GB: Clear Lenses for headlights, 10/07/07 Update: Payment now being accepted! Options

[dustin15brown]

Background: Ok guys here's the deal. We have found a company to make us cleared plastic lenses for the celica. As of right now the regular pricing on these would be $110 for the lows or $105 for the highs. In a previously relayed e-mail from Lovo, the pricing was set at $100 but after further inspection of the lights and some long phone calls, the price went a bit higher. Shipping is also a standard $10 on all of his lenses.

News: Here's what I can tentatively offer right now. *All deals must also include appropriate paypal fees if paying by that*
1)Clear low beam lenses for $90 plus $8 shipping.
2)Clear high beam lenses for $85 plus $8 shipping.
3)All four lenses for $170 plus $10 shipping.
That is a decently priced savings on an already good price in my opinion.

Details: I am mailing out a set of lenses tomorrow so that he can make the mold. The bad part about this is that I will be losing ALL four lenses because of how he makes the lense. And honestly that REALLY sucks. (if someone would like to donate their old lenses to me upon receiving the new lenses it would be much appreciated) The turn around time is not set in stone either. Expect to wait around few weeks to a month before getting these. In order for us to obtain these prices I must get atleast 10 (TEN) customers for each set.

PLEASE READ: Because the light output is unknown at this time, I will be taking before and after pictures to ensure you are as informed as possible about what you will be getting into. Generally speaking, the light outpout onto the road will not be as good. It most likely will be a lot more focused and not spread out on the road. This brings up the question of HIDs. I will most likely buy a HID set to test out the before and after on these also atleast for the low beams. With all that said, these lenses will NOT meet DOT certification and are technically for "offroad use only" I will not be liable to problems associated with the lenses at ALL. I will provide a how-to on how to properly install these.

Other options: I will be pricing out how much it costs to chrome the inner front housing piece also. I plan to fiberglass and bondo the ridges to get a smooth appearance then test out the chroming option. I do not have a price for this yet.

Please e-mail ME with all questions as though Josh will not likely answer emails due to his busy schedule. As of today, I'm at the head of this operation and in charge. This means to email me with all questions and I will compile a FAQ and relay the questions to Josh. Thanks

With all of this said; let the list begin:

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
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Clear Highs:
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This post has been edited by dustin15brown: Oct 7, 2007 - 4:22 PM

[rzanology]

im in for highs and lows....i told yall im coming back

the chrom sounds nice d...but how about some black??? could you find out about that as well? a niiiice glossy black!

This post has been edited by rzanology: Jul 10, 2007 - 11:06 PM

[j0e_p3t]

i'm in for all 4. and i suppose i am relatively happy with the prices. hopefully they turn out great.

[dustin15brown]

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
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Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
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[6gcSTVT]

I may do this, but as always, once i see pics you'll have a def no or yes. It sounds like a great find and price for us guys that want clear lenses without paying projector prices

This post has been edited by 6gcSTVT: Jul 10, 2007 - 11:22 PM

[BloodyStupidDave...]

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
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Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
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This post has been edited by BloodyStupidDavey: Jul 11, 2007 - 5:38 AM

[DeW_H0e_GT]

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) DeW HoE GT
5)
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Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
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[CaliJeff]

possibly interested, just waiting on sum pix

[doGGy]

ONE SMALL THING:

These lenses will only be GOOD if you are going to RETROFIT projectors in your headlights. If you put these clear lenses on your STOCK lights - you will not have ANY CUT OFF - and will be blinding EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. Cuz frosted lense on celica headlights is for proper light disperse and proper cut off.

On the newer cars (when they have clear glass and NO projectors) reflector housing is formed so - that it could disperse the light and make the cutoff, glass has no impact on all this. On our celicas - its vise versa (glass disperse the light and makes cutoff - reflector only focuses light to the glass)

[Lovo]

you know i'm down, all four please =)

This post has been edited by Lovo: Jul 11, 2007 - 7:24 AM

[fanboy95]

i think i'll wait for some pics to say where i'm in or not

[REDDRAGONCELI]

im definetly in but cant pay until mid next mos but i definetly want these bills are killer when u wanna buy sumthin for ur car

[goferris]

i would def be interested but would like to see pics b4 i can say for sure. sounds like these are going to be great

[dustin15brown]

ONE SMALL THING:

These lenses will only be GOOD if you are going to RETROFIT projectors in your headlights. If you put these clear lenses on your STOCK lights - you will not have ANY CUT OFF - and will be blinding EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. Cuz frosted lense on celica headlights is for proper light disperse and proper cut off.

