We've heard about it a while back, but it looks like it's finally a reality. LED Tail lamps are almost released. Pricing is TBD. But from their other product offerings, it doesn't look like it'll be cheap. They also have the LED side markers out. And are working on headlights. Check it out: http://clearcorners.com/products/mazda/se/

Parking:
http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=115289&stc=1&d=1203040633

Brake:
http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=115290&stc=1&d=1203040633

Disclaimer: I'm not affilliated with this company, but have been bugging and inquiring them to make this.

***Updated 07/24/08***

Taillights are officially released and the site is updated with pricing info. I think it looks amazing. Unfortunately, I think the price is what everyone expected, if not way more. It looks like quality stuff though.

http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=123958&stc=1&d=1216910541
http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=123959&stc=1&d=1216910541
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i am so down.....

Looks interesting.

i am so down.....

+1 :)

They look great. Thanks for posting this. I would have never heard of them otherwise.

looks pretty crazy. i'd have to see it in some daylight pics though. haha

Yeah no doubt. I've asked for daylight pics. They probably look no different then stock.

hmm if clear corners are 350$...

they look good

hmm if clear corners are 350$...

That's what I'm afraid of...

350 for dual action sides? PASS

I can understand needing to make a profit but 70 bucks for the clears and maybe 70 bucks in parts... 210 in profit.. pass pass passs passsssssss

no it won't look stock, anyone notice they have 2 clear lence in the reverse and turn signal? when you put it in reverse or signal, it'll look real sharp because the reflection in the chrome housing. just got a email from clearcorners.com and no day time pic yet........

thats pretty cool...

no it won't look stock, anyone notice they have 2 clear lence in the reverse and turn signal? when you put it in reverse or signal, it'll look real sharp because the reflection in the chrome housing. just got a email from clearcorners.com and no day time pic yet........

If it's only clear lens to cover the LED turn and reverse, it's pretty dang close to stock.

i really like it but i need to see some daytime pics and what the other lights look like (reverse and turn signal). but as of yet, its the best and only aftermarket taillights ive seen for the 8. i honestly don't like the 09 rx8 taillights, it looks really awkward and this would be a good replacement for my fogged lights...

looks promising but I'd be afraid of the price tag. I think I prefer RotaryRasp's LED tail lights.

i agree these are the best aftermarket lights ive seen. im getting kinda tired of my blacked out ones

i agree these are the best aftermarket lights ive seen. im getting kinda tired of my blacked out ones

really?:naughty:

really?:naughty:

if i can get some of these then the black outs are for sale.

they do look good. not only do we need some daytime pictures, we need some stock pictures too! it kinda looks stock to me. i know it's different, but i'll have to go look at mine and then look at these again - they're nice, just not sure if i'd spend $$$ on that subtle of a difference...

what's with those amber/white side markers?? that looks terrible, is it just to appease the law? i don't see why else someone would want the combo light. wait, i just reread it - so it's white with the lights on, and then amber ONLY when you use the turn signal??

So when do the headlamps come out? I need to replace mine anyway because they have moisture inside. My 8 is still under warranty, and I could and probably will get them replaced, but I am still curious about what these will look like once finished.

nice, but i rather they do the 2 lines of LED all the way across!

sex.

its going to be expensive though.

ra-eight

do you have it on your car, can you post some daytime pics, please?

ra-eight

do you have it on your car, can you post some daytime pics, please?

They haven't come out yet. He was the one to ask the company to make them.:uhh:

These are going to be expensive guys. I was selling my led tail lights for $350 and that was at a near loss. And even then, no one bought them.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u274/rx8rasp/_DSC0031.jpg

one more

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u274/rx8rasp/brakes.jpg

Wow! Those are awesome!

ra-eight

do you have it on your car, can you post some daytime pics, please?

I wish...

The vendor will post them up soon, though. Hopefully.

Rotary Rasp:

How did you seperate the tailights?

These are going to be expensive guys. I was selling my led tail lights for $350 and that was at a near loss. And even then, no one bought them.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u274/rx8rasp/_DSC0031.jpg

Ahead of your time rasp...

I'm dropping cash into make it go fast...

I'll drop cash into making it look faster...later

Your's are hella sweet too...

sorry ............ next is an intake......... but dam those are sweet.......

That Looks Really Good!!!

thanks...

too bad the '09 tail lights wont swap with previous years.

thanks...

too bad the '09 tail lights wont swap with previous years.

really? damn those looked like they would fit.

me likey... ;)

i like both.. but then the price for subtle difference is quite high.
Rotary rasp if you would ever make another one how much would you do it for?

I don't plan on making more.

And 350 isn't very high considering it cost me nearly 200 for a set of lights.

All the $30 ebay rx8 tail lights are water logged.

i was greatly interested in purchasing your taillights but i didnt have the money at the time to purchase it.. sort of wish i did.. but clearcorners.com are doing a good job in my opinion. im planning on purchasing their sidemarkers (single function) amber clear corners.

thanks...

too bad the '09 tail lights wont swap with previous years.

I think your ones look better than the 09's. One thing I really liked about the 8's tail lights were those two LED strakes on the sides but they got rid of them in the 09... :spank: Now, if someone would extend those two strakes so that the rest of the silver plastic lit up too...*drools*

they look awesome, but if it's any indication on how expensive they'll be by looking at the tails for other cars on their site, we'll have to pony up $500 for a pair. Ouch.

just to let you folks know that they posted up pics of the reverse lights illuminated. I'm guessing we're going to be paying around 800+, the g35 lights are more than a thousand. i wonder what the headlights look like too because i'm interested in buying some.

these tail lights look awesome! would like to see some daytime pictures still
how long till they are avaliable?
shame about the price, it seems a lil pricey for tail lights

These are going to be expensive guys. I was selling my led tail lights for $350 and that was at a near loss. And even then, no one bought them.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u274/rx8rasp/_DSC0031.jpg

i bought it!

just to let you folks know that they posted up pics of the reverse lights illuminated. I'm guessing we're going to be paying around 800+, the g35 lights are more than a thousand. i wonder what the headlights look like too because i'm interested in buying some.


