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Robert Faggian
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Victoria
V8

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Friday, December 07, 2012 - 12:33 pm, by:  Robert Faggian (Tanooki_suit) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey everyone,

Over at Club Lexus, someone is looking to manufacture clear headlight lenses. Most likely plastic but he is also investigating the possibility of glass. See this thread:
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-400-300/666413-want-rideskinz-to-produce-clear-sc-headlight-lense s-post-up.html. The company that would manufacture them are: www.rideskinz.com

I've exchanged a couple of messages with the guy responsible and its possible we could put in a bulk order to save on shipping. What he needs is an idea of numbers to decide whether to go ahead. No idea on price yet. So, this is an expression of interest only.

Just to reiterate - this is for lenses only. You will need to bake your headlights to remove the old lenses and replace with nice modern looking clear lenses. Some people have bought the eBay headlights specifically to do this, but they are often poor quality and need some modification to fit onto the OEM housing. One potential problem I see is that generally speaking Club Lexus has a pretty mixed track record when it comes to group buys, unlike here where most go through without a hitch (...and I say that as one of the people that got burned by the AC copy kit debacle). Also, whether this gets up or not has nothing to do with me - I just saw the thread on the US site and thought it'd be good to get in on it.

If your interested, put your name down and indicate how many pairs you'd want (Cut'n'paste the numbered list into your post).

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John Street
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Friday, December 07, 2012 - 01:20 pm, by:  John Street (Rex2ce) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Rob Faggian - one pair
2. John Street - one pair
Matt Newman
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soarer tt

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Friday, December 07, 2012 - 05:25 pm, by:  Matt Newman (Soarersrock) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

im keen pending price

1. Rob Faggian - one pair
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3. Matt Newman - one pair
Dave van Staveren
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Friday, December 07, 2012 - 09:44 pm, by:  Dave van Staveren (Deveous) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Rob Faggian - one pair
2. John Street - one pair
3. Matt Newman - one pair
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Jason Chow
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Saturday, December 08, 2012 - 12:03 am, by:  Jason Chow (Jason_chow) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Is the high beam lenses included as well?

1. Rob Faggian - one pair
2. John Street - one pair
3. Matt Newman - one pair
4. Dave van Staveren - one pair
5. Jason - one pair
Costa Tsimiklis
Goo Roo
Victoria
386.2 rwkw the old T51S setup - New Setup HKS T51R SPL -Going for 450rwkw on Pump Gas!

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Saturday, December 08, 2012 - 12:11 am, by:  Costa Tsimiklis (Driftshop) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Looks pretty good. You can deline them yourself if you want a bit of a DIY weekend project:

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-400-300/286960-how-to-deline-headlights.html
Robert Faggian
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Victoria
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Saturday, December 08, 2012 - 10:21 am, by:  Robert Faggian (Tanooki_suit) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Jason Chow wrote on Saturday, December 08, 2012 - 12:03 am:

Is the high beam lenses included as well?



Jason - they are talking about doing high beams and fog lights (starting with the 97+) as well, but from my reading of that thread the most likely scenario is headlights only.

Aaron Casey
Goo Roo
NSW
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Saturday, December 08, 2012 - 10:35 am, by:  Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Rob Faggian - one pair
2. John Street - one pair
3. Matt Newman - one pair
4. Dave van Staveren - one pair
5. Jason - one pair
6. Aaron Casey - One pair.
Michael Sinay
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TT

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Saturday, December 08, 2012 - 11:40 am, by:  Michael Sinay (Mikey) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Rob Faggian - one pair
2. John Street - one pair
3. Matt Newman - one pair
4. Dave van Staveren - one pair
5. Jason - one pair
6. Aaron Casey - One pair.
7. Michael Sinay - One pair
Tony Nguyen
DieHard
Victoria
Soarer TT

