View Poll Results: keep our reflectors?
yay (keep'em)
40
52.63%
nay (shave'em)
15
19.74%
neutral (don't care, either is fine)
21
27.63%
Voters: 76. You may not vote on this poll
95-96 red/clears (reflector poll)
05-07-2005, 08:31 AM
#1
95-96 red/clears (reflector poll)
klearz.com is trying to make the red/clears taillights for our car. issues are whether we should keep the reflectors on them or not.
we need as many as possible to make a sound in this. please help us decide.
majority votes will decide the outcome of the taillights.
neutral votes will be considered as whichever winning decision is.
comment: having no reflectors may cause inspection issues. cops may also pull you over the road if they are that **** about it. please consider these factors before the vote.
thanks everyone...
we need as many as possible to make a sound in this. please help us decide.
majority votes will decide the outcome of the taillights.
neutral votes will be considered as whichever winning decision is.
comment: having no reflectors may cause inspection issues. cops may also pull you over the road if they are that **** about it. please consider these factors before the vote.
thanks everyone...
05-07-2005, 08:34 AM
#2
fawk the reflectors, just do whatever is cheap and easier bro. that job alone is greatful for us 95 96ers. btw cops dont care about reflectors, once they see the red and reverse lights.and maybe an amber turn signal
05-07-2005, 10:16 AM
#4
Last I heard the klearz factory caught fire. Everything back to normal now? I really don't mind little issues like the reflector. If the price can still be kept low, I say make it as legal as possible. If they can do clears it will be a hot seller. Hope it works out sometimes soon.
05-07-2005, 10:46 AM
#5
it won't be anytime soon. after the fire, they had to start from scrap again. now we are in the stage of getting people to send taillights over to them so they can start the molds again. it's just that they want to know what molds, reflectors, or no reflectors, are they going to do.
05-07-2005, 02:47 PM
#7
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count me in the "i don't give a shi-at just get them done NOW" catagory. 
what kinda money are they talkin'? on their website, they say $150 for 5 or more and then have a pic of a 95 or 96 with all-red corners (NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!) and dual exhaust.
how serious and HOW LONG (pant pant pant)????
what kinda money are they talkin'? on their website, they say $150 for 5 or more and then have a pic of a 95 or 96 with all-red corners (NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!) and dual exhaust.
how serious and HOW LONG (pant pant pant)????
05-07-2005, 07:55 PM
#10
klearz doesn't have any taillight lens for mold right now. however long that's going to take for someone to send over the spare taillights for them to make a mold on, that's very unconditional. so far, someone offered the inner lenses already. we still need the outer pair lens. that's going to take pretty long i assume.
after they have all the lenses, it takes about a nicely spaced out week for them to make the molds from the lens. then it'll take a few more days (last time, it took almost a month) for them to come up with the cleared lens. from the last two sets that me and h2kspig (ryan) sent, they didn't manage to come up with qualifying ones. the quality was pretty low. i believe since they already experienced, they would spend a little longer to perfect their outcomes.
so, it is very unconditional on how soon, because after they receive all the taillight lenses, it'll take a month for them to come up with something. they claimed to have done it in two weeks, but it took almost a month after they received the taillight samples.
that's how long it'll take.
after they have all the lenses, it takes about a nicely spaced out week for them to make the molds from the lens. then it'll take a few more days (last time, it took almost a month) for them to come up with the cleared lens. from the last two sets that me and h2kspig (ryan) sent, they didn't manage to come up with qualifying ones. the quality was pretty low. i believe since they already experienced, they would spend a little longer to perfect their outcomes.
so, it is very unconditional on how soon, because after they receive all the taillight lenses, it'll take a month for them to come up with something. they claimed to have done it in two weeks, but it took almost a month after they received the taillight samples.
that's how long it'll take.
05-07-2005, 09:03 PM
#11
Shave the reflectors. They kill light output no matter what kind of lights you have stock or LED. And if you ever decide to do a custom LED taillight job you will wish the reflector was gone. And I don't think the whole reflector/cop thing is as bad as people think. The 97-99 maximas don't have reflectors on the lens. They just use the inside piece that reflects. Just my .02 cents
05-08-2005, 03:26 AM
#13
I don't really care that much nor do I think it would make a difference unless the lights were LEDed and then you could just dremel the reflector off. Personally I think you should keep them to make it legal and those who want to take it off can do it themselves if it is that big of a deal. Most people are going to buy them either way since we are so limited on our options for red/clears anyway.
reflectors are the obvious choice for educated drivers.. 
05-08-2005, 03:39 PM
#16
Originally Posted by h2kSPiG
I don't really care that much nor do I think it would make a difference unless the lights were LEDed and then you could just dremel the reflector off. Personally I think you should keep them to make it legal and those who want to take it off can do it themselves if it is that big of a deal. Most people are going to buy them either way since we are so limited on our options for red/clears anyway.
05-08-2005, 05:59 PM
#17
Originally Posted by gtr_rider
ps. these wont get made
You are just saying that because you already have some and want to be special
with your cool rare tail lights.
