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Is There A Market For "euro" Clear Lenses On The 1st Gen 7?

Old Sep 6, 2003 | 01:49 AM
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Lightbulb Is There A Market For "euro" Clear Lenses On The 1st Gen 7?

I HAVE A BUDDY THAT WOKS IN PLASTIC MOLDING AND HE MADE ME A SET OF CLEAR LENSES FOR THE FRONT AND THE SIDES OF MY 85 RX-7. I THINK THEY LOOK GOOD AND SO DOES EVERYONE THAT NOTICES THEM. DO YOU THINK THERE IS A LARGE ENOUGH MARKET FOR ITEMS LIKE THIS FOR THE EARLY 7'S? LET ME KNOW .... I'LL SEND PICS OF THE WAY THEY LOOK IF YOU NEED VISUAL..
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 03:17 AM
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Send pics please. If you can make them for less than $40 bucks a pair, I'm in!
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 03:23 AM
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Actually, people do want these, but refrain from using cap lock.
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 03:46 AM
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www.rotaryrx7.com sells the clear corner and signal lights, but if you can get em cheaper, Im sure theres a market.

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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 04:05 AM
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i have them on my car, and i made clear tail lights myself:



i bought my side and corners from www.rotaryrx7.com
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 01:53 PM
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Yeah i personally think they look slick as hell... if you can get them for cheaper than rotaryrx7, then there definetely is a market.

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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 02:11 PM
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the thing is, Jose (at www.rotaryrx7.com) sells his lenses for like a dollar more than he buys them for, from australia. he is giving us as good a deal as possible.

plus, i'd buy from him cause he NEEDS to get his *** some white 16" or 17" rims for his car. no more 14" goldies....
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 02:18 PM
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our moderators really need to make it so we can delete double posts.
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 03:23 PM
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Untill yesterday i thought i was the only person in the world with clear lenses on a first gen rx....oh well. i cleared out my taillights too. i think $33 per set of front and back sides plus $55 for the front bumper is pretty expensive. But i feel it's probably worth it. there aren't tons of styling parts for these cars so we pay whatever they want to add style to our cars. thanks for the input. my buddy made them in a temporary mold and ran 8 sets. they cost a little over $2.00 a set to make including the cost of the mold. (the mold was made out of aluminum) so it's cool that someone is making them for our cars but $33 per set is a bit high......
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 04:32 PM
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yeah, they look pretty cool. would like to see what the rear looks like though.
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 05:02 PM
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that price you mentioned is high I remembered the lens being more like 20 a pair and I still think 10 a pair is high. 2 bucks to make including mold proves this. as for the rear would it just be the lens or would it be an assy.? and what would the price be?
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 05:16 PM
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How about some pictures?
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 05:22 PM
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sorry about the darkness of the pictures. was a cloudy day. on a bright day you see that they are BRIGHT white under the sun. they look great. slightly smoked look of the stock outer lense.

i make these custom tail lights. if i find sufficient supplies i will start making them for about $150 shipped for a set, or $125 with core return.
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 05:27 PM
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those taillights look good with ur kinda paint iotus but with darker paint jobs i like the idea of doing that tansparent paint on top of the tailight thing....most do it in black....looks good
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 05:42 PM
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RRTEC what do yours look like. I am currently working on a set of rears that would use a new rear clear with out the red reflector.
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 06:47 PM
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I'm sure theres probably quite a market for them, personally I don't like them, but to each his own.
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 07:15 PM
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i see competition in the market....lol....i'm getting mine made on my own....should be cheaper
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 07:16 PM
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I did something similar to ioTus. They look awsome, I'll get some pics of 'em too.
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 07:31 PM
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yeah, i like the front ones, not the rears though. they do look good on your car though..
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 11:15 PM
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Originally posted by kettlman
yeah, i like the front ones, not the rears though. they do look good on your car though..

hahahah you people crack me up. that is what everyone says

"i hate those but i like them (on your car)" i dont understand this logic personally, but i love my car and i'm not changing it!!

as you said to each their own.
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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 01:10 AM
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yeah i left the red reflector in mine to remain DOT here in TN. Mine look the same as the picture just with the red reflector in the tails..
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