A friend sent me this picture today. Clearly it's photoshopped but I personally think it looks quite good (certainly different). So which one of you out there would know how to go about making a light panel like this one?

 

Ah I see what you mean. But would a third party manufacturer still need the mould/design diagrams or what not from Nissan to produce duplicates from?

 

aint got a clue buddy...ime only a sh1tty arse roofer:rofl::rofl:;)

http://www.tailights.com

 

I've e-mailed this company. That homepage describes exactly what I'm after! haha

this thread is making me laugh...does anyone have an idea of the tooling costs for a injection moulding...iff every zed owner on the planet bought a set it would,nt re-coup the initial investment needed for development..production..and marketing. Also you just cant go banging on doors and expect a company to give up its contact list thats been built up over years. come on lads get real:rofl::rofl:

A bit of a defeatist attitude IMHO.

I have always been a believer of " if you don't ask you don't get"

Also, there are companies out there that make small numbers of parts for these and other aging vehicles that don't cost a fortune, take Carmad for example.

To make this panel wouldnt be overly difficult to do ( in theory).

It would be a simple case of making a mold of the outer shape of the 3 rear lights together, another mold of the rear ( without the main casing on). It would then be down to vacuum forming and colouring the lenses and selling it like that so that the public can do as phutumsch does and finish the mod themselves by removing the units lenses and fitting the new one.

If whoever made the complete unit with the back casing also, then even better but much more expensive for the finished item.

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A bit of a defeatist attitude IMHO.I have always been a believer of " if you don't ask you don't get"

Also, there are companies out there that make small numbers of parts for these and other aging vehicles that don't cost a fortune, take Carmad for example.

To make this panel wouldnt be overly difficult to do ( in theory).

It would be a simple case of making a mold of the outer shape of the 3 rear lights together, another mold of the rear ( without the main casing on). It would then be down to vacuum forming and colouring the lenses and selling it like that so that the public can do as phutumsch does and finish the mod themselves by removing the units lenses and fitting the new one.

If whoever made the complete unit with the back casing also, then even better but much more expensive for the finished item.

 

never have been all my life mate but thats another story...goodluck

never have been all my life mate but thats another story...goodluck

Didn't mean to sound like I was having a dig mate.

I certainly am also not saying its a cheap venture either but with enough interest I reckon it could well be viable for these to be made.

Didn't mean to sound like I was having a dig mate.

I certainly am also not saying its a cheap venture either but with enough interest I reckon it could well be viable for these to be made.

 

no offence taken mate;)

There's several ways of making this depending on your budget and quantity. If is a one off, I'd make it using water clear SLA and paint the lenses. Not too sure how shiny you could get it. Blow moulding is another option if you'd like a few more. I'd talk to some rapid prototyping companies. AARK is one that I've used in the past.

 

 

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There's several ways of making this depending on your budget and quantity. If is a one off, I'd make it using water clear SLA and paint the lenses. Not too sure how shiny you could get it. Blow moulding is another option if you'd like a few more. I'd talk to some rapid prototyping companies. AARK is one that I've used in the past.

 

 

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Thanks for the advice buddy, I'll look into it.

Try these birds:

http://www.firstcut.eu/gb/ppclanding4.aspx?ls=PSGFC4_EU&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=uk&utm_campaign=cnc-machining&gclid=CMSxmbi7lrsCFdOWtAoddHwAng

Or these:

 

http://prototyping.arrkeurope.com/Stereolithography_(SLA).aspx

These are the guys I bought my perspex from to do my current project.

They do different things bespoke also:

 

http://www.arcolaproducts.co.uk