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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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What would u think about clear honey comb tail lights for firebirds?
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6LITEREATER I really like your attitude toward modding these cars and I understand you situaton. Get me a cardboard template and I'll send you some money.
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What would u think about clear honey comb tail lights for firebirds?
Honestly, I MIGHT be able to get a clear (or any color) plastic lens made but it would be expensive and I don't think there is a market on here for clear T/A tail lights...
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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6LITEREATER I really like your attitude toward modding these cars and I understand you situaton. Get me a cardboard template and I'll send you some money.
Thanks, Ben
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Honestly, I MIGHT be able to get a clear (or any color) plastic lens made but it would be expensive and I don't think there is a market on here for clear T/A tail lights...
Could you atleast check on this for me? Ive been trying to find a place to make me clear lense for awhile now and havnt come up with anything. Even if you didnt offer it to the public I would pay for the whole process if it was do able just so I can have them.

I know alot of ppl wont like them but Id love to have them for my LED tails.
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by x2jesse1x
Could you atleast check on this for me? Ive been trying to find a place to make me clear lense for awhile now and havnt come up with anything. Even if you didnt offer it to the public I would pay for the whole process if it was do able just so I can have them.

I know alot of ppl wont like them but Id love to have them for my LED tails.
Well, here's the process that I can get done, not sure if it is enough:

Send me a set of tail lights...

I take them to my plastic guy...

They make a mold and a plug of them (unless they can just thermal form over the plastic which I doubt)... This is where it costs money, it was going to be $250 just for a little tweeter pod.

Then they are able to thermal form any plastic (clear, clear with colored tint, solid color, etc...) over it.

Here's where I'm not sure if it is enough... Then you are left with a lens. You would have to figure out how to cut your lens off and epoxy this one on...
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Originally Posted by 6LITEREATER
Well, here's the process that I can get done, not sure if it is enough:

Send me a set of tail lights...

I take them to my plastic guy...

They make a mold and a plug of them (unless they can just thermal form over the plastic which I doubt)... This is where it costs money, it was going to be $250 just for a little tweeter pod.

Then they are able to thermal form any plastic (clear, clear with colored tint, solid color, etc...) over it.

Here's where I'm not sure if it is enough... Then you are left with a lens. You would have to figure out how to cut your lens off and epoxy this one on...
Well if you heat the lights up, the glue softens up and u can pull the lense off. The 93-97 light were able to seperate the red reflectors from the clear lights. But in the 98-02 its not seperate. I was thinking about getting 93-97 tails and sanding the black grid lines from the clear lense and polishing them back up. But im not even sure if it would work.

Ill think about it and let you know.
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so what shows are you on??
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so what shows are you on??
Scare Tactics, General Hospital and General Hospital Night Shift.
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$250 for the tweet pod?
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Originally Posted by x2jesse1x
Well if you heat the lights up, the glue softens up and u can pull the lense off. The 93-97 light were able to seperate the red reflectors from the clear lights. But in the 98-02 its not seperate. I was thinking about getting 93-97 tails and sanding the black grid lines from the clear lense and polishing them back up. But im not even sure if it would work.

Ill think about it and let you know.
I'll ask next time I'm there to see if I can get an estimate. If there is a local Bird that is interested I can get a firm price by borrowing their tails...
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only seen a few scare tactics......which guy are you.

is there any way you can get a prototype on a TA. even if its black painted cardboard. just something so we can get an idea before buying sight unseen.
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$250 for the tweet pod?
Yeah, just to make the mold to reproduce. After that I could sell them for under $100 a pair. Just not enough interest to invest into it... I had made a post.
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Originally Posted by EchoMirage
only seen a few scare tactics......which guy are you.

is there any way you can get a prototype on a TA. even if its black painted cardboard. just something so we can get an idea before buying sight unseen.
I'll work on a template within the next couple of weeks. Need to finish the LT1 Camaro first...

You haven't seen me on there yet If you watched Syriana I'm the only person in the second to last scene...
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Yep 98-02 T/A. I have a LT1 with a LS1 Ws6 front clip
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6LE, I'm also very interested in a splitter. A buddy of mine just put on yours for his NBM camaro and It looks bad ***. Show me a prototype and I'll pick one up.
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6LE, I'm also very interested in a splitter. A buddy of mine just put on yours for his NBM camaro and It looks bad ***. Show me a prototype and I'll pick one up.
I know who your buddy is Any pics? Hope he likes it... DHL was a mo'fo' to him...
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I'll see if he shot any pictures with it on. Yeah he loves it, really makes the car look aggressive. Haha and he told me the problems he had with DHL.
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This is what the LS1 Camaro splitter looks like when held up underneath an LS1 TA. The difference in shape is very very minor. The Formulas may require some additional cutting on the side closest to the wheel well to allow it to pull closer to the back of the car, but maybe that's just me. I may get one now... lol.

THIS PIC DOES NOT SHOW THE FINAL PRODUCT

Yes, we have more pics with the Camaro splitter on a SOM WS6 and a pewter Formula. No, I don't have them.
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DAMN, I am digging that. Now post up the rest of the dang pics, lol.

6liter you better get these made man, btw how is the C6 targa roof coming???
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