Before I built my own lights, I looked around at a few places that did custom led tail lights. The cheapest I could find was $800 and I had to give them my tails to modify. The average price was around $1000.

It sure makes $350 sound like a steal. -And yet, nobody was interested at the time....

c41250n- How are they holding up?

That's the reason I went for LED bulbs... if you select the right ones, they look good and are bright enough. I would not want to pay several hundred dollars for taillights... just too much money for appearance. At least IMO.
Not that the good LED bulbs are cheap (they cost 40 bucks a pair), but it's still somewhat cheaper that way :)

i like roger's LED tail lights better. :)

but, unfortunately, i'm a mod-o-phobe. i just have the worse luck when it comes to cars already & don't like further complicating things by changing shit around. call it paranoia if u will... <shrugs> it's hard enough keeping OTHER ass wipes from doing shit to my car when i'm not around, much less me inflicting my own pain. :lol: <sigh>

otherwise, i'd have totally gone for roger's LED tail lights and shazbot's puddle lights. they look awesome!

come to think of it tho... dunno what's keeping the rest of the gang from getting the LED's from roger?

(-EDIT- oh, he stopped making them...)

I'd like to see what these look like in the light without the lights on.

I'd like to see what these look like in the light without the lights on.

mine?

im sure 4years means the ones by clearcorners. all they have is night pictures

wow 350 for corner leds you could just buy the clear corners and get this to replace the filament bulbs http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/4481036/vpcsid/0/SFV/32481/sret/14151215142232102132822212242832142252302872302292 90221220235296225226239244243234233234247246249234
for a whole lot cheaper

won't look the same. clearcorners.com's sidemarker lights occupy the whole sidemarker. Rotary Rasp did something similar to that as well.

wow 350 for corner leds you could just buy the clear corners and get this to replace the filament bulbs http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...34247246249234
for a whole lot cheaper

Sure, you can do that with the tail light bulbs, and it'll be a lot cheaper also. But what's your point? Your outcome will be different.

wow 350 for corner leds you could just buy the clear corners and get this to replace the filament bulbs http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/4481036/vpcsid/0/SFV/32481/sret/14151215142232102132822212242832142252302872302292 90221220235296225226239244243234233234247246249234
for a whole lot cheaper

Those are not very bright. :(

o well just a thought

won't look the same. clearcorners.com's sidemarker lights occupy the whole sidemarker. Rotary Rasp did something similar to that as well.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u274/rx8rasp/DSCF1561.jpg

Except I only charged $75 when I made them..... lol

wow 350 for corner leds you could just buy the clear corners and get this to replace the filament bulbs http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/4481036/vpcsid/0/SFV/32481/sret/14151215142232102132822212242832142252302872302292 90221220235296225226239244243234233234247246249234
for a whole lot cheaper

Those don't work well... vleds hi power one is best.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u274/rx8rasp/DSCF1561.jpg

Except I only charged $75 when I made them..... lol

damn these look sweet!!!

if any of u guys have notice on the clearcorner web sit all the other tail lights are 1500+, idk if its going to be worth that much money just for tail lights...

haha... we already know it's not...to us anyways

if any of u guys have notice on the clearcorner web sit all the other tail lights are 1500+, idk if its going to be worth that much money just for tail lights...

LOL! In that case I'll make ya a set for $500!

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u274/rx8rasp/DSCF1561.jpg

Except I only charged $75 when I made them..... lol

made :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

C'mon make more... I loved your 2 line ones... too bad I didn't have my 8 back then :(

So when do I send you my clears for retrofit? :)

Anyone else wanna sign a petition to prod RotaryRasp out of retirement...???

Double D

hrmm interesting

Anyone else wanna sign a petition to prod RotaryRasp out of retirement...???

Double D

Definately! I would love to have a set of these. Especially if the turn signal works along with the clear corner function.

Not enough time in the day anymore. These were just to time consuming to make. Sorry guys, maybe when I'm done with school. :)

So if we wait till say mid June, you might be willing to make them?

"So you're saying there's a chance?"
- Lloyd Christmas
:lol:

Anyone else wanna sign a petition to prod RotaryRasp out of retirement...???

Double D

1. drifter d
2. batman
3.

im puttin in for LED clears right now in case this actually works. rasp is top notch. i get so many compliments on my footwell LEDs. i can wait til june

add me to that list.

1. drifter d
2. batman
3. rx8 fanatic
4.



werd

if you think those are cool, check out his new invention. he never stops to amaze...

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=140037

RR those ClearCorners are bad ass you only charged $75 + the Clear Corner? What the hell why didn't you GB it?

RR those ClearCorners are bad ass you only charged $75 + the Clear Corner? What the hell why didn't you GB it?

Not enough interest at the time.

Not enough interest at the time.

Hmmm How about now? If you want to do it to mine as a One off situation I got no problem paying you $75 to do it for mine I will send you the clear corner units.

I'm really over the whole clear corner thing. It's a lot of work and school has me tied up.

Hmmm How about now? If you want to do it to mine as a One off situation I got no problem paying you $75 to do it for mine I will send you the clear corner units.

I'll do em. I do LED work and CF work on Sport bikes. Be fun to do something else, for a change.

i wouldnt mind being added to the list for bringing rasp out of retirement

RR had already made a post about his next possible GB.

i dont care, i just wanted to post that :) haha, i'm still interested in seeing how these taillights turn out from clearcorners.com

i dont care, i just wanted to post that :) haha, i'm still interested in seeing how these taillights turn out from clearcorners.com

Thanks for staying on topic! ;)

i sent them an email awhile back but never responded to me, kind of sucks... doesn't seem like there is any progress on this yet... the pictures they posted look awesome, the price will be fair just because they're using the oem tail lights, so this isn't those bad aftermarket replacements. they do quality work. i wouldn't mind having these at all regardless of the price, i just want to see the darn day time pics. also, interested in seeing pictures of the headlights and 3rd brake light. they never responded regarding those inquires, kind of sucks.

i asked and this is what i got:

"Final pics and pricing will be posted when the lamps are complete. If you like, leave us your full contact info and we'll e-mail you once the lamps debut on our site."

