:30 pm
by HiRAEdd
Yeah, word of warning if you haven't heard already, they are notorious for leaking.
Mine are particularly bad and I'm in the process of getting them fixed up properly.
What I've established happened with mine (and I would assume is the same on all of them) is they were manufactured using a cheap silver tape applied to the inside of the perspex. A thin bead of sealant/adhesive was then applied around the edge of the housing and the perspex. From what I can tell, no adhesive was placed actually between the two pieces. This is one source of leakage. The other is the adhesive actually degrades the tape over time and perhaps dependant on exposure to sun light, etc. it eventually breaks down and leaks even more and looks terrible.
So I'd suggest _very_ carefully putting an additional seal around the outside edge. This is difficult given the edge is on display where it meets the car but it can be done. If they start going blotchy, drop me a line, I may be able to help.
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:35 pm
by tj2709
ok thanks a lot...i will let u know...if theres any breakage...i will try to seal the one that u told me about..otherwise its gonna look dodgy....thank a lot man...
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:51 pm
by fto617
i'm the silver fto u see around all the time w/bumper and bonent and HIDlol
hey man u need to respray???
i need to get mine resprayed SOON!
like in a month time or so
and i want to get someone to make a mould of my dash in fibreglass