05-08-2005, 06:47 PM
#18
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I am confused what you guys are talking about shaving them? I am looking to either get the red / clears like gtr_rider has in his photo. Or just buying a nice used 97-99 trunk lid and getting the red / clears that custom maxima offers. Or you could custom your own and make the LED ones. I just don't like how bright the LED ones are all the time at night even without the brake on. I go with switchin out with red / clears. Please explain the shaving thing...
05-08-2005, 06:49 PM
#19
Originally Posted by h2kSPiG
Stop tormenting me.
You are just saying that because you already have some and want to be special with your cool rare tail lights.
You are just saying that because you already have some and want to be special
with your cool rare tail lights.The cost of making a plastic mold and then making the actual products costs more than the lights will generate in revenues. Hence, its not profitable and therefore they will not be made
/thread
05-08-2005, 08:55 PM
#20
Originally Posted by E55AMG2
The cost of making a plastic mold and then making the actual products costs more than the lights will generate in revenues. Hence, its not profitable and therefore they will not be made
/thread
/thread
05-09-2005, 12:25 AM
#21
Originally Posted by rsly33
These already were made. klearz.com already created a mold but he lost everything in a fire, and is making another mold. custommaxima has also hinted that they will be bringing them out in a month or two
Sure....a fire. Molds arent cheap...esp for ABS plastic. They run in the range of 30-50k.
05-09-2005, 04:22 PM
#23
Originally Posted by E55AMG2
Sure....a fire. Molds arent cheap...esp for ABS plastic. They run in the range of 30-50k.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....3&page=1&pp=40
Oh and heres pics of the guys company that burned down
http://www.klearz.com/
Sure... a fire.
dont hate.. 
05-11-2005, 01:09 PM
#27
This thread is not for people to say that 95/96 red/clears won't be made. We had enough of that in the original threads about their production. Make your own thread for that if you want. So naysayers please keep to yourself. This thread is to decide if Klearz should try to shave the reflector.
05-11-2005, 04:49 PM
#28
Originally Posted by h2kSPiG
This thread is not for people to say that 95/96 red/clears won't be made. We had enough of that in the original threads about their production. Make your own thread for that if you want. So naysayers please keep to yourself. This thread is to decide if Klearz should try to shave the reflector.
And like i told you earlier, shaved reflectors makes them illegal in 50 states. Save yourself the ricer hassle and keep the red reflectors.
Agreed.
05-12-2005, 11:42 AM
#30
um, if there are no reflectors inside, then they wont match up with the reverse lights and will look like ****. and ya, i agree, we will never see these...not that i care much.
05-12-2005, 12:36 PM
#31
seriouslly did you just ignore my post that said that they were made?
read the links I posted first before you say they wont be made, because uh THEY WERE MADE.
theres like 3 threads in the 4th gen for sale section that have all the info about klearz making these, read those before you say they wont be made again
read the links I posted first before you say they wont be made, because uh THEY WERE MADE.
theres like 3 threads in the 4th gen for sale section that have all the info about klearz making these, read those before you say they wont be made again
05-12-2005, 05:56 PM
#32
Originally Posted by rsly33
seriouslly did you just ignore my post that said that they were made?
but i dont see anything in that thread you posted about these being made and ready to ship. all i saw was a pic of some clear lenses, and the guy saying he lost everything in a fire. nothing is ready to be sold, so i will say again...these will not be made. plus, who the **** is going to pay $200 for a flat piece of clear plastic?
05-12-2005, 07:37 PM
#33
Originally Posted by rsly33
um they were made, pics on the first page
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....3&page=1&pp=40
Oh and heres pics of the guys company that burned down
http://www.klearz.com/
Sure... a fire.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....3&page=1&pp=40
Oh and heres pics of the guys company that burned down
http://www.klearz.com/
Sure... a fire.
First of all, thats a burned down HOUSE....not a business. Second, this guy is in canada, so if he takes your $$$ there is little you can do. Third, its all too convienient. Fourth, go look at the D2 Coilover GD...still sure you wanna do business across the border for items that dont exist? Fifth, who is to say he even took that picture himself. It could be of the mold for the original red/clears that came out ages ago. You have no firm proof. If it turns out to be legit, great for you, but the chances are its a scam.
05-12-2005, 08:26 PM
#34
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Originally Posted by E55AMG2
First of all, thats a burned down HOUSE....not a business. Second, this guy is in canada, so if he takes your $$$ there is little you can do. Third, its all too convienient. Fourth, go look at the D2 Coilover GD...still sure you wanna do business across the border for items that dont exist? Fifth, who is to say he even took that picture himself. It could be of the mold for the original red/clears that came out ages ago. You have no firm proof. If it turns out to be legit, great for you, but the chances are its a scam.
... are you serious? lmfao
05-13-2005, 12:44 PM
#38
Yeah, I just got off the phone with custommaxima because I was ordering my triple gauge pod since they are on sale right now (http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=401515) and just mentioned that I had heard a rumor about them producing the clears for 95-96 soon and the rep. verified it. I know that they have been saying that they were going to have them for years now, but the guy said that they just got done taking a bunch of pics of them and they should be for sale in about a month. I asked the guy if he had any idea on a price and he said they would probably be about $150. So, if this deal falls through and klearz can't get them made for some reason (I know he already has a set or two, but it wouldn't be the first time us 95-96ers have been dissapointed), according to custommaxima they will have them out very soon.