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Feniks9174 · 04-10-2008, 12:25 AM

I'm thinking of sending in my down payment, I just don't know if I'll like it with my paint color.

Would anyone be willing to do some Photoshopping for me?

loneroad · 04-10-2008, 04:13 PM

your car would look good with the all clear

Feniks9174 · 04-10-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by loneroad

your car would look good with the all clear

You think so?

I was leaning towards a Smoked or Dark Smoked since I've never really liked the all clear look (except on silver or white cars).

Thanks for the input.

I don't want to derail so if anyone would we willing to Photoshop the picture I posted above I would really appreciate it. Just PM me with a picture once you're done. If not, I understand.

Thanks guys

kewl_blades · 04-11-2008, 12:27 AM

I would go with smoked or dark smoked.
Clear would look out of place with the red rear brake light so close.

BluthndrZ28 · 04-11-2008, 04:18 PM

So what's going on w/this, is it just the lens that's getting made or is it going to be the entire housing??

loneroad · 04-11-2008, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kewl_blades

I would go with smoked or dark smoked.
Clear would look out of place with the red rear brake light so close.

good point. The only reason i said clear is the al. rims and no tint or anything dark.

I have the 90rs vert im going for the all black look,I want the all red,dark smoked. And for the spoiler light ill nightshade it

I H8 WWD · 04-11-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BluthndrZ28

So what's going on w/this, is it just the lens that's getting made or is it going to be the entire housing??

Although you should read through this...Ill tell you..haha.

LENSES ONLY

We could possibly have the full housing and lens made for $400 total...give or take. But I feel most here wont pay the $400 so they probably wont be looked into much.

stage20 · 04-12-2008, 04:32 PM

im a lil confused by some of the posts.
are these going to be made all clear, or is there a color choice?
id call them, but its saturday evening, and im ancy.

I H8 WWD · 04-12-2008, 10:05 PM

Single color lenses, any basic color.

DJCobol · 04-13-2008, 10:16 PM

What is the production status on these? I emailed them a few days ago and haven't gotten a repsonse yet. Getting ready to get the car out for the season and would like to have a set to replace my stock scuffed up lenses.

I H8 WWD · 04-14-2008, 08:15 AM

*Sigh*

As long as it takes...I dont know anything about molds for lenses so Im waiting...they'll e-mail all those who have sent a DP so when they do then you can start asking when will the full production run be made....until then we're waiting for them (as they recently had a bad product run...chemicals or something of the other). So they're getting new chemicals and will be getting back to them ASAP...

PLEASE BE PATIENT EVERYONE. I am as anxious as everyone of you, so give it some time and let them do they're thing, yes this does seem to be taking longer than expected but thats a good thing, ensuring all those with their DP's in and those without can save a little $$$ on the side for these in the future....and allow them to make the best runs possible.

Kandied91z · 04-16-2008, 09:14 PM

chemicals typically aren't bad but if you send them a bad light to pull molds then that's a problem. i wouldn't be surprised if you don't see anything until mid or late summer... hope that i'm proven wrong though.

I H8 WWD · 04-20-2008, 02:35 PM

Here is an update guys...

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Originally Posted by Jason @ KLEARZ

Hello Chris,

I just want to give you an updated on how things are coming. Its been a nitemare of a last month and a half trying figure out what was causing the molds to breakdown after just a couple castings. I ruined over a grand of mold rubber, and wasted a wholle lot of time before I finally figured out my scale was giving me bad measurements. Anyway, it seams like we have the problem solved now, and I can finally pour the molds for the Camaro tails. I'm sorry it took awhile, but I just couldn't pour them until I was sure the problem was solved given how expensive the molds will be and the massive amount of labor involved in making them. I'll hopefully have some pictures of finished tails in the next couple weeks. Thanks again for your patience,... as well as all the other people waiting on these tails. We'll make sure it was worth the wait.

Have a good one,

Jason

Norwood · 04-21-2008, 10:48 AM

Thats good to hear they have figured out the problem. I feel better knowing they aren't rushing things along.

toxik IROC · 05-13-2008, 11:12 AM

It's good that their not rushing the procces and taking the time to do it right but man I want a set already... any idea of when these will be ready for sale?

I H8 WWD · 05-13-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by toxik IROC

It's good that their not rushing the procces and taking the time to do it right but man I want a set already... any idea of when these will be ready for sale?

Given they have updated their site to show they are now in producing, I'd say give it another month TOPS, before final production and sets can be sent out....

