garetheves Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Heres a few older ones of mine with very quickly tinted indicators. Excuse the gaps on the side of the bumper, they have since been filled in: http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/2598/dscf0008qb7.jpg http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8096/dscf0009fs1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Can't see why it would be that difficult for a company to do? To do properly, ie with an injection moulded transparent cover, would cost £1k's in tooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 The facelift indicators are not a big job to fit; just a case of splicing into the side light wire that going to the headlight on the early model Supras and drilling a hole in the bumper to bolt them onto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 To do properly, ie with an injection moulded transparent cover, would cost £1k's in tooling. I am a buyer for an engineering company (mainly steel products) and I import a lot of parts from China, many are special items manufactured to customers sample/drawings. I mainly deal through one company in China who source pretty much anything I want. Last year I got my supplier to source me a pair of front brake discs for my supe, if I remember correctly the NETT cost to me was $10 each, in the end I got them as F.O.C samples, they have been on my motor for just over 12 months and they're still going stong. Anyway, I could send them a stock orange lense sample and I'm sure they could easily find a factory that could copy the lense but make it out of clear plastic, they would even send me samples but I would probably have to pay a mould/tooling charge in advance, if there were enough people on here interested it may be worth doing it. Anyone got a spare lense they could send me to send to China? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebsteif Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Anyone got a spare lense they could send me to send to China? I have a set for free (only postage costs) if someone wants to experiment with a set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I have a set for free (only postage costs) if someone wants to experiment with a set Cool, they will do nicely. Let me know the P&P cost and I'll Paypal you the money. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I am a buyer for an engineering company (mainly steel products) and I import a lot of parts from China, many are special items manufactured to customers sample/drawings. I mainly deal through one company in China who source pretty much anything I want. Last year I got my supplier to source me a pair of front brake discs for my supe, if I remember correctly the NETT cost to me was $10 each, in the end I got them as F.O.C samples, they have been on my motor for just over 12 months and they're still going stong. Anyway, I could send them a stock orange lense sample and I'm sure they could easily find a factory that could copy the lense but make it out of clear plastic, they would even send me samples but I would probably have to pay a mould/tooling charge in advance, if there were enough people on here interested it may be worth doing it. Anyone got a spare lense they could send me to send to China? I live and work in Hong Kong, in a former life I developed childrens toys out here, all of which were made in China and many of which were made from injection moulded plastic parts. Injection moulding tooling is very expensive, even out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I think the only cost effective way of making clear covers, would be to cast them in clear resin or possibly vacuum forming a cover from transparent sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I live and work in Hong Kong, in a former life I developed childrens toys out here, all of which were made in China and many of which were made from injection moulded plastic parts. Injection moulding tooling is very expensive, even out here. I think the only cost effective way of making clear covers, would be to cast them in clear resin or possibly vacuum forming a cover from transparent sheet. Unfortunately, I don't have much experience with plastics and you seem to know what you're talking about, so it looks like a non-starter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Just spent a tortuous hour trying to fit the eBay facelift clear indicators. After removing the headlight and stock orange indicator it became apparent that the stock indicator bulb holder is bigger than the hole in the back of the eBay facelift indicator also, as the facelift indicator sits further forward so the wire is not long enough and will not reach! So, I've just had to put it all back together again, what waste of an hour. I think I'll just bin the eBay indicators and try something else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I think I'll just bin the eBay indicators and try something else! Genuine OEM facelift indicatos in stock if needed. See details here. http://mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=98432 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Subscribed.... I'd like to see the outcome of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 http://www.funkystyling.co.uk/item_detail.php?prodID=449005690 Just seen these, anyone know of them or used them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 http://www.funkystyling.co.uk/item_detail.php?prodID=449005690 Just seen these, anyone know of them or used them? They look the same as the ones I bought on eBay, similar price too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 same i just baught some clear ones from ebay for my facelift. however i took a quick look and cant unscrew the old ones I have a new bumper arriving soon so just gonna give it the garrage and ask them to fit em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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