Fabricating parts for CL
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Fabricating parts for CL
someone needs to start fabricating parts for the 1st Gens...
im currently looking for people around town who are willing to do some fabricating for our cars. There are no promises of this ever happening. But if i can somehow find someone, i'll let you guys know...
but so far.. i need some ideas of stuff to fab..
im thinking of Taillights (red/white) / CF 3.0 engine pieces... i garantee you these mods arent going to be cheap if it will even happen.
i just wanna know who would be up for it..
and also what other ideas do you guys have for fabricating.
PS. not going to fab. front lips since a lot of people on forum have ww alrealdy , maybe back lips though.
im currently looking for people around town who are willing to do some fabricating for our cars. There are no promises of this ever happening. But if i can somehow find someone, i'll let you guys know...
but so far.. i need some ideas of stuff to fab..
im thinking of Taillights (red/white) / CF 3.0 engine pieces... i garantee you these mods arent going to be cheap if it will even happen.
i just wanna know who would be up for it..
and also what other ideas do you guys have for fabricating.
PS. not going to fab. front lips since a lot of people on forum have ww alrealdy , maybe back lips though.
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I agree that the carbon fiber engine pieces are useless. Carbon fiber is used to save weight AND to add strength. It will do neither covering an engine. Also IMO carbon fiber is ugly unless done right and put in the right places.
How about an H-brace for under the car...a cam...a turbo kit for $2500 for everything.
How about an H-brace for under the car...a cam...a turbo kit for $2500 for everything.
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i was just clarifying for the folks that dont know what he meant.
i guess our lights would be the opposite of the 03 cls. the clear part would be on the bottom, im assuming. i guess they could be fabrikated with the clear on top.
i guess our lights would be the opposite of the 03 cls. the clear part would be on the bottom, im assuming. i guess they could be fabrikated with the clear on top.
#11
Originally Posted by SilverCL97
^ so u think the new CLs have ricey taillights??
i'd like to see those tails and possibly rear lips...
i'd like to see those tails and possibly rear lips...
#12
Originally Posted by SilverCL97
i know
i think the white will look better on the top then on the bottom
...but we can't get too excited, we still dont know if its gonna happen...
i think the white will look better on the top then on the bottom
...but we can't get too excited, we still dont know if its gonna happen...
#13
i done even have the plastic pieces on my engine... talkin bout ugly... id buy some cf ones. but theyed have to have rolled edges, and have the exact same stock shape. im pretty particular. and mybee even painted black. with holes for the A and 3.0vtec
#14
Originally Posted by Nick 97cl
I think what he meant was that they'd look ricey on our cars, if for no other reason than that we spent alot of money on fabricating direct replacement tail lenses to look like a different car's.
I don't think it will look good though. The design of the talights would not look right split horizontaly.
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yea what i meant was make the taillights like the 03 CL's New audi's etc......
its not ricey at all!! i think it looks pretty clean.. i remember a while back.. i think last summer. there was a post about changing the lights to white and red.. and some one did a good photoshop of it..
i think it looks better the top half white.. maybe.
as for the CF engine pieces ... i was thinking of just using that for shows or what not.. but i guess CF engine pieces are a lil too pricey for such insignificant mod.. but then again the CF trend is in.. and people get CF everything... litterally
its not ricey at all!! i think it looks pretty clean.. i remember a while back.. i think last summer. there was a post about changing the lights to white and red.. and some one did a good photoshop of it..
i think it looks better the top half white.. maybe.
as for the CF engine pieces ... i was thinking of just using that for shows or what not.. but i guess CF engine pieces are a lil too pricey for such insignificant mod.. but then again the CF trend is in.. and people get CF everything... litterally
#18
How about:
- Projector headlights with black housings
- Eyelids for the headlights
- CF hoods
- Black housings on clear bumper lights
- Redesigned front grill
- 5 or 6 speed trannys for teh 3.0 guys.
- Projector headlights with black housings
- Eyelids for the headlights
- CF hoods
- Black housings on clear bumper lights
- Redesigned front grill
- 5 or 6 speed trannys for teh 3.0 guys.
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From: ShitsBurgh
Originally Posted by DivineCL
How about:
- Projector headlights with black housings
- Eyelids for the headlights
- CF hoods
- Black housings on clear bumper lights
- Redesigned front grill
- 5 or 6 speed trannys for teh 3.0 guys.
- Projector headlights with black housings
- Eyelids for the headlights
- CF hoods
- Black housings on clear bumper lights
- Redesigned front grill
- 5 or 6 speed trannys for teh 3.0 guys.
