Sleek light kits: RE Amemiya vs. C-West vs. East Bear (BIG PICS)
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Super Snuggles
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From: Redmond, WA
Originally posted by A-Spec
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I'm looking for someone who modified the RE kit to accept the 90mm Hella lights and has pictures of the lighting bracket(s) that show what they did to modify them to fit and be adjustable.
Thanks
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Originally posted by jimlab
Whose car is this? A-Spec, where did you get this picture?
I'm looking for someone who modified the RE kit to accept the 90mm Hella lights and has pictures of the lighting bracket(s) that show what they did to modify them to fit and be adjustable.
Thanks
Whose car is this? A-Spec, where did you get this picture?
I'm looking for someone who modified the RE kit to accept the 90mm Hella lights and has pictures of the lighting bracket(s) that show what they did to modify them to fit and be adjustable.
Thanks
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jim,
It is an RE Amemiya car from the Tokyo Auto Salon. There are some pictures of it at:
http://www.rotaryextreme.com/tokyoautosalon.html
They are on a widebody car, so I don't know if the headlights have been "widened" as well to allow for those larger outer lights. I would like to find out more about seems to be a new RE Amemiya kit, though.
Anyone have some more info on this?
Mark
It is an RE Amemiya car from the Tokyo Auto Salon. There are some pictures of it at:
http://www.rotaryextreme.com/tokyoautosalon.html
They are on a widebody car, so I don't know if the headlights have been "widened" as well to allow for those larger outer lights. I would like to find out more about seems to be a new RE Amemiya kit, though.
Anyone have some more info on this?
Mark
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Super Snuggles
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From: Redmond, WA
I've already sold the East Bear kit, and the Hella lights, and I'm going to get a pod kit (hopefully minus CATZ lights) from C-West to start with. I also bought a Supra headlight and have "dissected" it to see how it ticks. I will probably find an existing projector light which has a readily available Philips HID kit for those who want to convert, and start with that.
I'm still very interested in the projectors used in the Murcielago, but haven't looked into buying a headlight for experimental purposes...
I'm still very interested in the projectors used in the Murcielago, but haven't looked into buying a headlight for experimental purposes...
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To me it looks like all they did was mount some lights (in the C-west fashion, behind a cover), and then add some fancy aluminum/plastic piece over it (screwed into the cover and not part of the lights at all) for a little decoration. I could be wrong, but thats what it appears to be.
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Jimlab, the pics are from autosalon...the lights are not for sale yet. They didn't have a date of release when I saw them.
As for retrofitting....the lights most dissected seems to be the euro S4 headlights, they are HID and have a really nice pattern.
David
As for retrofitting....the lights most dissected seems to be the euro S4 headlights, they are HID and have a really nice pattern.
David
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From: bay area, california
would anyone have a picture of the cwest sleek light kit's beam pattern from the cockpit? it looks nifty from the outside but everyone says the light output is bad so i'd like to see what a dark road looks like with it on. thanks in advance.
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Super Snuggles
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From: Redmond, WA
Originally posted by rx7even
To me it looks like all they did was mount some lights (in the C-west fashion, behind a cover), and then add some fancy aluminum/plastic piece over it (screwed into the cover and not part of the lights at all) for a little decoration. I could be wrong, but thats what it appears to be.
To me it looks like all they did was mount some lights (in the C-west fashion, behind a cover), and then add some fancy aluminum/plastic piece over it (screwed into the cover and not part of the lights at all) for a little decoration. I could be wrong, but thats what it appears to be.
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Jim,
Keep us posted on the C-West experiment (obviously you will). *Now* you've piqued my interest. The cosmetics of the East Bear kit just don't appeal to me, and I don't fancy breaking out the surgical tools to install an RE kit.
My hope is with you my man.
Seriously though, I'm very interested to see what you can come up with.
-E
Keep us posted on the C-West experiment (obviously you will
). *Now* you've piqued my interest. The cosmetics of the East Bear kit just don't appeal to me, and I don't fancy breaking out the surgical tools to install an RE kit.My hope is with you my man.
Seriously though, I'm very interested to see what you can come up with.
-E
Jim did you ever get your C-West lights on and painted?
Any pictures of how they look?
Are you still looking into gettins some custom ones made?
Something to keep in mind with the C-West kit, is you can't upgrade or replace the bulbs.
Any pictures of how they look?
Are you still looking into gettins some custom ones made?
Something to keep in mind with the C-West kit, is you can't upgrade or replace the bulbs.
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From: Middletown, Ohio (Cincinnati area)
Hey Jimlab what about Rotaryextreme's new sleek headlight kit. I was thinking about purchaseing those real soon, what do you think? www.rotaryextreme.com
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Super Snuggles
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From: Redmond, WA
Originally posted by the_glass_man
Jim did you ever get your C-West lights on and painted?
Any pictures of how they look?
Are you still looking into gettins some custom ones made?
Jim did you ever get your C-West lights on and painted?
Any pictures of how they look?
Are you still looking into gettins some custom ones made?
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Super Snuggles
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From: Redmond, WA
Originally posted by Domestic513
Hey Jimlab what about Rotaryextreme's new sleek headlight kit. I was thinking about purchaseing those real soon, what do you think? www.rotaryextreme.com
Hey Jimlab what about Rotaryextreme's new sleek headlight kit. I was thinking about purchaseing those real soon, what do you think? www.rotaryextreme.com
Last edited by jimlab; Nov 3, 2002 at 02:39 PM.