Any updates on this?

i asked and this is what i got:

"Final pics and pricing will be posted when the lamps are complete. If you like, leave us your full contact info and we'll e-mail you once the lamps debut on our site."

I got the same response. That's the latest, so far...

looks like theyre making a High-Power LED Headlamp "Conversion" too.... Should be interesting

ok so i was doing some thinking and i think that i could POSSIBLY make these led tail lights like the clearcorner ones, it would take some time but might not be all that hard , corect me if im wrong RR but you could use the high flux led n mask them with the red brake light plastic, you would just need to find the plastic online im guessing, and some thing goes along with the reverse lamps. this is just a thought and i just wanted some input on what u guys think

Please create another interest thread.

im thinking about getting a group buy started for led tail lights that resemble rotary rasp ones. would need more than a hand full of people to make the price worth it though. im about to get the ball rolling. please pm if interested! thanks.

I remember when clearcorners.com came out with the Nissan 240SX led corner lamps for our 240 community..
The clear corner from japan is about $150, after they tweaked it with leds.. it came out to $400 for clear corners..
http://clearcorners.com/products/nissan/240sx1/f_sig2a/

So I'm expecting at least $1000 for these.
Take into consideration that there Infiniti G35 tails are $1900
Also the Nissan 180SX of theres is $$1900 as well
So is there Toyota MR2 tails.. all priced near $2000 mark.

I bought a set of LED clear corners from rasp a while ago. Very nice, and great service.

I would be down for the tail lights if you do want to take it up again. I didn't even know that you were offering them when you did.

yeah... i have a feeling these tails are going to be some serious $$

I remember when clearcorners.com came out with the Nissan 240SX led corner lamps for our 240 community..
The clear corner from japan is about $150, after they tweaked it with leds.. it came out to $400 for clear corners..
http://clearcorners.com/products/nissan/240sx1/f_sig2a/

So I'm expecting at least $1000 for these.
Take into consideration that there Infiniti G35 tails are $1900
Also the Nissan 180SX of theres is $$1900 as well
So is there Toyota MR2 tails.. all priced near $2000 mark.

shitty, that kills it for most of us.

shitty, that kills it for most of us.

:banghead: Damn i wonder if they finance the damn thing or lease to buy. Those prices are crazy. I can buy an operational car for $2K.

Rotary Rasp, how much would it take for you to start doing the led taillights and sidemarkers again? Price per pair each?

I made some... Thinking of selling them... Check them out and let me know who would be interested. http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=2472508&posted=1#post2472508

Bump. Did this ever happen or not?

not yet, probably around july or august. i dont think anytime this month :(

Taillights are officially released and the site is updated with pricing info. I think it looks amazing. Unfortunately, I think the price is what everyone expected, if not way more. It looks like quality stuff though.

http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=123958&stc=1&d=1216910541
http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=123959&stc=1&d=1216910541
http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=123960&stc=1&d=1216910541

THEY LOOK AMAZING!!! but look at THIS!


[ tail lights ]
$1950/pair

Ouch, my butt hurts.. oh nvm, that's my wallet.

THEY LOOK AMAZING!!! but look at THIS!


[ tail lights ]
$1950/pair

Yeah, no kidding. I just emailed to confirm pricing. Just wishful thinking that it was a typo, and they didn't mean $950. Which although is still pricey, is in line with their other taillights.

THEY LOOK AMAZING!!! but look at THIS!


[ tail lights ]
$1950/pair

GTFOHWTBS!!

lol!

get the **** out of here, why would you even develop them if you planned on selling them for close to $2000. These will not even sell. $2000 is practically 8 brand new tires lol

I don't like the textured plastic that they cover up all the chrome reflectors with. If they had custom chrome bezels with exposed LEDs I might feel they were worth the money. They also have the LED 3rd brake light and license plate light on their site now also.

I like it. especially the matte black bezel and strakes in the taillight. a total of 408 LEDs in there. yumm. if only i had the cash and the mindset to spend it there. haha. maybe in a couple years.

That is some expensive sets of tail light:Eyecrazy: ... how many sets of burn out light bulbs can you chage to get to those amount of money

BWAHAHA!!!

WTF ever!

I want whatever it is they're smoking. That's some good sh*t!

Confirmed that the pricing was not a typo. Also confirmed that my wallet is not that deep...

wowser!

Forget that

These lights are pure sex, but for $1950??!!??:Eyecrazy:

Can I have some of what this company is smoking?!?

I may have some insight to to why these may cost so much... The taillights unlike the headlights are ultrasonically sealed with solvent ultimately making a one piece assembly. That is why almost no one has done mods to them like people have done mods to the headlights. I have a simular project going,,, same style black trim pieces but I am cutting the strakes out entirely for a cleamer look w/out the LEDs, ...Coming up with a plan to get these apart was not easy and the final solution was to cut the lense just inside the solvent seal. If you look closely you will see a gloss black painted border around the edge of the lense, if you look closer in one the pics you will even start to see an actual ledge where the two pieces cannot line up correctly once reassembled. This too is what I had to do to get to the inner housings. In fact since my edges wont correctly match either I will infact have to buy another(3rd set) of tailights and cut the lenses out of those so that I can have a perfect mate between the two seams. this act of mating two sets together may indeed be why these lights cost so much. All said my set will still be immensly cheaper than buying these lights from clearconers...
this project should be finishing up around mid fall, for I have other projects as well that require the same attention...

$2,000 dollars for a set of tail lights, no.

What are these guys on? Seriously, who pays 2 grand for a set of tail lights? I'd like to see who the first idiot to buy these is. I think they look awesome, but could not justify paying more than $500-$600 for these. Just like all clear corners.com's pieces, insanely overpriced. They spent all that time developing them and then their is a ridiculous price which no one will pay. What a waste of time developing.

Obviously they're not catered to me nor you.

They are catered for the full on sponsor-show car. But there are people that pay that much for clearcorners' work, just none of them rx8 people...

who the heck would do this!!! it takes only a weirdo who spent 3-4 k on rims!!! ok i'll shut up...but i still wouldnt do it..

Obviously they're not catered to me nor you.

