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Old 05-11-2017, 06:13 AM
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Well I never even got a final reply , but if we keep on nagging for crossfire headlights we could speed the process up some.
the squeaky wheel gets the grease remember ..
 
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Did anything ever come from this I’m about to finally buy my first crossfire and ik customizing anything small is going to be a pain
 
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There are no aftermarket headlights that have come to light.
 
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Interesting the timing of this thread being bumped. I just wrote to DEPO the other day, asking if they'd be interested. So far the only reply is that they do not offer them for Crossfire. Perhaps if several people would inquire. I know that they stopped making them for Dodge Neon a while back, and that a vendor went in and got them to restart production by ordering something like 20-25 sets. Even if it took 2x or 3x that number, for less than $200 a pair, for admittedly knock-off, but passible lamps, that seems doable, even from this community.
 
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Originally Posted by nemiro
Interesting the timing of this thread being bumped. I just wrote to DEPO the other day, asking if they'd be interested. So far the only reply is that they do not offer them for Crossfire. Perhaps if several people would inquire. I know that they stopped making them for Dodge Neon a while back, and that a vendor went in and got them to restart production by ordering something like 20-25 sets. Even if it took 2x or 3x that number, for less than $200 a pair, for admittedly knock-off, but passible lamps, that seems doable, even from this community.
Possible group buy thread? Put me down for a pair!
 
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Old 05-11-2022, 08:55 AM
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I sent a follow up message to them. I believe they will see limited market for entire new headlamps, especially given the complexity of our originals. However, making new clear plastic lenses is well within their purview, and I have asked for that, as an alternative to the entire lamp. I realize many owners deal with broken tabs, but there are several different fixes for that. Very few people deal with completely destroyed lamps. Most deal with ruined lenses. At any rate, I have contacted them again, and we'll see where it goes.
 
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Old 05-11-2022, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by nemiro
I sent a follow up message to them. I believe they will see limited market for entire new headlamps, especially given the complexity of our originals. However, making new clear plastic lenses is well within their purview, and I have asked for that, as an alternative to the entire lamp. I realize many owners deal with broken tabs, but there are several different fixes for that. Very few people deal with completely destroyed lamps. Most deal with ruined lenses. At any rate, I have contacted them again, and we'll see where it goes.
The moulds may have been scrapped years ago. The cost of new moulds would make the parts from them much too high in low quantities.
New lenses may possibly be made flat with the existing lens partially cut off.
 
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Depo specializes in reproductions like these.
 
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Depo specializes in reproductions like these.
Moulding a new lens would be much cheaper. The mould is simple and cheapish to make, the labour, machine time and plastic are not cheap though. Fitting a new lens would be time consuming to do it neatly.
 
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Have to start somewhere. Not going to get any easier to find good, clean OE lenses.
 
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Watch eBay regularly
2 years ago I purchased a brand new pair
$400 for the pair. Seller didn’t know what he had in his possession.
they do exist you just need to watch and wait.
or
start collecting used spares and polishing the lenses back to clear
I now have 5 spares on the shelf.

Unfortunately I don’t think we’ll ever see an aftermarket replacement. The cost would be close to OEM and we all balk at the price of used original units.

But there is always hope and hope springs eternal

Its Pre-Friday today. Let’s all go out for a spin around our towns and cities

 
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Originally Posted by UrbanE
Watch eBay regularly
2 years ago I purchased a brand new pair
$400 for the pair. Seller didn’t know what he had in his possession.
they do exist you just need to watch and wait.
or
start collecting used spares and polishing the lenses back to clear
I now have 5 spares on the shelf.

Unfortunately I don’t think we’ll ever see an aftermarket replacement. The cost would be close to OEM and we all balk at the price of used original units.

But there is always hope and hope springs eternal

Its Pre-Friday today. Let’s all go out for a spin around our towns and cities
Yes let’s do that, there is nothing more exhilarating than watch the gas pump dollar read out spin like a top. Any more raises in the gas prices and we will see high speed bearings fitted to the dollar read outs.
We have now reached US$5.70/US gal.approx. in the Toronto area.
It is a good job healthcare is basically free, my ruptured appendix operation and four night stay in the hospital cost me $45 for the ambulance ride, cheaper than a taxi so I should not complain.
 

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I am looking for these lights. any onefound out where to get them from?
 
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Originally Posted by LesM
I am looking for these lights. any onefound out where to get them from?
You can get used headlights on eBay or go to a car scrapyard. Be careful of the condition it is in, severe lens hazing,broken tabs etc.
 
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Originally Posted by Mrmiata
At least the tail end was "decent"...
looking for these lights nobody liked. can anyone hook me up or point me in the right place?
 
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Originally Posted by LesM
looking for these lights nobody liked. can anyone hook me up or point me in the right place?
I think that’s a vinyl wrap on the light
 
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I meant the front ones sorry...
 
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Originally Posted by daveesrt6
Those tail lights are ok in fact they would look Awesome in Black on my Black roadster
I wonder if they were just painted or vinyl films ?
Oh!!
I hope your fabrication skills are top notch. I don’t thing they were ever commercially available.
 
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Oh!!
I hope your fabrication skills are top notch. I don’t thing they were ever commercially available.
Peter, unless my memory is playing tricks on me, I do recall them being available, although I never saw any in person. It was 10+ years ago and they were quite expensive, I think $1600 US which was more than twice the price of the OEM at the time, hence the reason I did not buy them.
 
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Steve
My bad, I too have never seen them anywhere else but on this image. I just assumed they were a fabricated set 1 of 1 for the photos.

The sell price you noted will most likely keep them relegated to 1 of 1
 
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