Update on Clear Corners for '94-'95 Celis, sigh... Options

[Coomer]

Ok guys and gals,
Some of you probably remember how I said I was going to email some companies and ask if they'd make some clear corners for our cars. On February 17, 2003, I sent this message to OBX, APC, and ProCarParts(This is the one to OBX, the others were identical except the company names were changed.):

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Dear OBX, My name is Christian Coomer. I am a seventeen-year-old car enthusiast who drives a 1994 Toyota Celica. I also am the developer and owner of a website that is dedicated to Toyota Celicas from 1994 to 1999, which is the sixth generation Toyota Celica. My website is available at http://www.6gc.net, and is named 6G Celicas. The website contains message forums, a parts database, how-to articles, an information database, a members' rides section, a history of the sixth generation Celica, and much more. As I compose this message, 6G Celicas currently has 953 registered members and 12,764 forum posts, and these numbers rise every day. Since the site's introduction on August 29, 2002, I have had the opportunity to speak with numerous Celica enthusiasts much like myself, and a few part manufacturers, and I have learned a lot about what the sixth generation Celica community desires for their cars. As you may know, the front turn signals on the 1994 and 1995 Toyota Celicas are different than those on the 1996 through 1999 Celicas. The 1996 and up front turn signals can easily be modified to be turned into clear corners, or if enthusiasts wish to do so, aftermarket clear corners are available for purchase for these newer Celicas. I have talked to many people who own a 1994 or 1995 Toyota Celica, and the majority of those that I've gotten in touch with strongly desire clear front turn signals for their car. Some people, myself included, have made our own clear front turn signals, but it is a tough process to undergo, and they never turn out as good as professionally manufactured clear corners. In all of the cases that I have seen, a person looking at the clear corners can definitely tell that they are home-made. This is where your company could come in. I, along with many other Celica enthusiasts, would love to have professionally made clear corners for our cars. If OBX Racing Sports made clear front turn signal lights for our cars, I would guess that you would generate a profit. I realize that it must be a lot of work to begin manufacturing clear corners for a specific vehicle, but I would imagine that your company would be able to sell lots of these lights. Not only are there already many enthusiasts with the desire to buy clear turn signals for our 1994 and 1995 Celicas, but as the cars get older and the selling prices go down, the sixth generation Celica is becoming more and more popular among young people, who are the most likely to want to buy clear corners and other aftermarket modifications for their vehicle. I believe that the market for these lights is large, and is only going to get bigger within the next couple years. I would be willing to send in my stock amber turn signals for research and development purposes, and I, along with the rest of the sixth generation Celica community, would greatly appreciate it if you would at least consider this proposal for clear front turn signals for the 1994 and 1995 Toyota Celicas. Thank you very much for your time. Sincerely, Christian Coomer 6G Celicas Administrator webmaster@6gc.net

That was nearly a month ago, and I have yet to recieve a single informative reply or even an email acknowledging that they recieved my emails. So this proposal does not look promising with those companies.

Does anyone have any thoughts on additional companies I should contact? Or does anyone have any ideas on how we could get some professionally-made clear corners for our cars?

[ghostdog]

Thanks for the effort Coomer. But realistically I think we both knew it wasn't going to work out. Most of these companies don't care about cars with relatively small aftermarket followings like our cars. They would much rather create a new type of altezza lights for civics than have to take measurements from a donor car etc etc etc.