Does anyone else see a problem with that statement? (Not so much the statement, but the fact that a Tail-light FOR the RX8 should be catered to your typical RX8 owner/enthusiast, not your typical Ferarri Owner who can afford to blow 2K on a tail-light???)


That's like developing and marketing a weather-proof, air-conditioned suit that cleans itself to the homeless... And then sticking it with a price-tag that only the very wealthy can afford... (Maybe a bit of a stretch, but thats the way I see it lol)

the way i see it is...

the price tags keep the typical owners away because what you have here is quality like no other and only meant for those who must have it. therefore, you get more props/points at a show for it and you get oo and ahhs elsewhere. it becomes a one in a million thing instead of a thousand in a million.

the way i see it is...

the price tags keep the typical owners away because what you have here is quality like no other and only meant for those who must have it. therefore, you get more props/points at a show for it and you get oo and ahhs elsewhere. it becomes a one in a million thing instead of a thousand in a million.

I think you got it. They have similar price points for other cars, and yet they seem to still be in business. Someone out there is buying their stuff, and to Danny's point, is predominantly sponsored show cars. I guess it's similar to peeps who would rather put HREs or Work on their cars, rather than Koenigs or ADRs.

I think you got it. They have similar price points for other cars, and yet they seem to still be in business. Someone out there is buying their stuff, and to Danny's point, is predominantly sponsored show cars. I guess it's similar to peeps who would rather put HREs or Work on their cars, rather than Koenigs or ADRs.

Absolutely, you hit the nail on the head.

As the founder of this company, my goal was to offer products for people that are nutty like me. I tend to have a very fancy taste and am a perfectionist for details. We dont build products for every car, and each product we do build is made specifically for that car - for that individual.

For those of you who have been around the block, you know the manufacturing differences between certain grade products. There is an obvious price and quality difference between say ADR wheels and WORK wheels. Some may not ever understand or even care about the difference, which is fine. There will always be lower end marques to cater to those individuals.

http://clearcorners.com/temp/topsecret1.jpg
http://clearcorners.com/temp/topsecret2.jpg
http://clearcorners.com/temp/topsecret5.jpg

Above are pics of a Top Secret G35 Coupe we finished earlier this year. A tremendous amount of work went into the entire project. Again, while some may not care to spend that type of money in lighting - others do. Everyone builds their own cars to their own specifications.

We're all in the same basket, some more - some less. We're car nuts. I've already spent thousands on my wheels/tires, thousands on big brakes, and today my body shop is quoting me 4-5k to paint my race car shell (bare shell). To some, this money is foolishly spent. To me, it IS foolishly spent. Bottom line is, we all do what we enjoy.

cheers,
mike / clearcorners.com

Absolutely, you hit the nail on the head.

Sweet, does that mean I win a set of taillights? ;)

The G looks amazing, you guys did a nice job.

haha, wow we even got the founder of clearcorners on here. that G looks sick, loving the lights.

For that price, they better come with a lifetime warranty and two hot chicks.

Absolutely, you hit the nail on the head.

As the founder of this company, my goal was to offer products for people that are nutty like me. I tend to have a very fancy taste and am a perfectionist for details. We dont build products for every car, and each product we do build is made specifically for that car - for that individual.

For those of you who have been around the block, you know the manufacturing differences between certain grade products. There is an obvious price and quality difference between say ADR wheels and WORK wheels. Some may not ever understand or even care about the difference, which is fine. There will always be lower end marques to cater to those individuals.

Above are pics of a Top Secret G35 Coupe we finished earlier this year. A tremendous amount of work went into the entire project. Again, while some may not care to spend that type of money in lighting - others do. Everyone builds their own cars to their own specifications.

We're all in the same basket, some more - some less. We're car nuts. I've already spent thousands on my wheels/tires, thousands on big brakes, and today my body shop is quoting me 4-5k to paint my race car shell (bare shell). To some, this money is foolishly spent. To me, it IS foolishly spent. Bottom line is, we all do what we enjoy.

cheers,
mike / clearcorners.com

Mike,

That's all fine and good, even understandable, but tail lights that cost 10% of my cars purchase price, is a little eccentric, in thinking. I'm all for uniqueness, quality, etc. but I also have to look at it from a realistic perspective.

I think most of us feel like the air was let of our tires. ALl of this build up, waiting for the final product and price and then we learn the cost is way above realistic expectations. It's almost insulting, and a feels a little cruel, on your part.

For $2k, I would expect professional installation and a warranty above no other. I am sure that you stand behind your product, don't get me wrong, but I am also sure that you won't personally fly out to my house to install them, for the price you listed (but for that cost, you should).

No Cheers. No.

for the owner looking for perfection, 2000 is just a number. and you cant forget that our taillights, WITHOUT MODIFICATION, retail from mazdaparts for $523! thats over a quarter of the price of these. remember as well that you could probably be reimbursed a bit selling your stock lights on the forum here. these are something i may look into in the future. thanks clearcorners for not just being another dealer of half-assed products and wasted money

I think most of us feel like the air was let of our tires. ALl of this build up, waiting for the final product and price and then we learn the cost is way above realistic expectations. It's almost insulting, and a feels a little cruel, on your part.

Let's be honest. I think most of us expected a high price point, by observing some of the other taillights being sold by clearcorner.com. It was more wishful thinking on our part that it would be set lower.

Let's be honest. I think most of us expected a high price point, by observing some of the other taillights being sold by clearcorner.com. It was more wishful thinking on our part that it would be set lower.

Yeah I agree, but thieir marketing prices are just unreasonable. Does anyone think that clear corners.com is going to get payed off for the development costs of these lights by selling them at these prices? No! Take the tail lights for the 240sx. Those probably cost about half of what the car is even worth. These lights might be nice, but I can't justify spending 2k on something that most people won't even notice. If they were less than a grand I would maybe be interested. Until then, forget about it.

well, they must be doing something right since their in business. again these aren't for the typical owner. a typical 240 owner wouldn't buy these lights. a typical rx-8 owner wouldn't buy these lights. like nvrfalter said, for the car nut owner looking for perfection, 2000 is just a number. there are people that easily exceed the price of the car with the mods the put on, and those are the guys that will buy this.

