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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 12:29 AM
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I don't really like the non-pop-up idea. I've seen it (ugly), plus it really interferes with the effectiveness of the headlights.

I like these MUCH beter, especially the 2nd one
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 01:47 AM
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I want... no REQUIRE that kit...

The Blue one is an Australian (No ****... where are all the cool rotary vehicles? Down under... ****** 12AT Tricycles and ****...) It's supposedly a modified Miata kit...

The grey one is a member of the forum... I believe it's BadAssRX-7... or BadAss-RX7... or something... At least I think it's his... Regardless a member of this forum had a grey car and was selling those kits for $400 a pop... everything you need was included.
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 01:49 AM
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he is not selling them at this point. the kits have been put on hold (hopefully not indefinatly)
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 02:44 AM
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The dark blue one looks pretty sweet.
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 06:33 AM
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Originally posted by Pele
I want... no REQUIRE that kit...

The Blue one is an Australian (No ****... where are all the cool rotary vehicles? Down under... ****** 12AT Tricycles and ****...)
No ****!
I want a non-popup kit too!
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 12:42 PM
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Originally posted by rotary emotions
This is just what I want...
As for these in a kit: where? How muh?
I'd prefer to make something like this myself, since a kit is going to be very expensive before it arrives in Europe (shipping + taxes), but still. Very nice looking!
http://www.geocities.com/mzd_rx7s/Headlights.html
I'm not sure if it ever panned out or not...

I want the ones from the 2nd car, but from what I was told it's a Miata kit that has been adapted...

http://www.perfrmplus.com/miata/asp/...rchFor=&PT_ID=
http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_in...roducts_id/510

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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 12:48 PM
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there is a write up floating around somewhere that tells you how to adapt the miata kit,.. damn i wish i could remember where it was though. (it was on the forum way back when badass started making his kit)
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 12:51 PM
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double post
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 12:59 PM
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Thanks for those links.
Now I know these are Hella beams, I might try to source the beams, and modify the rest myself.
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 05:33 AM
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http://www.geocities.com/mzd_rx7s/Headlights.html
yep thats my old beast. i did BASE the kit off a miata kit... i said hell they are close in shape so what the hell. well it took 8 hours to get the 1st light to fit right and then the stock lid wasnt even close to fitting the bucket. after about 14 hours it was a working kit that needed refining so it would look better. well i have a working "prototype", i just need time to make them.... summer time is my peak working season so when it starts cooling down work will slow down and i should have time to get them finalized and get them rolling out the door, search "sleepy eye" in the 1st gen section. 2 options...lights im using hella lights and had 4 3" driving lights or 2 driving lights and 2 pencial beam lights. the kits runs as 1 in each bucket on as low beams and 2 (both)in each bucket on high beams. the pencial beams are high beams... man they go far. this will be a drop in kit with a little wiring.... as the stock wires can handle the power draw and that will eat up the harness.... fire fire BAD
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 05:41 PM
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Cool... now all you gotta do is find someone to make a bezel for it...
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 01:23 AM
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This is UBER!!!!

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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 01:24 AM
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On second glance, thats a more recent picture of the very first car posted up ther....
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 02:41 AM
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Originally posted by ioTus
This is UBER!!!!

I almost want to have sex with that car....
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 02:53 AM
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I prefer the look of the picture above but with one larger light in each bucket
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 06:17 AM
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We want pics of a non pop up setup! Someone start photo chopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 11:55 AM
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Originally posted by Rx7carl
We want pics of a non pop up setup! Someone start photo chopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think rx7s.com or something like that had a flush kit in his white drage car
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 01:56 PM
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dude i photochopped this AGES ago!!!! dont you remember????

anyways, i deleted it then, so i just made up a newer look-alike one.

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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 02:41 PM
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Yea I remember, I wanted to see what the other guys would do with it. You got teh m4d sk11lz ioTus!
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 06:01 PM
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here is one from a earlier thread also
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 06:03 PM
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and another style
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 06:16 PM
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Cool, thanks, both look plausible.
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 10:17 PM
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the photochopped one looks goooood
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 11:06 PM
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what size are the tires on the light blue first gen (JUNIOR'S RX7, NJ)
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 11:52 PM
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I think the reason non-pop up lights never pan out is that once the lights are installed they sit so far back that lighting performance is shitty. Poor side to side and a 15-20 foot dead spot where the bumper blocks the light. That's the way I remember most of these projects dying anyways.


That light blue one is sexy....looks cheaper to do than the aussie version.
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