On the newer cars (when they have clear glass and NO projectors) reflector housing is formed so - that it could disperse the light and make the cutoff, glass has no impact on all this. On our celicas - its vise versa (glass disperse the light and makes cutoff - reflector only focuses light to the glass)

That is what I'm kind of thinking... Although you won't be blinding people from everything I've read, the light will just be a lot more focused and potentially not helpful for nighttime driving. But, these are perfect for those planning on retrofitting projectors or those using these primarily for show use

[95celgt]

im in for lows..

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) DeW HoE GT
5) 95celgt
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Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
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[lubu]

im high

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
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Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4)lubu
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[BloodyStupidDave...]

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) DeW HoE GT
6) Lovo
7) REDDRAGONCELI
8) 95celgt
9)
10)

Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) Lovo
6) REDDRAGONCELI
7) lubu
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This post has been edited by BloodyStupidDavey: Jul 11, 2007 - 12:42 PM

[K-ESD]

I'm def. interested, however the biggest issue is not knowing the quality of the lens. I don't want something that will haze within a couple years, I have to know if these lens will withstand the harshness of winter and road crap blast.

How thick will these lens be? What type of plastic will be used? Any protection coating and UV resistance? Will the lens be the exact shape of the old lens (on the outside)?

This post has been edited by K-ESD: Jul 11, 2007 - 3:42 PM

[Rayme]

ONE SMALL THING:

These lenses will only be GOOD if you are going to RETROFIT projectors in your headlights. If you put these clear lenses on your STOCK lights - you will not have ANY CUT OFF - and will be blinding EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. Cuz frosted lense on celica headlights is for proper light disperse and proper cut off.

On the newer cars (when they have clear glass and NO projectors) reflector housing is formed so - that it could disperse the light and make the cutoff, glass has no impact on all this. On our celicas - its vise versa (glass disperse the light and makes cutoff - reflector only focuses light to the glass)

yea this should be on the first post, if you dont retrofit any projectors you will blind everybody and you won't see where you go. I might be in, but as for everything, I like to SEE what I buy.

This post has been edited by Rayme: Jul 11, 2007 - 4:32 PM

[dustin15brown]

ONE SMALL THING:

These lenses will only be GOOD if you are going to RETROFIT projectors in your headlights. If you put these clear lenses on your STOCK lights - you will not have ANY CUT OFF - and will be blinding EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. Cuz frosted lense on celica headlights is for proper light disperse and proper cut off.

On the newer cars (when they have clear glass and NO projectors) reflector housing is formed so - that it could disperse the light and make the cutoff, glass has no impact on all this. On our celicas - its vise versa (glass disperse the light and makes cutoff - reflector only focuses light to the glass)

yea this should be on the first post, if you dont retrofit any projectors you will blind everybody and you won't see where you go. I might be in, but as for everything, I like to SEE what I buy.

something to this sort was already in the first post... in fact it was in BOLD to make sure that everyone read it....

[dustin15brown]

I'm def. interested, however the biggest issue is not knowing the quality of the lens. I don't want something that will haze within a couple years, I have to know if these lens will withstand the harshness of winter and road crap blast.

How thick will these lens be? What type of plastic will be used? Any protection coating and UV resistance? Will the lens be the exact shape of the old lens (on the outside)?

Ok here's what I got you K-ESD:
This is from an e-mail from Josh ".090 clear ext acrylic
not as thick as stock due to no vacuum strong enough to pull the acrylic down.... yet.

i have used the same lenses for over 3 years now on my car. 125,000 miles! not a thing wrong. but i dont live in the snow. but many of my customers live in canada and have had their projector lights for over 2 years in the snow. two customers sold their headlights (sold the cars) and still nothing wrong."
if you have more questions, keep them coming I want everyone to be as informed as humanly possible on these.

NEW NEWS: If you would like to ORDER projectors with your lenses and undertake retrofitting these in yourself, '06 infiniti FX35 D2S bi-xenon projectors are available for purchase also. The package deal would be
1) buy just one set of the lenses and the projectors at $195 + $13 shipping
2) buy both sets of lenses and then the projectors at a total of $275 + $13 shipping
*These prices are tentative prices and are not set in stone as of yet.