Yeah I agree, but thieir marketing prices are just unreasonable. Does anyone think that clear corners.com is going to get payed off for the development costs of these lights by selling them at these prices? No! Take the tail lights for the 240sx. Those probably cost about half of what the car is even worth. These lights might be nice, but I can't justify spending 2k on something that most people won't even notice. If they were less than a grand I would maybe be interested. Until then, forget about it.

Most people can say the same thing about what we paid for our Volk GTS...it's all relative.

Most people can say the same thing about what we paid for our Volk GTS...it's all relative.

Well yes and no. The thing about the wheels though is that they look awesome and are performance oriented since they weigh the same as stock and still have the bling look. The lights though, most people will look at them and not really realize the difference bewteen them and a stock 8 since the layout is the same. The bulbs and housing are the only changes.

Let's be honest. I think most of us expected a high price point, by observing some of the other taillights being sold by clearcorner.com. It was more wishful thinking on our part that it would be set lower.

Yes, I did expect a reasonably higher cost that the cheap crap you see every day, on eBay. This price, isn't reasonable (to me). It's very difficult to justify and we aren't talking wheels here, so those who make that comparison, are off mark (again, my opinion).

For $2k, I can upgrade the engine and drive-train, which is far better-spent $, than bling and let's be honest, here: that's what these are: pretty-shiny, blingy that maybe someone would notice.

Well yes and no. The thing about the wheels though is that they look awesome and are performance oriented since they weigh the same as stock and still have the bling look. The lights though, most people will look at them and not really realize the difference bewteen them and a stock 8 since the layout is the same. The bulbs and housing are the only changes.

Not getting into a function vs. bling debate here because it's obvious $2000 tail lights are bling anyway you slice it.

Different strokes for different folks.

Apparently these taillights aren't you for. I think that says enough right there.

Fanatic: Any way you slice the wheels... 19" wheels are not performance oriented for our car. That is bling. You sacrificed some performance for some bling.

wrexx: Those who spend the money for these taillights probably will have spent money for the engine and drivetrain already. This isn't a "mod you do first" type of ordeal, it's a go big or go home philosophy. The guys that buy this have or will eventually have almost anything on their car modified inside and out.

Different strokes for different folks.
wrexx: Those who spend the money for these taillights probably will have spent money for the engine and drivetrain already. This isn't a "mod you do first" type of ordeal, it's a go big or go home philosophy. The guys that buy this have or will eventually have almost anything on their car modified inside and out.

yep. these taillights are for ballers. guys that have spent 4,000 on wheels and 3,000 in body parts can justify buying badass lights that cost a couple grand

Different strokes for different folks.

Apparently these taillights aren't you for. I think that says enough right there.

Fanatic: Any way you slice the wheels... 19" wheels are not performance oriented for our car. That is bling. You sacrificed some performance for some bling.

wrexx: Those who spend the money for these taillights probably will have spent money for the engine and drivetrain already. This isn't a "mod you do first" type of ordeal, it's a go big or go home philosophy. The guys that buy this have or will eventually have almost anything on their car modified inside and out.

Well they might not be as performance oriented as 18" wheels for our car, but they were a big increase for me. I went from 20" wheels which were 32lbs each with all season tires to around 19' wheels which are 25lbs and extreme performance summer tires. I can definately feel the difference in performance. Probably not as much as 18's, but still a huge difference for me. Also, I have gotten so many compliments on my new wheels. If I had the tails, no one would even know unless it dark out.

wrexx: Those who spend the money for these taillights probably will have spent money for the engine and drivetrain already. This isn't a "mod you do first" type of ordeal, it's a go big or go home philosophy. The guys that buy this have or will eventually have almost anything on their car modified inside and out.

Yeah. I get that. It's a shame though because I do like them, very much. I can easily afford them, it's just that I just can't see myself paying $2k for tail lights. That's the thing. I mean, they're tail lights! lol. It's just hard to wrap my mind around, I guess. :banghead:

That's the thing. I mean, they're tail lights! lol. It's just hard to wrap my mind around, I guess. :banghead:

It wasn't too long ago that nobody could wrap their mind around the point in most of the mods we see on RX8s (hell most cars for that matter). Less than 6 months ago I was convinced I would never see myself spending that kind of money on a car...then I fell in love and am saving madly for it :)

So maybe they're just a little ahead of their time. Even on the new '09s, as much as we love them.

i might have spent 2k on lights had they been something out there that i had to have......but thats just me...my car was out there......

the price is $50 less than i expected. :lol:

very very nice taillights.

they are hot.. but not for 2k...the price will come down eventually

no they wont.

you didnt really read the last few pages did you? they are meant as an exclusive item. like diamonds. diamonds are one of the most commonly mined items on earth, but since debeers controls the industry they set the price and availability. so diamonds are considered "exclusive."

these are meant as an exclusive item and they are priced that way. they'd lose business if they priced them lower. these are what ipods were 8 years ago. expensive "must have" items. they are like apple*, high quality but with a huge markup.

*apple is still high quality, but they are very competitive now.

Yea, and right now there is no competition. I don't believe there will be any competition that is up with their quality of work. The price will stay up there. Good thing. Maybe ill get a set in 2 years.

Maybe ill get a set in 2 years.

Because YOU, my friend, are a baller! :cool:

those look amazing but there is now way i could justify that price tag.

me and a good friend of mine are about to undertake an led conversion for the 8 pretty soon following the design from clear corners. hopefully it turns out good :uhh:

me and a good friend of mine are about to undertake an led conversion for the 8 pretty soon following the design from clear corners. hopefully it turns out good :uhh:

if they work out ill buy a set

Because YOU, my friend, are a baller! :cool:

lol :)

me and a good friend of mine are about to undertake an led conversion for the 8 pretty soon following the design from clear corners. hopefully it turns out good :uhh:

good luck man! have at it and would definitely like to see the outcome.

you are not going to get a set in 2 years.
knowing you, you'll probably find a way to make the 09 taillights fit your car because you cant think of another mod for your car in 2 years.

i don't like the 09s.

Different strokes for different folks.

Apparently these taillights aren't you for. I think that says enough right there.

