LED Tail lamps by Clearcorners.com
07-24-2008, 11:20 AM
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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
07-24-2008, 05:42 PM
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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.
... how many sets of burn out light bulbs can you chage to get to those amount of money
07-25-2008, 11:22 AM
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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...
this project should be finishing up around mid fall, for I have other projects as well that require the same attention...
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07-25-2008, 11:51 AM
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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.
07-25-2008, 01:46 PM
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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)
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)
07-25-2008, 01:55 PM
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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 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.
07-25-2008, 03:44 PM
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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 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.
07-25-2008, 05:41 PM
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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.
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,
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07-26-2008, 05:43 AM
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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
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
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.