Edit: Also, those wishing to not messing with breaking their lenses or headlights, I will be offering a service for you to ship me your headlights and I will replace the lenses for you then ship them back to you. PM me for pricing and timetables

This post has been edited by dustin15brown: Jul 11, 2007 - 5:31 PM

[celicaST]

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) DeW HoE GT
6) Lovo
7) REDDRAGONCELI
8) 95celgt
9)
10)

Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) Lovo
6) REDDRAGONCELI
7) lubu
8) celicaST
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10)

[DeW_H0e_GT]

so lemme get this str8...$208 shipped for the fx35 projectors + low beam clear lenses??? maybe im too stupid to figure this out

[palooke]

this is one hella deal I can see why so many jumped on it so fast

[dustin15brown]

so lemme get this str8...$208 shipped for the fx35 projectors + low beam clear lenses??? maybe im too stupid to figure this out

yep as long as I wasn't mistaken when I relayed this information. I will confirm it tomorrow. But remember, this is for the projector only, YOU would have to retrofit it AND make a housing

this is one hella deal I can see why so many jumped on it so fast

there's still room, hop on board...

[rzanology]

I'm def. interested, however the biggest issue is not knowing the quality of the lens. I don't want something that will haze within a couple years, I have to know if these lens will withstand the harshness of winter and road crap blast.

How thick will these lens be? What type of plastic will be used? Any protection coating and UV resistance? Will the lens be the exact shape of the old lens (on the outside)?

Ok here's what I got you K-ESD:
This is from an e-mail from Josh ".090 clear ext acrylic
not as thick as stock due to no vacuum strong enough to pull the acrylic down.... yet.

i have used the same lenses for over 3 years now on my car. 125,000 miles! not a thing wrong. but i dont live in the snow. but many of my customers live in canada and have had their projector lights for over 2 years in the snow. two customers sold their headlights (sold the cars) and still nothing wrong."
if you have more questions, keep them coming I want everyone to be as informed as humanly possible on these.

NEW NEWS: If you would like to ORDER projectors with your lenses and undertake retrofitting these in yourself, '06 infiniti FX35 D2S bi-xenon projectors are available for purchase also. The package deal would be
1) buy just one set of the lenses and the projectors at $195 + $13 shipping
2) buy both sets of lenses and then the projectors at a total of $275 + $13 shipping
*These prices are tentative prices and are not set in stone as of yet.

Edit: Also, those wishing to not messing with breaking their lenses or headlights, I will be offering a service for you to ship me your headlights and I will replace the lenses for you then ship them back to you. PM me for pricing and timetables

clear this up for me dustin.....so for 275...we get both clear lenses....aaaand projectors for both high and low beam?? or is this just projectors for low beam?

[Rayme]

I'm def. interested, however the biggest issue is not knowing the quality of the lens. I don't want something that will haze within a couple years, I have to know if these lens will withstand the harshness of winter and road crap blast.

How thick will these lens be? What type of plastic will be used? Any protection coating and UV resistance? Will the lens be the exact shape of the old lens (on the outside)?

Ok here's what I got you K-ESD:
This is from an e-mail from Josh ".090 clear ext acrylic
not as thick as stock due to no vacuum strong enough to pull the acrylic down.... yet.

i have used the same lenses for over 3 years now on my car. 125,000 miles! not a thing wrong. but i dont live in the snow. but many of my customers live in canada and have had their projector lights for over 2 years in the snow. two customers sold their headlights (sold the cars) and still nothing wrong."
if you have more questions, keep them coming I want everyone to be as informed as humanly possible on these.

NEW NEWS: If you would like to ORDER projectors with your lenses and undertake retrofitting these in yourself, '06 infiniti FX35 D2S bi-xenon projectors are available for purchase also. The package deal would be
1) buy just one set of the lenses and the projectors at $195 + $13 shipping
2) buy both sets of lenses and then the projectors at a total of $275 + $13 shipping
*These prices are tentative prices and are not set in stone as of yet.

Edit: Also, those wishing to not messing with breaking their lenses or headlights, I will be offering a service for you to ship me your headlights and I will replace the lenses for you then ship them back to you. PM me for pricing and timetables

clear this up for me dustin.....so for 275...we get both clear lenses....aaaand projectors for both high and low beam?? or is this just projectors for low beam?

