clear taillights

[dtldiaspora]

i was wondering if anyone on here knows where to get some clear tail lights, cause one of my stock ones is cracked and if i got to replace it i might as well try to find after market ones instead of paying stock one, i saw the thread about the guy charging 400 for them but shit i would buy my headers b4 i would buy tail lights for that price

[pawzbear]

yeh ur prob talkin about Anderbra.. and thats the only place ur gonna find them, lol. (well, him or wrightie, who charges similarly i imagine) Thing is, aftermarket tails for our cars are not mass manufactured.

[rustyballs_69]

No one makes aftermaket tails for the alero. The ones for 400 are custom made by him.

[meadus101]

only because not many people waste their time with an alero.

[dtldiaspora]

well that just sucks, i like wrights but 400 thats a lot for some tail lights, granted they look good

[rustyballs_69]

You could make your own for less, just don't put pin stripes on them

[dtldiaspora]

how? basically same way as head lights?

[rustyballs_69]

No, its a little harder than that I think. I don't know I haven't done it, I like the stock tails.

[dtldiaspora]

i dont have a problem with them its just one of mine is cracked and the crack is getting worse especially since i had a friend lean on it, lol, but at least she wascute so it made it ok

[meadus101]

I would assume that the red is only film. You could probably just clear it out with a shitload of goo gone.



If the plastic is tinted, then you'd have to have someone replicate the shape, then take it apart like headlights, and do it back together.

[rustyballs_69]

I would just get one off ebay

[dtldiaspora]

true, if nothin else i could mess with the piece that is about to crack off and see how hard it is to clean off maybe

[rustyballs_69]

Yeah with the cracked one you could take it apart to see how hard it would be to make your own. Either way you need a new one.

[dtldiaspora]

exactly, so after i replace it with a stock one ill fool around with the cracked one and so what that entails

[Spilner521]

I would assume that the red is only film. You could probably just clear it out with a shitload of goo gone.
Negative. The whole lens is made from red plastic. There's so way to make the stock lens clear. You have to remove the stock lens completely and have a new clear lens made.

[dtldiaspora]

well that sucks lol, im guessing that isnt easy to do?

[Gr1m]

you would have to make a new mold for your clear tails if you wanted it done

[YALEROYNOT]

found these not a bad deal for all the tails

tails for you (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000-OLDSMOBILE-ALERO-TAIL-LIGHT-SET_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33717QQihZ020QQitem Z300167029467QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW)

[[ion] C2]

also it's $250 if you send him your current tails and can do without them lol if you have another car

[AnderbrA]

Just plain clears are $250. Which is about the cost of a stock set at the junkyard.

$400 buys you these. I have to install the outer lens still mind you, but they're about 90% done although already sold. :(

http://anderbrainnovations.com/Alero/Altezza%20LED%202007/LED%20Altezza.html

http://anderbrainnovations.com/Alero/Altezza%20LED%202007/SheaTails06.JPG
http://anderbrainnovations.com/Alero/Altezza%20LED%202007/SheaTails07.JPG

[alero440]

No offense, but clear tails are the ugliest thing on a car. I refuse to get a 06 and new mazda because of them. oogliy

[cavaliers60]

No offense, but clear tails are the ugliest thing on a car. I refuse to get a 06 and new mazda because of them. oogliy

ditto.... although they look kinda cool on some cars.... but 95% of the time, no way. lol

[SittinOnChrome]

I have a set of the altezza anderbras fs make me an offer

[Jferg2223]

Hey Anderbra where did you get that glass carboy in the background.

[Rexter9x]

I have a set of the altezza anderbras fs make me an offer

hey, do you have any pics of them on your car? I might be interested

[AnderbrA]

Hey Anderbra where did you get that glass carboy in the background.

I was waiting for a question on those...good eye. I got them at a local wine supply shop. I also make wine. ;) Last batch I made was White Grape/Rasberry.... mmm good. Sweet and 17%-19% alc.

~Bryce

[SittinOnChrome]

hey, do you have any pics of them on your car? I might be interested
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link below


http://s2.supload.com/free/Picture_047.jpg/view/]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/Picture_047.jpg[/URL]

[Jferg2223]

I was waiting for a question on those...good eye. I got them at a local wine supply shop. I also make wine. ;) Last batch I made was White Grape/Rasberry.... mmm good. Sweet and 17%-19% alc.

~Bryce

I work at a medical facility and we use them when we are filling vials thats what we have the product in. I have one that size and it has four nipples at the bottom of it so i attached tubing to it and it turns into a four person beer bong.lol

[AnderbrA]

I work at a medical facility and we use them when we are filling vials thats what we have the product in. I have one that size and it has four nipples at the bottom of it so i attached tubing to it and it turns into a four person beer bong.lol


LOL thats great....I was thinking of making one into a wine keg....to eliminate the need for me to bottle them. These ones are 6 Gallon, and I have 1 that is a 5 gallon in the garage.

