... I told my car this morning.
She didn't listen fast enough....



So far, the damage found is the radiator support, hood, driver's fender, grill, and headlight(s), and driver's corner lght.

already replaced the hood, and re-bent the rad-support.






F*** me...

Radiator and AC Condensor seem fine, though, lucked out pretty well, considering.

 

wow...glad everything's mostly ok.

BBK upgrade for Christmas? so you can stahp on a dime

 

haha.
Yeah, definitely need to get some upgrades in that department.

 

looks like it took the hit pretty damn well though...case in point: no new bumper needed

 

took it like a bawse....3rd gens.

glad you're ok.

 

yes, definitely glad we're okay (other driver and I).
Since I need new parts, anyone know of a place for James92SE and me to get clear euro headlights cheap? lol.

more bright news: my new battery and keyboard for my laptop came in, today! (absolutely unrelated, of course, just happy, so I thought I would share)

 

No, but here's an excellent deal on brakes:



http://www.ebay.com/itm/390456816327...84.m1438.l2649

 

It'll never be the same again.

 

bummer about the car. It looks like you have repairing it underway. Good luck finding those Euro headlights. I haven't seen those for sale in a while.

 

well, I just did brakes, about three months ago.
Cheaped out, got autozone mid-grade pads and rotors all around.
I just need to get real pads (Hawk hps)
I know, but I will be doing my best to get it right.
will be hunting for a good rad support at the junk yard this weekend, as well as taking measurements to compare to the fsm.

Yeah, James has been searching for a fat minute, now, with no real results. Pearly posted in his wtb thread about some new ones, but they aren't cheap like they used to be.

 

bish, i told you to not make Vtec kick in that early, but no

 

 

 

I haven't tried to buy from that actual link yet but I guarandamtee it's just like all the other listings for those lights on the interwebz. They're not actually available but for whatever reason the listings are still up.

Heck I would pay $225 in a heartbeat if they actually exist. I'll try to call them today to confirm but would be absolutely shocked if either the chrome or the black "euro" lenses they have listed actually exist.

 

I know group deals are a sore subject here on the 3rd gen forum, but maybe we can contact the manufacturer of these headlights (or even for just the clear glass lens itself) if a few people here wanted them? I would be interested in a set, at least just the lenses. i wanted to do a headlight upgrade for awhile now, just never had time to do it. Right here it looks like we would have Benstoked, james, and me

 

I would be up for it definitely. Problem is figuring out who the true manufacturer was. They were Chinese made and sold under several different brand names (Option Racing, Carro Pacific, Mimo USA, etc).

 

Yeah, wouldn't be surprised if it's like all the other 3rd gen parts (koni, tokico, etc.)
Let me know, I definitely wanna do an HID conversion, too. Our headlights SUCK bad (was daylight, not part of the accident)

 

Found them listed for sale also here:

http://www.soaap.com/auto/OR-NR2003A...ack-p-287.html

After checking with them and confirming the lights are discontinued and aren't available, they immediately removed the listings from their site. I guess if nothing else I'm acting as an online vendor website-listing-cleanup service.

I checked with Andy's Auto Sport about their listings, and they said they just drop ship (as I'm sure most online vendors do, which is probably the biggest culprit in all these listings for 3rd gen products that don't exist). They're supposedly going to check with Option Racing for me to make sure they don't exist. I checked Option Racing's website and they don't even list the headlights (or anything for the 3rd gen anymore), so I doubt that will go anywhere.

*edit* Option Racing has confirmed they don't make them anymore and don't have any NOS

 

Your E36 mods look great! BTW James, what size wheels & tires are you running?

 

I was wondering about a group deal myself. Forget the manufacturer just find some place that can make the glass. The brackets/housings on those aftermarket headlights arent even correct compared to an OEM one.

I would be interested in a set of clear lens'