lol snap...the pound is almost 2 dollars.. i think its somewhere around 130-135 us dollars? a bit pricey to me for some simple "stock" looking turn signals, but its not my money. =)

-Mista Frost.

This post has been edited by JFrost9: Dec 10, 2005 - 9:49 PM

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about $128 USD

at this point im ready to pay that much. i just dont like how the do-it-yourself ones look.

and that in us funds is how much shipped?.....

im dumb in foreign exhange..sorry...

so its $128 shipped from uk?....

for a set of NICE , HOT ones?..Or...diy wit some office lighting which costs me like 5 dollars to make em..hmmmm tough choice..LMAO...

Hi all,

As you heard im not selling these at all so it makes little difference to me........... BUT The people saying about the black lines, either haven't every touched their front Turns EVER, or Have some special magic powers holding them on lol.

The black line is infact the inner lip which contains the selant already hold the original lenses on. You need this because no water can get in as with the original ones.

If you have made them yourself and theres no black line at all and they dont leak fair play.

Yes they are a bit pricey, but you wont get them like this anywhere for less money. We tried a lot of companys all around the world and no one wanted to touch them with out us putting £1000+ for tooling.

Im really sorry for hikacking the thread here so i will say my farwells and enjoy my great clear front indicators.

Cheers

PaulN

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people just dont know quality when they see it. hmm i wonder if office lighting will look as good as a mold made for the light. if you want quality, unfortunately you're going to pay for it.

These look exelent, cuz they where made by the best way. But, just in case, while attaching the lens, you hade to remove all black glue, paint the housing silver including the place there the black glue was, and use clear silicone glue, this way would be NO black surrounding. Its a bit more work - but this way they could look as 2x better

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Hi All.

Respect to doGGy and thanks for the compliment. My lenses are an exact copy of the originals - only crystal clear. They show all the marks from the mould the original orange lens was cast from.

So although they are near perfect, the housings were never designed to have clears fitted to them. With an orange lens, the colour of the black sealant is less seen as you see the orange colour of the lens reflected within itself(hope that makes sense.

So when you fit a clear lens, the black perimeter is unavoidable. The black sealant is thermo softening and could I guess be scooped out bit at a time after heating to about 100 deg C, digging out what you can, then as it cools, reheating and repeating the process. If you have the patience to do this, you could respray the recess (I have an almost chrome spray paint) and refit with a clear silicone - which I've got.

Only reservation is my stuff is more translucent than clear - I've never been able to find a water clear silicone. However with chromed recess, I think doGGy old chap, you might have a graet idea there.

Reservation 2) How many people apart from you and me would be prepared to do this? I'm an eccentric, obsessive, perfectionist lens maker - what about the regular enthusiast?

I only I'd read your post first, I could have been tempted try it on the set I did this morning -bugger!
May just have to buy another new set to try it out, the ones I've done I'll put on eBay as an advert for my product.

If you check out eBay.co.uk and my username 'protoprojects' you can see the feedback I've got on the Porsche products I've made.

Hopefully a few people will order a pair, as I've borne all the costs and done all the work myself to make these without any cash up front or comittment from any one.

Time for supper over here, so I'll catch up with you guys later.

Best Regards,

Richard
www.protocast.co.uk - Clearer by Design.............Celica page coming soon

If you decide to get all adventurous and make the lens with the clear sealant, id be interested...i didnt mean to come off as rude about the product, i really like them, i like them as well as the idea of making something like those, but without the grooves... id just like turn signals that kinda of match projectors. nice job on the quality product though.

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No offence taken - these things are all a matter of personal taste. Good point of doGGy's, I always welcome new ideas.If I can bring myself to part with $90 for another pair of stock units, and I'm bored/sad over Xmas I may give it a whirl. Strange tho - I'm supposed to be selling lenses not buying them

However, as I am only supplying the lenses, there's nothing to stop you doing it if you're feeling brave.

The groove has to be there otherwise you'd have to redesign the backing and the lens and the way they bond together to be water tight. Believe me, this ain't goin to happen.

Richard

now when you say you have to buy stock ones, do you mean the black housings and amber lens? cuz if your willing to try and make ones with the clear seal, id be willing to send you my turns if ya wanna pay shipping.

Just to add to the groove debate, if theres no lips or grooves the indicators could leak when wet! The sealant can be reused and therefore is back to nearly how Toyota had designed it.

I have taken some more photos and will post asap, but let me assure you the black line can hardly be seen in day light and bear in mind i was a few inches away from the car for showing the build quality more than anything.

lol Everyones been screaming for these, theres a set ready and now some (very few) people are saying "yes but"

Richards going to be busy for the new 6 months supplying the Uk and Europe so i would imagine the order book is filling up nicely now.

Speak to you soon

PaulN

id be interested in some pictures from further away...

i just purchased a pair so i will post pics as soon as i get them on.

how long did it take you to get it..since its from the uk
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so what was the NET cost?

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they're being shipped on the 16th (friday). the total shipped is around 130 bucks. expensive but worth it.

Posted this afternoon as promised, hope they get to you for Xmas. Really looking forward to seeing pics on the car, before and after would be nice

Cheers for now

Richard
www.protocast.co.uk

Hi All

Got a few better photos taken. I little further back too.







Tell me they dont look great and original!

Of course the car makes the lenses look good

Speak to you soon

PaulN

looks great man, cant wait to get my pair.

price?

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look on page 4 of this thread . . . it says $128 USD . . .

hi guys
to pauln and wolfie308 my name is vitor i from portugal
i send a email to www.protocast.co.uk
i m interested in buy thesse clear turn signal
i waiting for your email to details

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Hi Vitor,

Am sending you payment details by P.M

Kind Regards,

Richard AKA wolfie308

Morning all,

Here's a pic I received yesterday from Jente in Holland who said

' I am very happy with them. They fit perfect. You may use this picture on the forum. '




Nice one Jente

I now have stock available to order and am shipping all orders with pair of amber AND pair of silver bulbs.

Am interested to look at any other Celica variant where a clear OEM option is not available.

Richard - The Lensmeister

then you should tackle the side markers next!! cuz the diamond cut ones are no bueno.

I never minded the diamand cut corners. There lights look really good. What's the price on them?

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Hi Bud,

Price is .....£75 inc 2 pairs bulbs, shipping and my PayPal costs.

Not cheap, but they are individually hand cast and I reckon as close to OEM as anybody's going to get.

Will post more pics later

Richard

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You're talking about price in Euro's, and you use the word "reckon." That's a word my people use. Us back woods West Virginia people. How much is that in US currancy? And is it even going to be avalable to poeple in the US? 1 euro is like 2 dollars, I think. Is that really $150?

I like the diamonds too, but i just think they dont match the other lights unless you have projectors. Id like to have the sidemarkers, turn sigs and headlights all match....