FX35 projectors are bi-xenon, basicly your low beam celica unit will be both your high and low beams...I dont think that price is for 4 projectors.

I would jump into this but I just spend 300$ on denso ballast and, funnily, FX35 projectors for a custom retrofit...and I can't wait any longer to get started..probably later I'd be in for sure, if theres a way to get them later on too.

This post has been edited by Rayme: Jul 11, 2007 - 10:14 PM

[Lovo]

you can get em later for more money, refer to his first post... i think its a 30-40 dollar difference plus shipping

[dustin15brown]

only 2 projectors rzanology :-P

[DeW_H0e_GT]

then add a set of projectors with the lows when the deals set in stone ONE thing, i thought u were gonna make a HOW-to?

if not, u guys can check out hondatuning (i think its either the may or june issue of 07). they explained a how-to on doing a projector conversion on a 1g TL......they too used the fx35 projectors in their project.....

[malpaso]

ONE SMALL THING:

These lenses will only be GOOD if you are going to RETROFIT projectors in your headlights. If you put these clear lenses on your STOCK lights - you will not have ANY CUT OFF - and will be blinding EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. Cuz frosted lense on celica headlights is for proper light disperse and proper cut off.

On the newer cars (when they have clear glass and NO projectors) reflector housing is formed so - that it could disperse the light and make the cutoff, glass has no impact on all this. On our celicas - its vise versa (glass disperse the light and makes cutoff - reflector only focuses light to the glass)

I'm glad Romas wrote it first with much better English than I have I don't like nag at any project but he is true to the letter .

[lubu]

do the projectors come with bulbs?

[ra65_22re]

That sounds great. I wonder what it would look like if all four headlights were low and high beams? I'm in for a set. Could I get two sets of projectors?

[CilverSeliST205]

IM IN FOR JUST THE HIGH BEAM LENSES

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) DeW HoE GT
6) Lovo
7) REDDRAGONCELI
8) 95celgt
9)
10)

Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) Lovo
6) REDDRAGONCELI
7) lubu
8) celicaST
9) CilverSeliST205
10)

[dustin15brown]

Who wants finished pics? Yeah I thought so... I will have them here in a few days to actually put on a set of lights... But here are the pics

[Chanh55]

Pics of them installed or die.

[Daftboy]

IM IN FOR JUST THE HIGH BEAM LENSES

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) DeW HoE GT
6) Lovo
7) REDDRAGONCELI
8) 95celgt
9) Daftboy
10)

Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) Lovo
6) REDDRAGONCELI
7) lubu
8) celicaST
9) CilverSeliST205
10) Daftboy

[CaliJeff]

Pics of them installed or die.

x2

[chacha]

i would also like to look at pics with clear lens and projectors put together...show, looks, and output...

[dustin15brown]

i would also like to look at pics with clear lens and projectors put together...show, looks, and output...

projectors? The pics will be of the OEM lights with the lenses on

[j0e_p3t]

so how strong do they feel?

[celica3sgte]

Sorry I'm no longer on the list. A few things came up.
Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) DeW HoE GT
6) Lovo
7) REDDRAGONCELI
8) 95celgt
9) Daftboy
10)

Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) Lovo
6) REDDRAGONCELI
7) lubu
8) celicaST
9) CilverSeliST205
10) Daftboy
11)

This post has been edited by celica3sgte: Jul 26, 2007 - 7:59 PM

[dustin15brown]

so how strong do they feel?

Don't know yet... Like I said, I don't have them yet, Josh is mailing them out to me tomorrow and we can go from there.

[Defgeph]

This is very cool.

[dustin15brown]

Why thank you Jeff

[Batman722]

DB, those are interesting, very interesting...

[Lovo]

WOOOOOOO. can't wait!!

seriously this is big news. big deal. big everything! i'm excited x120193

[stud97023]

any pics yet?

[BloodyStupidDave...]

any pics yet?

Towards the bottom of page 2. Or do you mean more pics?

[REDDRAGONCELI]

i cant afford to pay for them as of yet my girls b day gotta get her sumthin but let me know when ur ready to order

[dustin15brown]

guys.. there can be more than ten people on each.... just keep adding your name to the list!

[6strngs]

I might be interested. but I'm not sure yet. I'd need to see pics of them installed and to see if I'll still be able to see at night (I have HIDs) but without blinding people.