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Saturday, December 08, 2012 - 12:16 pm, by:  Tony Nguyen (Blade4546) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Rob Faggian - one pair
2. John Street - one pair
3. Matt Newman - one pair
4. Dave van Staveren - one pair
5. Jason - one pair
6. Aaron Casey - One pair.
7. Michael Sinay - One pair
8. Tony Nguyen - One pair
Calan Fitzmaurice
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Monday, December 10, 2012 - 06:34 pm, by:  Calan Fitzmaurice (Fixed_term) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Rob Faggian - one pair
2. John Street - one pair
3. Matt Newman - one pair
4. Dave van Staveren - one pair
5. Jason - one pair
6. Aaron Casey - One pair.
7. Michael Sinay - One pair
8. Tony Nguyen - One pair
9. Calan Fitzmaurice - One pair
Todd Hanson
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NSW
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 08:02 pm, by:  Todd Hanson (Freezen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Rob Faggian - one pair
2. John Street - one pair
3. Matt Newman - one pair
4. Dave van Staveren - one pair
5. Jason - one pair
6. Aaron Casey - One pair.
7. Michael Sinay - One pair
8. Tony Nguyen - One pair
9. Calan Fitzmaurice - One pair
10. Todd Hanson - one pair
James Tims
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TT

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 08:19 pm, by:  James Tims (Timzy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Rob Faggian - one pair
2. John Street - one pair
3. Matt Newman - one pair
4. Dave van Staveren - one pair
5. Jason - one pair
6. Aaron Casey - One pair.
7. Michael Sinay - One pair
8. Tony Nguyen - One pair
9. Calan Fitzmaurice - One pair
10. Todd Hanson - one pair
11. James Tims - one pair
Robbie Rashleigh
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Nsw
Soarer TT

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Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 09:14 pm, by:  Robbie Rashleigh (2annoy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Rob Faggian - one pair
2. John Street - one pair
3. Matt Newman - one pair
4. Dave van Staveren - one pair
5. Jason - one pair
6. Aaron Casey - One pair.
7. Michael Sinay - One pair
8. Tony Nguyen - One pair
9. Calan Fitzmaurice - One pair
10. Todd Hanson - one pair
11. James Tims - one pair
12. Robbie Rashleigh - One pair
Casey Perkins
TryHard
Tasmania
TT

Posts: 136
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 08:18 pm, by:  Casey Perkins (Caseyp) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1.Rob Faggian - one pair
2. John Street - one pair
3. Matt Newman - one pair
4. Dave van Staveren - one pair
5. Jason - one pair
6. Aaron Casey - One pair.
7. Michael Sinay - One pair
8. Tony Nguyen - One pair
9. Calan Fitzmaurice - One pair
10. Todd Hanson - one pair
11. James Tims - one pair
12. Robbie Rashleigh - One pair
13. Casey Perkins - one pair
Nik Peacock
TryHard
Tasmania
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Friday, January 25, 2013 - 09:14 am, by:  Nik Peacock (Niko) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1.Rob Faggian - one pair
2. John Street - one pair
3. Matt Newman - one pair
4. Dave van Staveren - one pair
5. Jason - one pair
6. Aaron Casey - One pair.
7. Michael Sinay - One pair
8. Tony Nguyen - One pair
9. Calan Fitzmaurice - One pair
10. Todd Hanson - one pair
11. James Tims - one pair
12. Robbie Rashleigh - One pair
13. Casey Perkins - one pair
14. Nik Peacock - one pair, would be really keen on glass
Matt Newman
DieHard
QLD
soarer tt

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Friday, January 25, 2013 - 09:33 pm, by:  Matt Newman (Soarersrock) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nik there is a possible glass set being made here

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/283/368872.html?1358746736
Robert Faggian
TryHard
Victoria
V8

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Monday, February 04, 2013 - 09:46 pm, by:  Robert Faggian (Tanooki_suit) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

For those not following the U.S. thread, a quick synopsis: the first quote to produce molds was too high so they are shopping around.

Keep an eye on Jay's glass lens thread above...better option in my opinion. At least we have two groups on the case and hopefully at least one of them comes through.
Robert Faggian
TryHard
Victoria
UZZ31

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Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 10:39 pm, by:  Robert Faggian (Tanooki_suit) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

A further update - the Club Lexus guys are now looking at manufacturing an updated/modern housing on to which they will stick the clear lenses from eBay headlights. They are looking at ideas for how to modernise the housing and also modifying it so that it will have a perfect fit with the eBay clear lenses (apparently if you try to put the eBay clears on a factory housing, they don't match up properly and you get leaks).

This latest development is not my cup of tea, but I'll keep an eye out in case people are still interested.
Aaron Casey
Goo Roo
NSW
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Monday, February 25, 2013 - 10:02 am, by:  Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thats gay.. Going to look like arse.. Best looking is still the clean originals.

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