Clear Starion lights

DonnVito · Post by **DonnVito** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:00 pm

so you think this item is just crap then? they look ok from the pics

hcca · Post by **hcca** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:36 am

They're not crap, but they're not worth the money. I paid US$45 for mine plus US$35 surface mail.

Website · Post by **WidebodyWoody** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:38 am

I honestly dislike them, the thought of different tail lights is good, but not these ones.

NXTIME · Post by **NXTIME** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:05 pm

hcca wrote:They're not crap, but they're not worth the money. I paid US$45 for mine plus US$35 surface mail.

Standard lights are cheap enough, its the cleared ones that cost much more as the risk of breaking the lens has been taken by someone else :D

hcca · Post by **hcca** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:19 pm

The risk is very low if you do it properly :) And you get to save yourself a couple of hundred bucks.

NXTIME · Post by **NXTIME** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:25 pm

DonnVito · Post by **DonnVito** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:09 pm

the lens could break in transport lol

CussCuss · Post by **CussCuss** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:35 pm

not if you use our green grouchy US correspondant, always fantastically packed.

DonnVito · Post by **DonnVito** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:23 am

those lights ended up selling for 307usd
402 aussie dollars, and on top of that shipping .
mwahaha. i have a set of non modified quest lights coming from the states already payed 80 dolllars including shipping. rofl
i read they can be a bitch to get open, they cant be any worse than our ones, i managed to crack my ones open to do a clean up like that melbstaz guy did cos i could see moss growing along the bottom of them that was before i even started posting on austarion hehe.
so the next question is. whos cracked open quest lights and how hard is it, how did you do it, did you warp or crack them with too much heat.

SpidersWeb · Post by **SpidersWeb** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:00 am

hcca wrote:It's easy to do yourself. Fill the lights with boiling water, wait a few minutes and then pull them apart.

If you look around, you can get the US lights a lot cheaper than that with the red lenses still installed. Problem is though, these lights were never designed to be clear so you will find that they won't be very visible if you do this. I decided just to take out the red indicator part (illegal anyway) and leave the rest as is.

NXTIME · Post by **NXTIME** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:57 pm

I used a heat gun and heated the black sealer from the back black plastic side of the lights. They also have clips that must come apart. be very careful when unclipping them as they are part of the lens, so if they crack/break, they won't be any good.

Also, excercise alot of patience whilst doing this, don't rush it or the lens or clip(s) will crack. Don't heat the black sealant from the lens side or it will crack/melt.

Once the lens is off, just take out the red inner lens and refit the lens cover back on.

Also, use the Australian bulb holder in the US tail light as their braking and indicator wiring is different to ours.

DonnVito · Post by **DonnVito** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:58 pm

thanks bro :)

Chryzla · Post by **Chryzla** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:20 am

wanna offload your original lights? mine had a disagreement with a rubbish bin and a careless mother.

CussCuss · Post by **CussCuss** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:53 pm

my quest lights arrived today (along with new shocks :D ) , WOOT. They are absolutely immaculate, even have bulbs haha. Thanks oscar!

NXTIME i think i might have to employ your services when i take the indicator sections off mine, i dont wanna break em :(

DonnVito · Post by **DonnVito** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 5:53 pm

i feel the same, my quest lights should be here next week sometime, anyone in melbourne been succesful in dismantling the tail lights without breaking, melting it?

boiling hot water inside sounds the go. just wondering wouldnt that melt it?

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