Konrad Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I think he sold moulds to some chap in Netherlands or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Long time ago. They come up the odd time in the for sales, £100 seems to be the going rate. Best bet is probably to post a wanted but wouldn't hold my breath waiting on replies bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin.starr Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Sold the moulds to me, I got 85% through making my own vacuum former but i never got it finished. Its still on my to do list which keeps getting longer. So hopefully i will crack on with these again soon. Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purity14 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Have you cracked on with it yet? Do you need a hand? Or a foot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermonkey Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Are any clear lenses still being made? If not does anyone have any they would like to sell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I fitted mine a couple of weeks ago, after the lenses sat in my shed for nearly six years lol. It was a painful process as my lenses were off the original buy with no inserts, just the face of the lens, so I had to use a dremmel to cut the lip off a set of donor lenses, then bond the new lenses to the lips and re-fit. It took hours but was SO worth it in the end, kicking myself for not doing it sooner as they look so good. Have pics but can't upload them from work, will fire some up later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin.starr Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I really need to crack on with this I was in talks with a plastics moulding company that said they could make me the complete lense. So that it would be a direct replacement (no chopping of the originals) but dropped the bomb shell of the cost of the tooling at 10k so I soon dismissed that. Looking into other routes at the min though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRX Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Dont suppose this was ever completed or anyone knows where I can just buy lens's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo11 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I found some the other day mate oddly enough, on an Australian site I think, but after postage etc it would have worked out as cheap just to get whole new units. Looked everywhere else and couldn't find any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin.starr Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I looked into getting some propper injection moulds made but they wanted mega money. I also looked into sourcing toyota's original headlight moulds but just kept hitting dead ends, which was a bummer. I still have the moulds here but it's not just a straight forward swap for your original lense. You have to cut and bond the new lense to your original lense which isn't to everyone's taste unfortunately. I'll see what I can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Ab Flug sell replacement transparent lenses separately but I think you need to cut and bond them the same. Perhaps some who has fitted them can confirm? http://at.abflug.jp/catalog/index_page.php?pkey=item_info&i_code=ABF10121750004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin.starr Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I'm pretty sure they are the same. Cut out the original lense and then bond the new lense to its cut out frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo11 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Works out about £200 plus postage for a pair, quite expensive I'd say for something that could very easily go wrong. MRX any reason you're looking for these? Are yours just discoloured or damaged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRX Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 They've got weird hairline fractures all through out them like they've been put under stress or heated and cooled too quick. I've tried re-furb but its actually in the plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprano Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Would love a set of clear ones if someone started making them again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 They've got weird hairline fractures all through out them like they've been put under stress or heated and cooled too quick. I've tried re-furb but its actually in the plastic They're stress fractures, and it is a common issue with many plastic headlights, not just Supras. The only supra headlights that will never suffer them are the UK ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo11 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 They've got weird hairline fractures all through out them like they've been put under stress or heated and cooled too quick. I've tried re-furb but its actually in the plastic For the price mate I'd personally just look for a good condition used set of glass ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRX Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Cool, cheers guys. Glass ones it is then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 can you get UK/EU glass ones with black on the inside instead of mirror/reflective? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 can you get UK/EU glass ones with black on the inside instead of mirror/reflective? Glass ones all came chrome mate But I have been people split the glass ones and then paint the inside. Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Glass ones all came chrome mate But I have been people split the glass ones and then paint the inside. Looks great Thought this was the case. Love the glass look with black more jobs to add to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy68 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 i have a set of these clear lenses with the tricky work done and bonded to a set of painted facelift lights, (you have to cut up the original lenses its a real pain to do) they need properly refurbing and going around seals with sealant to be watertight, but the actual plastic lenses are perfect, i got sick of faffing with them so bought some new facelifts. if anyone wants a project they could have a very rare and unique set of lights, pop me a PM if you want to make me a decent offer :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raddys Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Pm'd you albundy68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin.starr Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Would love a set of clear ones if someone started making them again Still on going with it fella, shouldn't be too long now and i may have a solution to it, but if not i shall be able to reproduce the clear lense cut and shut like the original group buy pretty soon hopefully. I will have to speak to a mod first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin.starr Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Getting there but these are not just a quick simple job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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