Clear 1st Gen GS300 Headlight Lens
12-25-09, 12:25 PM
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we (i) spent a lot of time getting the shape right to CNC the acrylic lenses, then create some vacuum molds with seals, elongated my molding oven - and built several sets of clear lenses.
not the perfect solution, but a solution. Acrylic is very forgiving so with a bit of time edges can be rounded and polished etc.
I think the result looks pretty good on the ones we converted here because the plastic of the originals is so horribly cheap and now most are yellowed with age.
it is what it is, but not prepared at this time to make more of them. price wouldn't cover the shop time and getting the feedback we were getting - expectations are too high.
ohh and what would be sick is not the audi christmas lights but one (that's 1) LED (white or blue) only mounted bottom pointed up to give ambient light to the lense housing, and directed right on the polished alum bezels we had installed on the projector light.
not the perfect solution, but a solution. Acrylic is very forgiving so with a bit of time edges can be rounded and polished etc.
I think the result looks pretty good on the ones we converted here because the plastic of the originals is so horribly cheap and now most are yellowed with age.
it is what it is, but not prepared at this time to make more of them. price wouldn't cover the shop time and getting the feedback we were getting - expectations are too high.
ohh and what would be sick is not the audi christmas lights but one (that's 1) LED (white or blue) only mounted bottom pointed up to give ambient light to the lense housing, and directed right on the polished alum bezels we had installed on the projector light.
01-03-10, 03:44 AM
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I think I can get these made in Thailand but there would be a minimum order. It would be a direct replacement lens. Need to bake your headlights an replace.
Only thing I'm not sure is if you remove the lens pattern will it still pass testing and not blind other drivers ?
Only thing I'm not sure is if you remove the lens pattern will it still pass testing and not blind other drivers ?
01-03-10, 08:27 PM
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scotguy,
you would need to bake the lense to pull them apart in order to take the lined lense off and put on the delined one.
unless you buy them completely assembled already
and yes, it'll still pass inspection and it won't blind others, as that's what the projectors are for
you would need to bake the lense to pull them apart in order to take the lined lense off and put on the delined one.
unless you buy them completely assembled already
and yes, it'll still pass inspection and it won't blind others, as that's what the projectors are for
01-06-10, 08:39 PM
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I have a second set of headlights that I am willing to sacrifice if you guys would help in the process of finding a manufacture abroad or domestic to produce these. If someone can just point me in the right direction I will take it from there. I can justify all this work to this car only to have those shi#@ headlights on the car. Has anyone successfully sanded down the inside of the lenses?
01-06-10, 10:20 PM
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we (i) spent a lot of time getting the shape right to CNC the acrylic lenses, then create some vacuum molds with seals, elongated my molding oven - and built several sets of clear lenses.
not the perfect solution, but a solution. Acrylic is very forgiving so with a bit of time edges can be rounded and polished etc.
I think the result looks pretty good on the ones we converted here because the plastic of the originals is so horribly cheap and now most are yellowed with age.
it is what it is, but not prepared at this time to make more of them. price wouldn't cover the shop time and getting the feedback we were getting - expectations are too high.
ohh and what would be sick is not the audi christmas lights but one (that's 1) LED (white or blue) only mounted bottom pointed up to give ambient light to the lense housing, and directed right on the polished alum bezels we had installed on the projector light.
not the perfect solution, but a solution. Acrylic is very forgiving so with a bit of time edges can be rounded and polished etc.
I think the result looks pretty good on the ones we converted here because the plastic of the originals is so horribly cheap and now most are yellowed with age.
it is what it is, but not prepared at this time to make more of them. price wouldn't cover the shop time and getting the feedback we were getting - expectations are too high.
ohh and what would be sick is not the audi christmas lights but one (that's 1) LED (white or blue) only mounted bottom pointed up to give ambient light to the lense housing, and directed right on the polished alum bezels we had installed on the projector light.
01-06-10, 11:34 PM
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can you PM me to discuss how you did that? as i have a second spare set i'll prolly be d oing something with LEDs in again and want to clear them.
can you outline the grits you went over it with, and process you took just to eliminate any wasted time i might encounter?
can you outline the grits you went over it with, and process you took just to eliminate any wasted time i might encounter?
01-07-10, 02:26 PM
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I have spoken with a company that can produce the lenses. There is some prototype cost. Bottom line after doing some homework it will cost us approx. $350.00 USD Per set.
Is there anyone interested in going in at that prototype level? I do not have that kind of money right now....
Is there anyone interested in going in at that prototype level? I do not have that kind of money right now....