[K-ESD]

I might be interested. but I'm not sure yet. I'd need to see pics of them installed and to see if I'll still be able to see at night (I have HIDs) but without blinding people.

If you have HIDs (in a halogen reflector housing) you are already blinding people.

[Michelle95celica]

wow, I'm glad I told you about Josh & his website, I can't wait to see these results with the clear lenses!

[hotgoods23]

I'm in for a set of both lows, highs, and projectors.


Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) Lovo
6) REDDRAGONCELI
7) lubu
8) celicaST
9) CilverSeliST205
10) Daftboy
11)Celica3sgte
12)Hotgoods23

This post has been edited by celica3sgte: Jul 19, 2007 - 5:20 PM

[joehernandez]

still no pics of the lenses installed??? i goota see them after they are made, if i like the way they look ill buy them

[OOBE]

Once I see them, I'll jump in. Also, will I be able to use the HID kit from our HID group buy? I haven't installed those bad boys yet.

[dustin15brown]

ok here's some more pics. Keep in mind that these are NOT glued on yet. Just sitting on the lights. Also on the pics with the black front piece. I will be offering this service as well if you would like to ship me your lights if you plan on me installing your new lenses also.

[Culpable04]

Great Job Dustin, those lights really look nice and clean.

try to make a quick connection and have a bulb on the housing to see how's the pattern now.

[dustin15brown]

I will check the pattern most likely in a few days... I am trying to find a clear adhesive to seal up the lights that is not permanent. If you are 100% sure getting these regardless of light output, PM me and you may get to be the test lights if you can mail me a set.

[DeW_H0e_GT]

those friggin whoop butt......cant wait til teh end product is done w/the projectors.....

[dustin15brown]

those friggin whoop butt......cant wait til teh end product is done w/the projectors.....

I'm not making them with projectors... you can BUY the projector with your order, but it's up to you to retrofit and make a new housing.... His labor and parts and all that comes out to be about the price of JDM's

[dagreat1]

Pics of them installed or die.

x2

x3

[goferris]

oh wow. those look great. i wish i had some money. how long are you going to be able to get these? i would like them but no $$$ ATM.

[dagreat1]

ok i've almost been bought..... so whats the final price if i get those with the projectors and have you retroftit it and everything

[j0e_p3t]

those look pretty not bad. can't wait to see what they look like on the car.

[DeW_H0e_GT]

so what we got here is jus clear headlights?.....

[mneal2_92788]

but you can purchase a projector that would need to be retrofitted into the stock housing.

[6strngs]

wow they look awesome! I'd need to see how well it lights up though, especially with HIDs

This post has been edited by 6strngs: Jul 23, 2007 - 3:36 AM

[hotgoods23]

you show a picture of black housing surrounding the headlight inside does it eliminate the bulb from blinding drivers in front of you...

[dustin15brown]

ok i've almost been bought..... so whats the final price if i get those with the projectors and have you retroftit it and everything

Guys... I won't be retrofitting ANY projectors in these. I have no desire to, like previously stated... I already have my custom projectors AND clear lenses. This item was for absolutely no benefit for me at ALL. If someone else wants to tackle that project, then GREAT, but I really have no time to do this.

so what we got here is jus clear headlights?.....

Yep, you just get clear lenses... and there's an option if you want to buy projectors also.

but you can purchase a projector that would need to be retrofitted into the stock housing.

yep

wow they look awesome! I'd need to see how well it lights up though, especially with HIDs

ok well this one is going to be a bit more tricky... I dont have an extra set of HIDS to check the light output... If anyone has suggestions please email them to me!

you show a picture of black housing surrounding the headlight inside does it eliminate the bulb from blinding drivers in front of you...

I really dont think blinding people will be an issue at all. With prior experience, the light has become more focused and not spread out. I will take pics though when I install it all!

[95celgt]

i have hids, and will not use projectors so if you want me to be the tester let me know Dustin:D

[ra65_22re]

So is there a set price for the lenses?

[Valo666]

is there more then just the 10 sets in production?? if there are i wanna get in on the next buy

[dustin15brown]

i have hids, and will not use projectors so if you want me to be the tester let me know Dustin:D

pm me to talk about this more!

So is there a set price for the lenses?

yeah, look on the first page

is there more then just the 10 sets in production?? if there are i wanna get in on the next buy

yeah, just keep adding your name to the list... there was a minimum of ten people to get this price... There is no maximum!

