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PostSubject: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyMon Jun 30, 2008 4:02 pm

Does anyone know where i can find a clear tail light lens for my 96 riv? I really like Turtles pic but i think that it was done on photoshop? Is there any other options to get rid of the red lens? I also like the clear cornering lenses. Thanks for your help.
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyMon Jun 30, 2008 4:13 pm

You can't go out and buy one, there's no aftermarket for us. Doesn't turtle have the sequential tail lights in his sig? I don't recall any clear tails. His sequentials are real, btw.
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyMon Jun 30, 2008 4:16 pm

i know he has sequentials but in his slide show it shows a clear tail light lens which actually looks lightly smoked but it looks good.
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyMon Jun 30, 2008 5:50 pm

I'll have to take another look next chance I get. Don't know how you'd clear them though, the material is tinted, not coated, I'd think.
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyMon Jun 30, 2008 5:52 pm

Ok, I see that image, looks smoked in P/S.
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyMon Jun 30, 2008 6:21 pm

Sorry I just looked at your PM texas. The clear tail lens is just a photoshop. I wish I could do it. Like Dave said, the lens its self is a tinted plastic so I do not know of any practical way to get it clear. I thought the clear tail lens they have on some of the older (like early 90's coupe) regals looks pretty nice so I asked Corey to photoshop it for me.
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyMon Jun 30, 2008 6:56 pm

well since there is no possible way to get clear lenses, what else can i do to spice up the outside of my car? my paint is a flawless diamond white, i just want to turn more heads. Or what about buying another tailight could i tint or smoke one and just swap them out occasionally or would that not work either? I need some help. Thanks
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyMon Jun 30, 2008 7:18 pm

[quote="texasfan010"]well since there is no possible way to get clear lenses, what else can i do to spice up the outside of my car? my paint is a flawless diamond white, i just want to turn more heads..../quote]

Dark tint is a good match with the white paint. You could paint the rocker panels to match, debadge her and lower her an inch or so with Eibach springs. .
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyMon Jun 30, 2008 9:03 pm

i did that photoshop, the only way i would think of doing it would to be . is cut out the red mold clear . and seal it it. but that would looks like dog shit
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyMon Jun 30, 2008 10:43 pm

texasfan010 wrote:
well since there is no possible way to get clear lenses, what else can i do to spice up the outside of my car? my paint is a flawless diamond white, i just want to turn more heads. Or what about buying another tailight could i tint or smoke one and just swap them out occasionally or would that not work either? I need some help. Thanks


Last time I priced a decent tail light from a Riv at the yard, they wanted $200, actually a great deal compared to buying a New one.
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyTue Jul 01, 2008 1:57 am

Duplicating the car in you sig is all you need to do. Leave the clear lenses for people with no tastes, that should have died when old rednecks started putting them on their beater trucks.
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyTue Jul 01, 2008 2:18 am

i was thinking if you removed the entire rear lamp assembly and mimic the write up for for installing projectors in the from headlamp assembly. it could possibly work. hell that point you could probably rig it up to where its l.e.d lights instead of the regular light bulbs. of course i would not suggest doing this on your own rea lamps but on an extra set from your local junkyard or off of ebay. jus a suggestion, but i think it would look nice, you know what scratch idea, it's mine.....hahhhhhhhhhhhhahahhahahahahha
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyTue Jul 01, 2008 2:59 pm

Jack the R wrote:
Duplicating the car in you sig is all you need to do. Leave the clear lenses for people with no tastes, that should have died when old rednecks started putting them on their beater trucks.

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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyTue Jul 01, 2008 9:19 pm

Sorry my friend, all good things must come to an end. The well is dry. The well is dry. Search elsewhere for your water.
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyTue Nov 15, 2011 5:54 pm

Anyone know where this tail light assembly came from?
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyTue Nov 15, 2011 6:42 pm

I think its a stock tail light assembly. The red looks clear because its in black and white.
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyTue Nov 15, 2011 6:58 pm

haha, I should look closer next time!
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyWed Nov 16, 2011 12:28 am

It could fool you. Fooled me in that pic.

I'm happy with tinted tails honestly. With a red car, I'd just put a little tint on the tails to make them burgundy. Looks great on Regals.
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptyWed Nov 16, 2011 4:20 am

Doesn't codith have smoked clear lenses?  
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PostSubject: Re: clear tail light lens   clear tail light lens EmptySat Mar 03, 2012 7:12 am

hummm my taillight is busted and gets water in it.. might try to make my own lexan tail light today. worse that can happend i waste some money on lexan. thinking of a fiberglass negative first so i can heat and bend it in the mold any suggestions so the resin doesnt go all over the factory lense??
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