I have always been a little leary nowadays carrying them in and out of the house, even though they are for wine, I wouldn't put it past some nosey neighbor thinking they are part of a meth lab or something.

[clutch1]

Just plain clears are $250. Which is about the cost of a stock set at the junkyard.

$400 buys you these. I have to install the outer lens still mind you, but they're about 90% done although already sold. :(

http://anderbrainnovations.com/Alero/Altezza%20LED%202007/LED%20Altezza.html

http://anderbrainnovations.com/Alero/Altezza%20LED%202007/SheaTails06.JPG
http://anderbrainnovations.com/Alero/Altezza%20LED%202007/SheaTails07.JPG

Just a marketing question, but have you ever considered selling just the clear lenses?

[AnderbrA]

Just a marketing question, but have you ever considered selling just the clear lenses?

I have been asked that many times. My molding process does not make an exact replica of the stock lens. IE: its not as simple as putting the lens on and gluing it it place.

I start with a sheet of lexan, slightly larger than the desired lens. I heat it up to the point that it is flexible, then I place it in my mold. Then I need to cut out the lens in the shape of the stock one, just slightly bigger for epoxy reasons. I put it in place with epoxy and clamp it so that it cures with the epoxy. Once the epoxy is set, I go around a cut the excess off the edge of the lens down to the point where it is the appropriate size and shape.

Thats a brief explaination. I am going to attempt to take pics of the process as I do it for this set.

~Bryce

[clutch1]

I have been asked that many times. My molding process does not make an exact replica of the stock lens. IE: its not as simple as putting the lens on and gluing it it place.

I start with a sheet of lexan, slightly larger than the desired lens. I heat it up to the point that it is flexible, then I place it in my mold. Then I need to cut out the lens in the shape of the stock one, just slightly bigger for epoxy reasons. I put it in place with epoxy and clamp it so that it cures with the epoxy. Once the epoxy is set, I go around a cut the excess off the edge of the lens down to the point where it is the appropriate size and shape.

Thats a brief explaination. I am going to attempt to take pics of the process as I do it for this set.

~Bryce


Ah, gotcha. Pics would be pretty cool, never seen/learned anything about that process.

[DOHC_tuner]

Whats your method of heating the lexan? Would the oven be good?

[AnderbrA]

Whats your method of heating the lexan? Would the oven be good?

Yep, I use the oven because I can heat the entire sheet up evenly. I am actually molding a set of lenses now and i am going to take some pics of the process.

[lonnie]

You keep giving tips Anderbra and your going to have to drop your prices. LOL! Would be neat to see exactly the amount of work you put into those.

[AnderbrA]

:cry: I have dropped the price of the LED tails by $100. Im not going to show the whole process, but will show some details on the molding process to show how much of a pain it has been to develop.

~Bryce

[lonnie]

:cry: I have dropped the price of the LED tails by $100. Im not going to show the whole process, but will show some details on the molding process to show how much of a pain it has been to develop.

~Bryce
Cool can't wait for pics.

[DOHC_tuner]

My idea as for a mold was to cover the existing light with foil or something, then heat the lexan in the oven, once its flexible place it on top of the covered tailight then heat it a bit more and carefully mold it into place. Once its taken shape, remove it, tear off the foil and break open the red light plastic thing then.... well you know...

Will this method work?

[SittinOnChrome]

Just a marketing question, but have you ever considered selling just the clear lenses?

Anderbra, how much would you charge for these tails if I sent you a set of stockers and a set of your altezzas ?I just wondereing if you would cut me a deal since on my altezzas tails the bicylce inner tube is coming off in some areas.

[AnderbrA]

My idea as for a mold was to cover the existing light with foil or something, then heat the lexan in the oven, once its flexible place it on top of the covered tailight then heat it a bit more and carefully mold it into place. Once its taken shape, remove it, tear off the foil and break open the red light plastic thing then.... well you know...

Will this method work?

Its a little more complicated that that. I will get some pics up of how the sheet of lexan looks after coming out of the mold.

[AnderbrA]

Anderbra, how much would you charge for these tails if I sent you a set of stockers and a set of your altezzas ?I just wondereing if you would cut me a deal since on my altezzas tails the bicylce inner tube is coming off in some areas.


Yeah from the pics I saw that. That was one of the earlier sets, I changed the process a bit since then so that it is much cleaner. send me an email anderbrainnovations@hotmail.com and I will work with you on it.

~Bryce

[DOHC_tuner]

still awaiting the pics...

[AnderbrA]

Sorry been busy this weekend. Was going to put a page up on the website, I have all of the pics resized, just havent built the page.

[AnderbrA]

Here is a link to the process.....didnt show molds of course.
http://anderbrainnovations.com/Alero/Creation/MoldingProcess.html