Reply With QuoteThat ought to be worth at least thirty Bling points.
Looks good.
AACStyle has a new product...
And it's a headlight lid just like I was about to buy!
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From his email:
Here's some more pics:Here are the pictures of the headlight lid that I was talking about. This lid was designed from a factory headlight lid and was test fitted before it was sent off to production. I have yet to fit it since I got it but everything should fit fine. As you can tell the legs were made in metal so that they can be bent to make sure of proper fitment. The unit is very tight and easily weighs a pound or less. Having these mass produced will only take a few weeks once I have a comitment from at least 10 people for the $89.00 intro rate. Shipping should be under 10 dollars for anywhere in the continetal U.S. I will have my paypal account setup tonight and we should be good to go for taking orders.
The money can be paid up front intially and then when the pieces come in and I have a set shipping rate, the rest can be sent for shipping. If you are interested we can make this a reality! Also if you know anyone who would like one please have them email me so we can get to 10 units!
P.S. I only have driver side units right now but if there is a large enough demand for passenger side I will have those made in the future as well.
Thanks
Steve
AKA Xflashjr
Looks pretty good to me. He had mentioned these a LONG time ago but I never heard anything back, then he just PMed me on theboard.
I think I'll be getting one. What do you guys think?
No affiliation, blahblahblah. Here's his email: [email protected]
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
That ought to be worth at least thirty Bling points.
Looks good.
05 MX-5 Mazdaspeed #1024 Titanium Gray Mica
Dang, it's been over 10 minutes and BR hasn't posted...Originally Posted by Radio-Active
That ought to be worth at least thirty Bling points.
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
Does that mean you'll be painting the silver rim on the wheels?
I just realized that your avatar kinda looks like you
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
A little spik-ier hair and you've got it... with all my green, rippling muscles!I just realized that your avatar kinda looks like you
I don't think those are muscles.......
those are RICE... arent the OEM pop-ups made of aluminium and there for super light already...just like the hood.
That's kinda what i was thinking. It looks like they took a stock lid, cut a V, and overlayed it with CF and epoxy.
Now if it was make out of some dry weave carbon/kevlar mix = sexy
Then you get something like this
http://www.revlimiter.net/mods/pix/scoop1.jpg
This guy also has Moss lo-pro lights and uses the 4" NACA duct. (Hint BR)
Last edited by Nexus Flux; 03-06-2007 at 06:18 PM.
'06 RSX Type-S NBP
Yea it really does look like that. But what I wanna know is.....what happens to all that water when it rains.....can you say wet engine bay?
Same thing happens when you go barreling down the road and hit a puddle... wet engine bay.
Just curious... are you having a bad day? All you've seemed to do today is complain
That's an NACA duct, aerodynamically shaped to provide the most airflow. It almost sucks air in. BTW Revlimiter (whose car you posted) actually designed this thing.
And you're worried about that why? Is you're engine bay too pretty to get wet?I've never heard of anyone having problems and there's quite a few headlight lid intakes on the market.
EDIT: Holy crap that looks like my car
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
I'm having a great day actually. I was just voicing my opinion on this head light lid.
My engine bay is actually decently dirty, but its dry none the less.
Well I just thought you would want the best duct possible. And thanks for letting me know that this guy designed the one on the first page.
The ideal lid I'm talking about is most likely one piece multilayered CF, that employs the aerodynamic principles of the NACA duct. No rivets, no overlay, no metal.
Just CF and epoxy.
'06 RSX Type-S NBP
Er... that's what this one is. I think it was mistaken for a stock lid overlaid because he had the presence of mind to use metal mounting clips.
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
I have had my NACA duct on for about a year and have not had any problems. Yes, it gives another entry point for water into the engine bay, but it isn't like the engine compartment is a sealed compartment to begin with.
On this pic
It looks like there has been some fiberglass used to build up the duct.
'06 RSX Type-S NBP
I've been wanting to do something with my lids. Initially I thought an old school touch of louvers. Lately thought that idea is not as appealing. I'm now thinking of doing something along the lines of what Revlimiter did. I actually like the rivets.
The stock lids are actually stamped steel. Not heavy to begin with but CF would be lighter.
Another thing I've considered is the Zoom Engineering lids.
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