They gave us a 2week announce that they would have pictures up, so when pictures are up I feel they will be ready for mass production a week or so afterwards...

Believe me guys I have all my buddies YELLING at me to get my IROC going already, so your not the only ones yearning to get these ASAP...haha.

85maroz28 · 05-16-2008, 01:02 PM

Can't wait to see these. I have been waiting for an alternative to my GTS blackouts.

I H8 WWD · 05-16-2008, 03:22 PM

Hopefully soon....

Dennis-Z28 · 05-22-2008, 10:35 PM

I want smoked rear lights too but have I not already seen them on Camaros? Could swear people already do.

I H8 WWD · 05-23-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dennis-Z28

I want smoked rear lights too but have I not already seen them on Camaros? Could swear people already do.

Maybe nightshaded using VHT's Nite-Shades Paint.

BUT

With the KLEARZ lenses these lenses are CLEARED then filled with black to give the smoked look, thus ridding any type of red or amber in the lens as you get when you nite-shade or even paint with the transparent paints.

smgseanmicheal · 05-29-2008, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 85maroz28

Can't wait to see these. I have been waiting for an alternative to my GTS blackouts.

would the ones u have on ur camaro right now fit an 86 z28?

loneroad · 06-12-2008, 12:01 PM

bump:: any new info?

I H8 WWD · 06-12-2008, 01:51 PM

Just sent an e-mail. Hopefully they have something for us.

Does anyone know of VHT's new product SMOKE. Its to tint your windows...I havent tried it but if someone has let me see the finished window....thanks.

P.S. They are banning VHT products where I live because of all the junkies huffing that ****...so I have to go out of town to get some nite-shades for my 300zx and smoke if I plan to tint that way....its BS I swear...but I guess it makes it a safer town???? Yeah right...now they'll be asking us walkers for money and stealing shyt instead of killing themselves...ah well.

You all take care and please dont huff our automotive products.

I H8 WWD · 06-12-2008, 04:01 PM

UPDATE

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Originally Posted by Jason @ KLEARZ

Hello Chris,

Sorry I've been out of touch for a bit. I am STILL fighting with my supplier over the product they are sending me. Basically in a nutshell, the product I have used to make my molds for the past six years has went to crap. Once I make a mold with it, I "HAVE" to do a lens pour every 12 hours without exception or else the molds completley break down. I am currently experiementing with other products,... and I am pretty sure I've found a new "good one". Again, I just have to be sure before I make $1500+ worth of molds for the Camaro tails.

Also, there is something else I wanted to discuss. I think I am going to make the camaro tails in at least two pieces. The rounded outside end will be seperate and then the flat back will be seperate as well. I will make a flange on the two halves and then epoxy them cleanly together. I made one mold out of the crap material I am using now (and it brokedown allready). The mold is SOOO heavy that it was killing me to move it. I had a spinal chord injury a year and a half ago, and I have to be super careful with my back now. So yeah, long story short... breaking the tail into two sections will make the mold much much lighter, and will even give people a little more choice in color variations. There is a SMALL possibility that I will further break the lens into 4 pieces, so people can choose individual color combinations for the entire lens. Maybe see if you can get some feedback on that idea and what kind of interest there is.

NOTE: IT WILL BE MADE INTO A SINGLE MOLD ONCE COLOR IS FINISHED, THESE WILL NOT COME TO YOU IN 4 PIECES BUT A COMPLETE 1 PIECE LENS...SO DONT THINK YOUR GETTING PIECES YOU NEED TO GLUE TOGETHER BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT.

Once again, please pass my apologies along to everyone on this project for the delay. I am really excited to get them into production as I was/am a BIG fan of the camaros. To this day, my uncles 88 white Iroc with the Daytona hood is one of my favorite cars. We've had SUCH a huge response t our waiting list, that it is going to be a big seller for us. Just give us a little more time and we'll have them into production. Hopefully within a month, we'll be able to start sending out the first few sets.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Have a good one,

Jason

krisb410 · 06-12-2008, 08:05 PM

That's great news for me. Now it looks like they may be able to do clear revearse with red or amber turns, and the rest red.

I think they will be able to sell more units having the ability to do this.

loneroad · 06-12-2008, 08:33 PM

it could be easier to put LEDS back there to. Maybe he could not seal them just send them seperate.but with the epoxy. just a thought

stage20 · 06-12-2008, 09:28 PM

this is really dragging out.
while they are doing taillights, how bout some nice clear tag lens?
id buy a set of those for a spare too!