Fanatic: Any way you slice the wheels... 19" wheels are not performance oriented for our car. That is bling. You sacrificed some performance for some bling.

wrexx: Those who spend the money for these taillights probably will have spent money for the engine and drivetrain already. This isn't a "mod you do first" type of ordeal, it's a go big or go home philosophy. The guys that buy this have or will eventually have almost anything on their car modified inside and out.

seriously. why are you people complaining about the price.

to everyone complaining:

1. you get what you pay for

2. no ones making you buy these.

if you saw the price and the beverage you were drinking came out of your nose than close the thread. there will be people who will want these and thats why they are for sale. personally if i wanted to spend money on modding the rx8 out i would spend it elsewhere first but if my car was sponsored and i had a high budget to modify it and i had a lot of stuff done to it this would definately get put on because its top notch it looks really well constructed and refined to me.

ya i jus got on that site and they are $1950 A SET!!!! damnnn, i wouldnt ever dare to pay that.

seriously. why are you people complaining about the price.

to everyone complaining:

1. you get what you pay for

2. no ones making you buy these.

...

Seriously, cause the price is bullsh*t for what they actually are. That's why "I" am.

1. ROFL. Oh yeah? For the $, I'd expect them to fly out and personally mount them. Is that included? I guess I missed that, in the the fine print.

2. No Sh*t Captain Obvious and I won't, at that price.

If you feel like overspending for a product and doing it happily, then go for it. You have ever right, just as others have every right to rebuke the price and not purchase them.

BTW: I don't think they look "all that". They are nice, but they aren't almost $2k worth of lighting and for that price, I'd expect something more impressive.

Flame on.

lol their tail lights you need a screwdriver to change them, and i wasnt saying you were going to be buying them, you are acting as if someones forcing you to, you dont need to get your panties in a bundle over it, theres things that are more overpriced than 2000 dollar tail lights

2000 seems like a reasonable price, although I can't afford it.

Unless they're "ebay quality made in china replica versions that are dirt cheap and it doesn't fit the car exactly without some tweeking and modification taillights"
I think its reasonable, 1600 for a pair of OEMs right? (given the fact that they are modding a brand new genuine OEM taillights from mazda)

Its just that we're all spoiled with cheaper alternatives and knockoffs, the real stuffs look way too expensive.

OEM taillights go for about 2-300 each.

if you are having a fit over the price, and i can see some are, it means you really do want it. take a chill pill and make your own taillights.

if you actually learn how to open them up like i did you can get some used ones off Ebay for about $60 a pair,,, usually you can finds these fairly easy with all the fish bowls that have been taken off.....

lol their tail lights you need a screwdriver to change them, and i wasnt saying you were going to be buying them, you are acting as if someones forcing you to, you dont need to get your panties in a bundle over it, theres things that are more overpriced than 2000 dollar tail lights

lol. Panties aren't in a bunch, thanks, heh.

Never said it was difficult to change the lights out, just that for the $ they are charging, they should.

The price is ridiculous. I can get OEM from Mazda for $275/ea all day long and you know that they can, as well.

I don't see $1500 worth of an upgrade, here, but buy whatever you guys want. I don't' think $15.00 in LED additions (at best) and one hour in labor to remove stock parts and install the new parts are worth $1500 in mark-up. I'm all for profit on a quality product, but it isn't here.

A fool and his money, and all that. I'm done with this. I made my point. You guys made yours. You're fans. That's great. Loyalty to a product/manufacturer is a good thing. I think it's a silly investment, for the amount they are charging. It's my opinion (and that's all it really boils down to) and I (as well as others) have every right to the opinion, especially given all the build-up of the expectation of these, prior to they're availability. Personally, I would have paid $1000, but no more. I expected a premium price, not a stupid one.

If it makes you feel all warm and special, then by all means, go buy them. There's no wrong in it.

hardly $15.00 in leds, and certainly not in parts. reflectors custom cut, leds, circuit boards!, etc.

If you remember Rotary Rasp did his own running and brake lights in leds, and sold them for 300 or . He stopped because they took over a week to make, working a few hours a day on it. I'm a friend of his and even tried to have him make me a set. He would not budge. It really is labor extensive.

He even contacted professional places to do the brake and running led lights and was quoted $700-900 and you would have to give them the taillights up front.

Couple this with the reverse lights and the turn signals, and the reflectors, it's not all that outrageous to see this cost coming from a company that prides themselves in quality.

These guys aren't the only professionals that would charge this price, but they are the ones willing to do the LED job on the RX-8 in the first place.

id pay it if i had it. too rich for my blood. I like them tho.

lol. Panties aren't in a bunch, thanks, heh.

Never said it was difficult to change the lights out, just that for the $ they are charging, they should.

The price is ridiculous. I can get OEM from Mazda for $275/ea all day long and you know that they can, as well.

I don't see $1500 worth of an upgrade, here, but buy whatever you guys want. I don't' think $15.00 in LED additions (at best) and one hour in labor to remove stock parts and install the new parts are worth $1500 in mark-up. I'm all for profit on a quality product, but it isn't here.

A fool and his money, and all that. I'm done with this. I made my point. You guys made yours. You're fans. That's great. Loyalty to a product/manufacturer is a good thing. I think it's a silly investment, for the amount they are charging. It's my opinion (and that's all it really boils down to) and I (as well as others) have every right to the opinion, especially given all the build-up of the expectation of these, prior to they're availability. Personally, I would have paid $1000, but no more. I expected a premium price, not a stupid one.

If it makes you feel all warm and special, then by all means, go buy them. There's no wrong in it.

Personally, I dont believe that cars (and their modifications) are considered an investment. Cars are a heavy loss and rarely do people profit from building them up.

Its nice to read that some owners are excited to see new lighting options from us for the RX8. We've obviously invested lots of time and money into building a quality product for our customer overseas. If anyone else needs a set, now they have an option whereas before they did not. This alone should be of value because I hate owning a car that lacks in aftermarket support. Then, and only then will you realize how difficult it is to have to fabricate your own products.

Regardless of what the price is, there are people that can afford our products and those that cannot. If its not a matter of money, then its a matter of justifying spending the money. Whatever, the principle is the same: if you want something, you buy it. If you dont, dont.