[Lovo]

i just purchased my rebased bulbs for my HID set, so i figured out that the stock lens definately does not do much for how the light is projected except for dirt or obstructions in the light because of how its refracted. before when i had the wrong bulb base the lens didn't do much to make the light cutoff. now with the correct bulb base, sitting in the housing correctly, the light cutoff is perfect. and also adding the fact that these bulbs are rebased D2R bulbs made in germany, specially made for reflective lenses vs. projectors helps, i think; lol.

This post has been edited by Lovo: Jul 23, 2007 - 7:05 PM

[Rayme]

i just purchased my rebased bulbs for my HID set, so i figured out that the stock lens definately does not do much for how the light is projected except for dirt or obstructions in the light because of how its refracted. before when i had the wrong bulb base the lens didn't do much to make the light cutoff. now with the correct bulb base, sitting in the housing correctly, the light cutoff is perfect. and also adding the fact that these bulbs are rebased D2R bulbs made in germany, specially made for reflective lenses vs. projectors helps, i think; lol.

..mmmh totally wrong..! sorry!

[Lovo]

Then please correct me, I'm just talking from what I observed.

[OOBE]

Wow, those things looks sexy as hell.

[Rayme]

Then please correct me, I'm just talking from what I observed.

Frosted lens defines the pattern, and are made to refract some light over the horizon. HID cutoff sends almost zero lights above the horizon. Putting a HID..which output almost 3X the lumens of an halogen bulbs will send too much lights into the eyes of incoming traffic (and that doesnt help you seeing better at night too). Yes these bulbs you got are made for reflectors HID...celica doesn't use reflectors it uses a parabolic/free forming reflector to direct the light on the frosted lens to make some very very bad pattern.

[REDDRAGONCELI]

efore u gearheads start tryin to say that they will throw to much light let the man test them and see plus is there anymore of a discount on a larger order the way this is going we may have enough for 20 thats double u may wanna check and see if he can give u a better deal that may draw more buyers.

[Lovo]

Phillips D2R bulbs rebased and focused for 9006 housing with nice cutoff:


Hopefully I still get that more focused when the clear covers are on

This post has been edited by Lovo: Jul 24, 2007 - 9:33 PM

[celica3sgte]

I had to update the list b/c I'm no longer on it.

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) DeW HoE GT
6) Lovo
7) REDDRAGONCELI
8) 95celgt
9) Daftboy
10)

Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) Lovo
6) REDDRAGONCELI
7) lubu
8) celicaST
9) CilverSeliST205
10) Daftboy
11)Hotgood23

[celicaST]

I had to update the list b/c I'm no longer on it.

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) DeW HoE GT
6) Lovo
7) REDDRAGONCELI
8) 95celgt
9) Daftboy


Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) Lovo
6) REDDRAGONCELI
7) lubu
8) CilverSeliST205
9) Daftboy
10)Hotgood23

im off as well, didnt end up looking like i thought they would. guess ill just buy the jdm highs.

[dustin15brown]

What did you expect them to look like? If you have an attainable goal, I will see what we can do to make it happen

[ra65_22re]

they look very nice

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) DeW HoE GT
6) Lovo
7) REDDRAGONCELI
8) 95celgt
9) Daftboy
10) RA65_22RE

Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) Lovo
6) REDDRAGONCELI
7) lubu
8) CilverSeliST205
9) Daftboy
10)Hotgood23
11) RA65_22RE

[palooke]

efore u gearheads start tryin to say that they will throw to much light let the man test them and see plus is there anymore of a discount on a larger order the way this is going we may have enough for 20 thats double u may wanna check and see if he can give u a better deal that may draw more buyers.

Is there such a thing as too much light with a cut off?
I like plenty of light and a very cool projector lens...I say F..k em. He has a great offer and you can get something really special that looks good for a great price. If you are a purest..You would own Aston Martin...Not Toyota.
When in rome do as the romas do...

