Gaining interest in tC clear corners

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04-08-2007, 04:59 PM

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[quote="gomdangie"]i tried to make my own clear corners, those diffusers i bought are very brittle, very hard to cut and they crack..

cut a square use a dremel to shape them and heat it up to conform it to stock and then trim some more.....someone on SL told me that all you need to do.

i can probably make it but i have to find the time..maybe next week can squeeze it in

04-08-2007, 05:03 PM

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[quote="freeflowing"]

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i tried to make my own clear corners, those diffusers i bought are very brittle, very hard to cut and they crack..

cut a square use a dremel to shape them and heat it up to conform it to stock and then trim some more.....someone on SL told me that all you need to do.

i can probably make it but i have to find the time..maybe next week can squeeze it in

thanks for the tip!
i'll try heatin it up see what happens

04-08-2007, 06:09 PM

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i might be interested but i want a price and some decent pics..empasis on the "s"

04-08-2007, 06:58 PM

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I will have pics up very soon, I have a set right hear with me that I am going to put in my headlights hopefully this week , i will put what they look like up very soon.

04-09-2007, 01:20 PM

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^^ send me a pair

04-09-2007, 04:48 PM

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let me see the quality

take a picture for us

04-09-2007, 04:51 PM

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are these actual snap in replacement or are ther just cut out home depots??

04-09-2007, 10:05 PM

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^^^ cutouts to perfection. it would cost a lot of time and money to replicate the snap in factory kind.

04-09-2007, 10:11 PM

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A dab of superglue will hold 'em in place just fine.

04-09-2007, 10:26 PM

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^^ yup

04-09-2007, 10:31 PM

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Hey, and for molding 'em I think Neothin did his by heating up the plastic and shaping it over the amber reflectors.

04-09-2007, 11:01 PM

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way ahead of u captain ;)

04-10-2007, 01:01 AM

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how thick is your diffuser blackonblack?
i didnt buy too thin nor too thick cuz i thought i would have problem cutting it. but wonder if i need thicker one...

04-10-2007, 03:27 AM

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if you try to cut it not heated it will shatter, if you heat it with a high powered heat gun it softens up and cuts like paper, once heated it molds exactly how you want it.

04-10-2007, 03:33 AM

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capt'n, superglue is BAD.

it goes on clear, but dries bright white. considering the sidemarker is clear... yeah.... you see all the glue.

up close my sidemarkers look like crap

(that's why a replacement projected is currently underway....)

04-10-2007, 03:55 AM

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Thats one thing I have been thinking about, what to stick them on with or just try to fabricate clips to hold them on

04-11-2007, 12:11 AM

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Quote:

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^^^ cutouts to perfection. it would cost a lot of time and money to replicate the snap in factory kind.

You got that right. Been there and will be back soon.

04-11-2007, 12:45 AM

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what about those clear corners that was sold before? didn't we have to glue them or something?

04-11-2007, 02:16 AM

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you prol had to glue them in unless someone mad clips, ill see what I can do

04-11-2007, 08:01 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Neothin

capt'n, superglue is BAD.

it goes on clear, but dries bright white. considering the sidemarker is clear... yeah.... you see all the glue.

up close my sidemarkers look like crap

(that's why a replacement projected is currently underway....)

Well maybe it's not that super after all...

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