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Old 10-20-04, 07:12 PM
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decided to make my own headlight cover

Well i've decided to start making cold air headlight ducts for Rx7's cuz they are too damn expensive to buy... Heres some pics.
Started with drawing out where i wanted the duct to be.

Then cut it out and test fit.

Then start laying fiberglass.

Then sand smooth and primer.
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damn, looks real good, props
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Originally Posted by The AntiRice
damn, looks real good, props
ditto that.
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nice work, I have a big paint flake spot on my headlight I am planning on doing that to here shortly.
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That's pretty slick... how did you tack it together?

Edit: Pffft, I'm an idiot. It even says in the post. My bad.

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total cost?
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dude, sign me up! how much? =)
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That's probably the best looking one I've seen.
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Originally Posted by barcode
That's probably the best looking one I've seen.
I like the shape of corksport one a little more.
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Good job, looks great!!
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$20 for resin
$1.50 for cloth
$.50 for a mask for sanding
Already had the sand paper

So just round it off to $30 total

Edit: i'll probly start selling them for $50 You just have to send me a core... not sure when i'll start doing this because I work late every day.. but i'll let everyone know when

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Probably a stupid question, but what did u use to cut it?
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great work not a bad price neither any way you do carbon fiber to
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man dont do cores...just make a mold and sell copies
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looks way better than the "speedhole" some d*ck smacked into my car

it needs to be about twice that size. find the area of a 3" circle then, thats the area you need to be intaking.
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I am in for one. was thinking about doing it but I will pay for one done. I got 2 cores right now.
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should put a wrx scoop on there like the other guy did

j/k
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