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From: ShitsBurgh
How bout instead of useless C/F engine covers, which I might be intereseted in, but is a waste. How about you find someone to mold a batch of C/F hoods? If they're close to you, they could borrow your hood to make a mold! Now that's something that people on here would like fab'd for their cl's
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Originally Posted by DivineCL
How about:
- Projector headlights with black housings
- Eyelids for the headlights
- CF hoods
- Black housings on clear bumper lights
- Redesigned front grill
- 5 or 6 speed trannys for teh 3.0 guys.
- Projector headlights with black housings
- Eyelids for the headlights
- CF hoods
- Black housings on clear bumper lights
- Redesigned front grill
- 5 or 6 speed trannys for teh 3.0 guys.
- Eyelids for the headlights
- CF hoods
- Black housings on clear bumper lights
- Redesigned front grill
- 5 or 6 speed trannys for teh 3.0 guys.
#23
Originally Posted by SilverCL97
- Redesigned front grill
A non-factory looking grill. i.e. a custom grill. Comprende?
In addition to the fabrikations I mentioned above, how about CF
or aluminum trim for the interior. That'll be hot.
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From: ShitsBurgh
Originally Posted by DivineCL
A non-factory looking grill. i.e. a custom grill. Comprende?
In addition to the fabrikations I mentioned above, how about CF
or aluminum trim for the interior. That'll be hot.
In addition to the fabrikations I mentioned above, how about CF
or aluminum trim for the interior. That'll be hot.
#25
Originally Posted by DivineCL
A non-factory looking grill. i.e. a custom grill. Comprende?
In addition to the fabrikations I mentioned above, how about CF
or aluminum trim for the interior. That'll be hot.
In addition to the fabrikations I mentioned above, how about CF
or aluminum trim for the interior. That'll be hot.
a nice trim kit would be nice...
#26
well i just phoned a couple of places... but im just getting started.
i found out that the red and white taillight mod can certainly be done!
except that its goin to cost a A LOT!! theres a process called vacuum forming... where they can shape plastic by making plastic molds.. and they can make any color.. so far my quote was roughly 3 thousand dollars to make 2 pairs of custom tail lights .... haha i asked around for eyelids... they said it was very possible..shouldnt be a problem.
i found out that the red and white taillight mod can certainly be done!
except that its goin to cost a A LOT!! theres a process called vacuum forming... where they can shape plastic by making plastic molds.. and they can make any color.. so far my quote was roughly 3 thousand dollars to make 2 pairs of custom tail lights .... haha i asked around for eyelids... they said it was very possible..shouldnt be a problem.
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Originally Posted by Nato
well i just phoned a couple of places... but im just getting started.
i found out that the red and white taillight mod can certainly be done!
except that its goin to cost a A LOT!! theres a process called vacuum forming... where they can shape plastic by making plastic molds.. and they can make any color.. so far my quote was roughly 3 thousand dollars to make 2 pairs of custom tail lights .... haha i asked around for eyelids... they said it was very possible..shouldnt be a problem.
i found out that the red and white taillight mod can certainly be done!
except that its goin to cost a A LOT!! theres a process called vacuum forming... where they can shape plastic by making plastic molds.. and they can make any color.. so far my quote was roughly 3 thousand dollars to make 2 pairs of custom tail lights .... haha i asked around for eyelids... they said it was very possible..shouldnt be a problem.
I hope that's a typo because if not and there's no way I'm paying over
$250.00 for both. Actually I wouldn't even get the tailights for my CL, I'm getting the black film that rockblocker is making for our tailights.
It's going to look sick on my black CL.
You should definately push for the eyelids and the others mods I mentioned on pg. 1.
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yea i wonder how many people would go for it... i think a year ago when eyelids were mentioned... everyone considered it rice .. lots of members were hating on it... but after jamolies car.. people started seeing it from another pov.
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From: ShitsBurgh
Originally Posted by Nato
i was thinking 1000 for 2 pairs i would do it.. anything that has to make a mold of... its not worth it just buying 1 or 2... its usually like mass produced products.
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i use to do vacuum molding with plastic in high school. there is no way that the chemicals and materials needed, and the labor involved would be 3000 dollars. if i had a spare set of tail lights and about 100 bucks i could do it easily.
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Originally Posted by 2point2CL
i use to do vacuum molding with plastic in high school. there is no way that the chemicals and materials needed, and the labor involved would be 3000 dollars. if i had a spare set of tail lights and about 100 bucks i could do it easily.