96GreenMax

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I am down for one set, after pics and final price

minsbang

that's a good price. If i had the money, i'd buy 10 sets and sell them for $270+ per set.

Liquid_pjear

iTrader: (2)

Hell I would definetly pay for a pair.

Brockster

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Ever one is jumping on the "I'll Buy" bandwagon, we don't what is being offered. What are they going to look like? What is the design boy and girls??? Maybe we can the help of our Photoshop buddies on a conceptual design is created. One of the front bumper design thread went though this process and consensus on the design was agreed to. As everyone knows, there is a design process prior to production. I hope you all are feeling me on this.

craig10114

what design process...half is red....half is clear, i dotn think we need to agree on a design for a red/clear taillight its not like we even have to choose where the red and where the clear are. the design was done by nissan

Drstove

iTrader: (18)

Ill buy 2 sets cause A$$holes around here dont know how to drive lets get this going

Brockster

iTrader: (3)

Oh, just make a copy of the existing design... How original...
Maybe it's just me. Pardon me for trying to be original. But, I tried.

craig10114

sry i didnt mean to come off like a **** but how would you propose to change such a simple design while still keeping the cost low to everyone who wants to buy it?

Brockster

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Well, my proposed idea in this thread mentioned the use of clear transparent half clear, half red. This would be our 2004 version spin on the frosted David L's. Simple to make and wouldn't stray too far from the original design. Another thought is to have a light horizontal striping of red over the transparent clear, 80% clear, and 20% red. This would help blend the two halves together, giving an overall red appearance to the entire light. Quite a few +2000 cars have this design and look great. I think various model BMWs, VWs and so on have this design blend the light colors together.

My point is not to raise the idea to go crazy with the design, the housing itself wouldn't allow it. But, I don't believe we have a confirmed cost. If the guy doing the manufacturing of the lens say it would cost $10 more in transparency and another $5 for striping, maybe the buying group would say go for it. I'm just raising the thought of options other lights Max'ers have seen and wished were on the back of their cars. And if other do have thoughts about is, here is the forum to voice those thoughts. Maybe all will agree to uniqueness, maybe not. But, let’s hear those voices. You have to break some eggs to make an omelet…

craig10114

any chance of a photochop of this idea?

ptatohed

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Brock,
1.) Why do you refer to them as 'frosted David L's'? The lights were made by APC, not David. He just took the APC lights apart and painted the bottom half red (just like I did myself to mine).
2.) As I said before, if you go transparent clear (or 80/20 as you proposed) you now have to do the same to the inner trunk lights so they match. So now people would have to buy 4 lenses instead of 2 and put all 4 lights in the oven instead of 2. More work, more expense. It's possible but I don't see the majority wanting this.
3.) Also, having a transparent clear outer lense really does nothing for us because there is yet another frosted layer internally underneath the external lense which is being made in this project.
Good ideas but I don't see it being practical.

Maxima 504

ill get a set if they look like david L's

Brockster

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reply:
1. Once the lights halves have been painted, the site seems to term the lights as Davis L's.
2. It's just another thought on approaching the design process. The group may think this is a good way to go. The manufacturer may give us a great price for the 4 lens. I'm just putting the idea on the table.
3. I raised the issue before that I didn't know what the light housing internals looked like with the lens off. Maybe someone could post a picture.


So, there is an additional red and white frosted inner lens piece that must stay in place inside the outer lens? If that were the case, then that totally cancels the transparency idea. If anyone can post a picture of one of the lights with the lens off, that would be very helpful.

vsamoylov

still sounds good enough. want to see the final product first though.

JDM_Maxima

im interested let me know whats the new news about the clears

XeroX

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Even if it w3re a 4 peice design, and under 200 bucks, it would be great...ANYTHING will be better than gay a$$ altezas or 500 dollar red clears that are getting old and beat up, and have gone throu like 4 owners a peice..
LOL

ptatohed

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The whole entire point of this thread is that he will 'have the clears to paint'. ??







Brock, take a look inside, it's easy to see. Go in your trunk, pull back the carpet, and simply pull out the light housing (no tools needed) from the back of the light (the outer lights). Look inside. You'll see an additional frosted layer in there in each half. I think they both are clear (I can't tell if they are colored or if just colored light is shining through them). Either way, they are definitely frosted, not transparent.

hacim105

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You guys are all crazy and argue to much. This is for red/clear lenses so there will be no painting involved. You'll just take out your taillight, take the lens apart from the assembly and put the new lens on. That's it. They will look similar to the David L mod but we won't have that stupid white line around the taillight.

