Replacement clear or colored headlight Lens: Gathering interest
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2. eyecon7
3. mex lex
4. GSteg
5. iGOTlexy
6. turbosw20
7. CK6Speed
8. Chrispy
9. blaise
10. lexusscturbo
11. azntalldud
12. Spyder78
13. denvergs4
14. dxb_8788
15. VIP-209
16. Euphoric
17. gsCrazy
18. Kaluna
19. GS01ROD
20. lexusondubs
21. mr2-mike
22. Joel GS
23. DJSpawn00
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11-19-08, 12:44 AM
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Tuesday Update
Things are looking very good. Because of the demand, and because our club lexus renewal starts in december, December 1st these will be for sale. It’s looking like the first wave of Sherlock Society lenses will be: SC hi’s and low’s, fogs for all gen’s, 2nd gen GS headlights and fogs, and fogs for the 97-00 ES300. There may be more added. Since Top Hat and Sherlock Society are very close (we went to the same high school back in the day!) and since I help out on all the projects, and we enjoy exceeding peoples expectations, there’s more then a good chance a few more cars will be added to the first wave list. 1st Gen GS, SC tail lights, and 1st gen JDM LS400 headlights are on the wave 2 list.
Good news:
To everyone who wanted green tint. That option WILL be available. The tint comes from the housing not the lens, but a similar effect can be achieved using a pearl coat on the inner lens. We are going to be offering the lights with a green pearl clear coated inner finish. Blue and diamond clear will also be available. Because we (Top Hat) have to paint them ourselves, it'll be an extra $20. Which, IMHO, is a very fair price to have 4 lenses (low and hi) painted.
Fog light people: Fogs lights will be available.
Material: After extensive (and fun!) testing and research these will be made out of CAST ACRYLIC (aka Plexiglass, Lucite, Acrylite, Optix, Plexi). Lexan has issues with longevity and a few other negative aspects. Cast acrylic on the other hand is 17 times stronger then glass and half the weight. Because of how strong they are we can use a thin enough sheet to have a flush fit and be able to have it roll into the housing for a perfect seal. This isn't a piece of acrylic cut with straight edges and shaped. This is a REPLACEMENT LENS. Because of the formed shape of the lens the sealant does an amazing job of making a perfect seal. We will have a youtube video posted of us torture testing the lenses (since entertaining to watch) and compare how they handle abuse compared to the factory lens.
Overall i’m very pleased with how its all looking. This is just the beginning of lighting related products from the Sherlock Society. If all goes well 2009 will be the year of the Sherlock Society. With products specifically for VIP enthusiast as well Sherlock Sport catering to the sport side of japanese tuning. There will be a plethora of products for available for Lexus owners as well as universal items such as air fresheners and interior LED products. Stay tuned! - Sam
Things are looking very good. Because of the demand, and because our club lexus renewal starts in december, December 1st these will be for sale. It’s looking like the first wave of Sherlock Society lenses will be: SC hi’s and low’s, fogs for all gen’s, 2nd gen GS headlights and fogs, and fogs for the 97-00 ES300. There may be more added. Since Top Hat and Sherlock Society are very close (we went to the same high school back in the day!) and since I help out on all the projects, and we enjoy exceeding peoples expectations, there’s more then a good chance a few more cars will be added to the first wave list. 1st Gen GS, SC tail lights, and 1st gen JDM LS400 headlights are on the wave 2 list.
Good news:
To everyone who wanted green tint. That option WILL be available. The tint comes from the housing not the lens, but a similar effect can be achieved using a pearl coat on the inner lens. We are going to be offering the lights with a green pearl clear coated inner finish. Blue and diamond clear will also be available. Because we (Top Hat) have to paint them ourselves, it'll be an extra $20. Which, IMHO, is a very fair price to have 4 lenses (low and hi) painted.
Fog light people: Fogs lights will be available.
Material: After extensive (and fun!) testing and research these will be made out of CAST ACRYLIC (aka Plexiglass, Lucite, Acrylite, Optix, Plexi). Lexan has issues with longevity and a few other negative aspects. Cast acrylic on the other hand is 17 times stronger then glass and half the weight. Because of how strong they are we can use a thin enough sheet to have a flush fit and be able to have it roll into the housing for a perfect seal. This isn't a piece of acrylic cut with straight edges and shaped. This is a REPLACEMENT LENS. Because of the formed shape of the lens the sealant does an amazing job of making a perfect seal. We will have a youtube video posted of us torture testing the lenses (since entertaining to watch) and compare how they handle abuse compared to the factory lens.
Overall i’m very pleased with how its all looking. This is just the beginning of lighting related products from the Sherlock Society. If all goes well 2009 will be the year of the Sherlock Society. With products specifically for VIP enthusiast as well Sherlock Sport catering to the sport side of japanese tuning. There will be a plethora of products for available for Lexus owners as well as universal items such as air fresheners and interior LED products. Stay tuned! - Sam