I own numerous cars, all of which have their share of modifications. I've spent excess of 25-30k on my NISSAN S13 race car which is now almost 20 years old. You can probably pickup the car alone for an easy 500-2500 dollars. I guess I too am a fool for spending thousands of dollars on my stoptech brakes, volk wheels, upgraded turbine, skyline seats, etc etc etc.......... but really, none of that matters. Because when I compete with Porsches and Ferraris, I dont look back and wonder where that money went - I KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY WENT. And most importantly, I'm happy.

hardly $15.00 in leds, and certainly not in parts. reflectors custom cut, leds, circuit boards!, etc.

If you remember Rotary Rasp did his own running and brake lights in leds, and sold them for 300 or . He stopped because they took over a week to make, working a few hours a day on it. I'm a friend of his and even tried to have him make me a set. He would not budge. It really is labor extensive.

He even contacted professional places to do the brake and running led lights and was quoted $700-900 and you would have to give them the taillights up front.

Couple this with the reverse lights and the turn signals, and the reflectors, it's not all that outrageous to see this cost coming from a company that prides themselves in quality.

These guys aren't the only professionals that would charge this price, but they are the ones willing to do the LED job on the RX-8 in the first place.

haha if it sure would be nice if it was only $15 dollars in LEDs!

A customer of mine sent me a link to this buildup a few days ago, I thought I'de share it with you folks. Maybe shed some more light for those that have no idea and want a better insight as to whats involved during these types of conversions:
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50058

that is really nice work on those taillights. yours too s13. i could easily see myself spending $2k to buy them, i love the way they look. unfortunately, college student and all that, but we'll see. maybe one day.

and i wanted to agree with on the whole cars are not an investment. the second you title a car it just lost 1/3 of its value. how is that an investment? its very rare for a car to go up in value after you buy it. you'd have to wait 50-60 years (maybe if its the right car and right buyer) to see a return on a car. and then you'd have to factor in 50-60 years of maintenance.

cars are not investments. cars are black holes for money. you dont get your money back, in any way, but if you enjoy what you do. you get a huge smile every time you walk to your car.

thats why you find a car you like and buy it to keep :)

nice to have an option, but i would rather do it myself for a few hours labor and 20 bucks in led's. I dont ever see the taillights when i drive so what the hell do i care? 2k for someone behind me to enjoy ? :P

try $200-300 in parts and 20-30 hours of labor.

:lol:

im serious.

try $200-300 in parts and 20-30 hours of labor.

:lol:

im serious.

well if you make them like these specific ones, ya... but i like rotary rasp' set which are simple and still great looking. The board is a little difficult but not too bad. i still think about 5 hours to make them would be worth wasting moreso than an extra 1500 for these. BUT some people will like the option :)

im pretty sure RR spent far more than 5 hours to make them.

im pretty sure RR spent far more than 5 hours to make them.

because hes a noob :P lol jk rodger pwns

lol, if it took 5 hours to make them, rotary rasp would have continued making them.

I've made two sets of tail lights for the rx-8. The first time took longer than I'd like to post. The second time took at about 4 days. If I had to make another set, I could do it in a weekend. There is a lot of down time while you're waiting for the epoxy to dry.

I'd like to note that the second set of lights I made were fully regulated and used pulse width modulation to control the brightness. These were as high tech as tail lights get. I designed the lights run anywhere from 9.77 to 35 volts at exactly the same brightness. They wouldn't even dim when you cranked the car. This is important because voltage fluctuations as little as 1/10 of a volt can damage a LED. Suppose you have a weak battery and your alternator is charging at 15 volts. It's only a matter of time until your $2000 taillights burn out.

Using pulse width modulation I was able to insure that each led was exactly the same brightness. Two identical LEDs can have different brightnesses at the same voltage due to slight impurities in the chemicals when manufacturing. By flashing the LEDs as a certain frequency rather than lowering the voltage you can dim the LEDs without any noticeable differences in brightness across the LEDs in a single cluster.

All this work cost money and time. I'd like to think that LED taillights that cost $2,000 would differently implement all of the things I did; however, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they didn't. After talking to some of these companies it was very clear that they had NO idea what I was talking about.

BTW, I sold my second set for $500.

For that price, they better come with a lifetime warranty and two hot chicks.


I would say like 5 hottest chicks + 2 servants
You get what you pay for, but come on now. 1950?
well.....

For that price, they better come with a lifetime warranty and two hot chicks.

Before I'd even consider it, I'd at least expect a lifetime warranty. Absent that, I'm not even going to think about (bear in mind that my intention is to keep this car running until it is 2 decades old so that I can teach my daughter to drive in it).

On the other hand, my wife gave me brutal static about just ponying up for the updated Navigation DVD, so I think she'd murder me in my sleep if I got these. :spank:

Pass.

way to bump an old thread.

to everyone still hating, please go make your own.

way to bump an old thread.

to everyone still hating, please go make your own.

I don't hate them at all. Indeed, if my cash flow wasn't already earmarked, I'd be interested. I regret that I don't have the skillset to wire something like this with proper voltage regulation. If I understood voltage regulating circuits well, I'd attempt something like this on my own. It's not that I'm afraid of or too lazy. I simply lack the skill. I suppose that I'm not the only person here in that situation. For those with the surplus cash flow, props to them. :)

not exactly on topic, but why the fsck would you spend a gajillion dollars modifying a G35 with the most expensive possible components, and choose a front bumper that looks like it came off a '98 Civic?

http://www.kamikazesports.com/shop/catalog/images/Mugen%20front%20lips%205.jpg.psd.jpg
http://clearcorners.com/temp/topsecret1.jpg

way to bump an old thread.

to everyone still hating, please go make your own.

i absolutely love them, i think they are great. the reason i'm hatin on them is because there is no reason for them to be that expensive other than to make them something more exclusive and special than they are.

this would be like me producing a mid range point and shoot digi cam with a built in MP3 player. and then charging $2,000 for it.

mp3 players arent special, they are cheap and integrated into everything imaginable already. but just because i am currently producing the only one thats combo'd with a digi cam that you can really buy, i'm gonna price it like its diamonds. its ridiculus, but its the free market. until someone comes along and does it for 1/4 the price, this is what we have :(

not exactly on topic, but why the fsck would you spend a gajillion dollars modifying a G35 with the most expensive possible components, and choose a front bumper that looks like it came off a '98 Civic?
U are an idiot my friend if you think that civic looks anything close to the G35...ur missing the logical part of your brain:yesnod:, I bet you dont even know what TOP SECRET is...:rant:...but then again your one of those people who says Volks = Rotas (nothing against Rotas or replicas...) they are made for people who cant$$$ and its all good.