Now, I just talked to the guy in australia, David A, He said that shipping will turn out to be 10% of the price. So about $10-15. So the total price will end up being $120-$130. I'm going to be sending him a lens on Friday so he can make sure to match the red on the new lenses.

Like always when I hear more info I'll let you guys know.

Brockster

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We weren't being argumentative, just expressing our healthy viewpoints. My impression was that for plus $110 you were offering new lens for all four lights, not just the two outer’s housings. So of course, four new lenses would afford an opportunity for a new, more up-to-date design. Your chime in has clarified thing. Would have nice though.... Red and clears across the back end.

ptatohed

iTrader: (12)

Who's arguing? And why are we allcrazy?

MAXSRB

Im in if it matches up well....
Im sure almost everyone else with a 95-96 is in also......if this guy can produce good quality lenses he will have well over 200 customers.

XeroX

iTrader: (13)

well whatever he produces i want in on the first batch! hehe

Turbo1er

iTrader: (1)

Im still in, I will have the money out as soon as its ready, let me know. Cant wait to get the Tezza's off.

Drstove

iTrader: (18)

Yeah I cant wait to get my two sets

bomt697

I wants a pair myself, sick of looking at the stock tail lights. when does the guy think he can have about a million rdy?

vsamoylov

he needs to hurry up. lol

ptatohed

iTrader: (12)

Orange (or amber), Not yellow

??

bomt697

any news on the clears?

Guinader

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Ok, I think This is what we have right now (again, this is not official)

1 hacim105 <------my next best friend after Buhda56
2 blackmaxx96
3 LudeAEM
4 mungrin
5 waveridr85
6 Max_PR
7 big_al
8 Turbo1er
9 s0ber
10 maxspeed96CT
11 michaelnyden
12 Zipp028
13 Street Reeper
14 MAXIMARK
15 vsamoylov
16 nadir_s
17 RyCrisp
18 PeTeRtheEaTeR
19 shnoog
20 XIMA96SE
21 -=PK=-Maxima
22 eckohb
23 MyGray96SE
24 tcf_dk
25 XeroX
26 polishpunk68
27 Cino
28 Shift_my vq
29 007max
30 guinader <------ME
31 ICanEat123
32 craig10114
33 Conrad283
34 jkklim
35 NotoriousMAK
36 Brockster
37 DCM Maxima
38 image
39 eckohb
40 Maxima 504
41 blackmax96ny
42 cdfrogman
43 96GreenMax
44 minsbang
45 Liquid_pjear
46 Drstove
47 JDM_Maxima
48 atljade
49 MAXSRB
50 bomt697
51 glass88jaw52 (soooooory )
53 UNCDooD (so, are you in or not?)
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Did I miss or repeat anyone?

glass88jaw

im in if it ever actually happens... good luck!

Jason R

iTrader: (39)

good luck is all I'm going to say.

bomt697

yea we going to need it, it seems as if the 95-96 rear clears are cursed or something

image

iTrader: (6)

I cant wait!! (I might be down for 2 sets, might be able to ebay the other one for $350) If i had a chance to get in David L's i would bought as many sets as i could! We'd all be rich! lol! Is this for real? Im scared this deal might not go through like the others. I cant wait, and will pay when i see a final product. Keep up the good work and thanks for putting this thing together!

hacim105

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I'm shipping the guy one of my outer taillights tomorrow. He wanted to get the lens so he could match the reds as best as possible, I told him this was very important. Plus I might think it will be helpful in him creating this for us. Anyway, I'll let you know any new news.

vsamoylov

well i hope this works out.

Terran

iTrader: (6)

I might be interested but I need to see pics first. Thanks.

ptatohed

iTrader: (12)

So how was taking apart the light?

Jason R

iTrader: (39)

i'm pretty sure i said nothing about putting my name on the list. all i said was good luck.

hacim105

iTrader: (6)

Easy as eating pie. You just put the taillight in the oven at 200 degrees let it sit for 10 minutes, take it out use a flat head screwdriver and start prying it apart in different areas until it comes apart. I just now need to figure out is what kind of adhesive to use when I put the new lens on, seeing as the current lens took most of the gluey stuff with it.

azmaxipad

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I'm in for a set depending the out come