[REDDRAGONCELI]

they look very nice

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) DeW HoE GT
6) Lovo
7) REDDRAGONCELI
8) 95celgt
9) Daftboy
10) RA65_22RE

Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) Lovo
6) REDDRAGONCELI
7) lubu
8) CilverSeliST205
9) Daftboy
10)Hotgood23
11) RA65_22RE

I NEED TO KNOW WHEN UR GONNA ORDER SO I CAN SVAE UP THE MONEY DUSTIN LET ME KNOW

[dustin15brown]

i plan on placing the order a week from today.... money will be due by the following friday... i will have pics of them lights on the car itself by monday.... with the regular front piece and then also with he black front piece.
i will be doing some fg work this weekend hopefully to offer more alternatives!
i will be personally selling my jdm front chrome piece here soon. if interested send me a pm. this will ONLY be for the front piece because i replaced mine with a color matched one to go with my projectors

[REDDRAGONCELI]

they look very nice

Clear Lows:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) DeW HoE GT
6) Lovo
7)
8) 95celgt
9) Daftboy
10) RA65_22RE

Clear Highs:
1) dustin15brown
2) rzanology
3) j0e_p3t
4) BloodyStupidDavey
5) Lovo
6)
7) lubu
8) CilverSeliST205
9) Daftboy
10)Hotgood23
11) RA65_22RE

I NEED TO KNOW WHEN UR GONNA ORDER SO I CAN SVAE UP THE MONEY DUSTIN LET ME KNOW

i wont have the money in time rents due next week so ill just have to pay full price

[dustin15brown]

ok here's the deal guys. I wanted to have pics posted up by today, but I've been sick for a few days so nothing has gotten accomplished. I will *hopefully* have those up mid week or so...

Also- I have received a few pm's regarding the 'yellowing' or 'fogging' issues that many plastic lenses come in contact with. As stated earlier in the thread from Josh. Yellowing and fogging has never been an issue as long as they are installed properly. The main reason for the yellowing is in the UV coating, and Josh says there's a good UV coat on them. The fogging occurs when there's a leak in the seal around the light. This problem is easily avoidable if you install the lights properly and make sure there are no leaks. As with everyone else, I'm getting a set of these for myself, so I'll try to help as much as i can! Continue with the questions if you have them!

[jmastaniza]

Will you take a money order?
and will they still be avalible in a couple of weeks?

[K-ESD]

Dustin, *poke*
don't forget to show us some picts of the beam pattern before and after.
and some picts of them installed on a celi... please

[Lovo]

he's sick right now, so delay on pics till he gets some time and feels better. patience is a virtue. =)

This post has been edited by Lovo: Aug 1, 2007 - 10:37 PM

[dustin15brown]

Will you take a money order?
and will they still be avalible in a couple of weeks?

Money order SHOULD be ok... I am guessing all the money will go straight to Josh to avoid middlemen and conspiracy theories on how I'm scamming people :-P

Dustin, *poke*
don't forget to show us some picts of the beam pattern before and after.
and some picts of them installed on a celi... please

I def. won't forget

he's sick right now, so delay on pics till he gets some time and feels better. patience is a virtue. =)

Yes, patience is a virtue But just stay tuned tonight for the hell of it :-P

[dustin15brown]

ok guys here's the deal now. First of all my digicam is a POS and wouldn't work correctly so I used a ghetto and i mean GHETTO digicam to take these pics. I also have a few on my phone i'll upload tomorrow.
The lights look AMAZING on the car.... Seriously.... I even called my dad to come over to the building just to look at them since I knew the pics wouldn't be that hot.
Lighting issues: Just as I has guessed. The beam is a lot more focused causing the light output to not properly light up the road. There are no issues with blinding oncoming cars AT ALL. I do suspect that HIDS will be a major issue with blinding people though. At the same time, those already without projectors that do have HID's are already blinding people, so there's no change. The highs are also a lot more focused. They still adequately light up the road when on though. My personal opinion is *theoretically, since these are for off-road use only in the first place because they will not meet DOT inspection* that if you're driving around a decently lit town you'd be fine only using your lows, but if you live in a darker town that still has a lot of traffic, these may not be for you because you would need to use your highs. Here are some of the pics, and I will upload the rest tomorrow because it's 3 freakin AM and this has consumed my entire night.




These pics are with the front silver piece painted black. This is a little more subtle look, but I enjoy looking at both of these looks.





and yes, i know my car is filthy dirty

[daazndood]

1st

[CelicaST_CALI]

dustin do u have projectors or are those stock

[dustin15brown]

these are stock housings with a clear lense... I personally have DCW projectors

[j0e_p3t]

good job dustin. those looks pretty awesome. next chance you get, try to take a pic of the lighting on a dark road. but only if you're feeling completely healthy.