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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 08:31 AM
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Can someone please tell me where i can get the different headlights for the t/a that look like the new vettes. What do you guys think of them? IMO they are sick as hell!!
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 09:17 AM
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ebay i don't like them personally. i seen them on there a while ago
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 10:33 AM
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do a search on here for breathless performance headlights or t/a headlights and it should turn up plenty of topics. Majority of the population do not like them, they say the visibility is not any better and the quality is crap, especially for over a grand.

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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 12:10 PM
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The fixed headlights do not look right on this car. They are freaking huge and are ugly. The only fixed headlamps that look great were the one's for the 1998 Firehawk, that never went into production. Save your money and get the HID's.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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How about these?
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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^ Those look pretty good, custom, but how'd you do it?
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 02:10 PM
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^^ yeah, i need info stat!! I am about to drop 500 on new headlight motors!!!
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 02:31 PM
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why new headlight motors?
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yea, my driver side headlight crapped out on me. it cost me over 600 to fix. That white TA up there is BADASS!
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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That T/A does pull off the headlights, i like it
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 04:23 PM
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yeah, that white one looks sick!...But is it just me or does the second (night)shot loook like Supra headlights???
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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Thanks alot... over a grand thats insane man!!! had no idea theyd be that expensive.

And hell yeah Your ca looks sick man !!!! thats custom ? or bought? Info please !
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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Thanks for the compliments guys. They aren't supra lights. I made them myself this past summer. They weren't finished in the pics. I have more work to do but I like how they turned out. Going for HID's soon. I've had many requests to mass produce them but I'm a full time student in my senior year of college and getting ready for med school so sadly I don't see any time to do this. I might be able to make a mold for the bucket and lense and then it wouldn't be too much work from there on. .....we'll see. Oh, and BTW the twin turbo drivetrain will be going up for sale in a couple months to make way for a BBC&big single turbo so keep an eye out and tell your friends.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by oakleyman
Thanks alot... over a grand thats insane man!!! had no idea theyd be that expensive.

And hell yeah Your car looks sick man !!!! thats custom ? or bought? Info please !
Custom. Don't know details, but originally the owner had TOUGHT about selling something similar. Not anymore...

As far as I know, those are breathless lenses, with painted white eyebrows. He mounted the lights/bracketry himself.

I'm doing a similar setup starting with the Breathless Performance kit. I've bought C6 headlights off ebay and cut them all apart. So now I've got ballasts, bulbs, and high/low beam projectors/housings.

Just have to fiberglass the bottom mount, then paint them black.

Going to be pretty bad ***, here's a photoshopped pic somebody did for me on my car. Although my lights are much smaller than these....


Basically if you want something like this, you need a minimum of $1500. MINIMUM. Breathless Lights are $1000. If you can fiberglass, a 5 gallon bucket of resin is about $100 bucks... Plus fiberglass cloth/matte, rollers, brushes, etc. Then you need the actual lights/HID projectors, whatever you end up choosing. And of course, a little know how and time, goes a long way.

EDIT: Thanks for chiming in 93formto98TA. I didn't want to steal your thunder. Just wanted to point out this isn't a store bought project. At least if you want it to look good it isn't!
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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Um why would you go with a Big block singel turbo? Are you turning it into a drag car??
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 08:10 PM
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It's going to be an extreme street setup...also for drifting.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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http://octanemotorsports.chainreacti...0888401691e2a8
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http://www.breathlessperformance.com/
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Old Nov 27, 2013 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 93formto98T/A
How about these?
I'm trying to do the same.. I just can't get the bracket design to work out... How'd u make the brackets?
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Originally Posted by 93formto98T/A
How about these?
These are just a Photoshop mock up, but I plan on making a prototype when I get the funds.
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