I agree on all these things mentioned...

1. You get what u pay for...rare, time spent on development and perfection, quality, nice style (i like better than o9's)

2. You only get parts like these on a car u bought to keep...(like RX8 which only ran 4 years...at least this model) mines paid so i know im keeping mine..

3. Rotary Rasps are super nice and I will sign myself a million times to his retirement bullshit comeback list...his lights are nice...(before sold)

4. This just comes to show that their are a couple of options for our tailights....
-shinka
-black out
-light tint
-red out
-Rotary rasp style (pay him $800-1k and i bet hell do it...half of the clearcorners.com)
-Clearcorners.com tailights
- ur own custom crap which probably wont look good....

5. I read all these pages

6. I am currently working on two custom projects not yet seen on an RX8....One for the trunk that I will do for local SOCAL pppl if they come around to a meet or something....(really good custom idea and rotary inspired) easy to recreate. I am really close with my bodyshop/upholstery/paintshop person so pretty much anything i can work with him on...

- my other idea has to do with the HEADLIGHTS and will be a professional job already in process, not like the LED strip DIY people do on here....ONLY JAYAR, and DOZER, and RENESIS, and JOEY know what im talking about....I will have these two custom projects done within 1 month, and the trunk project ....this week.. The tailights are def. on my list, and will most likely pay ROTARY RASP like $800+ to do mine, the reason behind that is because its a reasonable price for him to consider and the only reason i would rather buy Rotary rasps over the 09's and making them fit or clearcorners is because...YOu get the 09 LED round look...but you also get the two side LEDS on the corner of the tailights which the 09 dont have!! And I really love the Two Red Side LEDS on the tailamps....Everyone till this day thinks my Tailamps are aftermarket... BUt now its even more easily for someone to buy a used 8 for like 10-20k and have the same crap we all do....so Winning Blue (color is already rare and I love that i bought it when i had a chance), so the only way to stand out now is to do custom work, which i am working on....I have about 6 custom idea projects which should be completed by SEVENSTOCK and those who come to SEVENSTOCK will get to see them and be amazed....the two mentioned earlier will be completed within a month and be available for viewing at the SOCAL BEACH CRUISE MEETS....

CUSTOM IDEA MODS IN THE FUTURE
- Trunk interior custom mod for stereo system not currently done yet or yet thought of
- Other trunk mod maybe done for show, but not created for distribution at a reasonable price
-headlight professional customization, done but not on an 8 (no cheap LED strips, also which will become available for a reasonable price or group buy
-I have a feeling im gonna need more chairs for my car when SEVENSTOCK comes around....yes sir, you'll see...

BTW...check out their headlights. It's now available.

http://www.clearcorners.com/products/mazda/se/h_lamp1/

http://www.clearcorners.com/products/mazda/se/h_lamp1/led_mt2.jpg

http://www.clearcorners.com/products/mazda/se/h_lamp1/led_park1.jpg

:Eyecrazy: Beautiful...

How much

Looks pretty cool. I would put the LED ring behind the projector bezel so it's not exposed, looks pretty ugly when the lights are off. I'm also not crazy about the generic textured clear plastic that clearcorners uses to cover up everything.

wow that looks insane!

that looks awesome.

$1700 http://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/SHOCKED.gif

pfft.. 1700 for headlights is nothing...


they're asking 250 for a license plate led http://www.clearcorners.com/products/mazda/se/i_license/

to bad they didn't make a bi-xenon one. that would be badass.

Hmmm , i love LED tail lights and stuff but imo with that price tag it is just not worth it. Can buy a good coil over set up with that....

its probably why it took them so long to release our headlight. The g and z parts came out like wildfire. Our club just don't seem to appreciate there work/won't pay up for these :scratchhe
i've already seen a few of these floating around g35driver.com

the reason why its priced so high has already been discussed in this thread. its an outrageous price but you're paying for uniqueness. honestly, if i had the money, and lots of it, i would be all about this but i dont. for show cars that are sponsored, price is not an issue and their products were made for that purpose. looks nice, very nice :)

$1700 http://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/SHOCKED.gif

That isn't actually that bad since OEM replacements are $900 a piece! I really like these. I actually thought they would be a lot more like 3K or more since the tail lights are like 2K, when OEM's are around $400 per set.

That is nothing check these out:

http://www.rcaz.com/movieclips/eclipse2.1.mpg

http://www.rcaz.com/rcaz/sub%20indexes/led_tail_gallery/index.html

http://www.rcaz.com/movieclips/tailuc.wmv

Haha, I bet those would go for around $2,000 as well ;)

those are from an eclipse, this is an rx8, way different :)

and i hate that they illuminated the middle piece, i wanted a 99 gsx back in the day, always hated that middle portion, like the replacement that matches the body like the 3000gt better :)

those are from an eclipse, this is an rx8, way different :)

and i hate that they illuminated the middle piece, i wanted a 99 gsx back in the day, always hated that middle portion, like the replacement that matches the body like the 3000gt better :)

Yeah my 1st car was a '84 Porsche 944 and it had the same awkward middle section that just never seemed to mesh well with everything else on the back-end, but all in all I think this is an impressive job on the Eclipse, I know you would rock it if you had it, but not on the 8 obviously ;)

there hot but $1700... i am thinkin about it.. is there a pic with the head lights on the rx8

I love that "ticket-me-blue" color on the headlights. :)

^^^They're actually white. Photo didn't capture the true color. They illuminate amber when turn signal is initiated.

:score:

except the price tag :eek: