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post Jun 22, 2006 - 7:43 PM
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I was wondering if anybody has attempted to get a company to make us projecter headlights? There is alot of interest in these and there seems to be quite a few companies that do this. If they were sold cheaper than JDM I would get some. Has any body ever tried?
 
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post Jun 27, 2006 - 2:06 PM
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Okay, I just sent a few emails to ask if they were interested. I emailed Maxzone, Anzo, TYC, and a few other places. Lets see what they say. Here's the email I sent them:

Dear ____________,
My name is Anh-Tuan Tran, I am a member of a 6th generation Celica forum known as www.6gc.net. I am writing to you guys because I am trying to find a manufacturer that can produce projector headlamp sets for the 1994-1999 (6th generation) Celicas. The 6th generation Celica comes with 4 headlamps, and there are currently no aftermarket company that produces aftermarket headlamps for these cars. Toyota, however; does make a JDM set of projector headlamps for the low beams and diamond clear headlamps for the high beams. They are very expensive, costing over $800 for the set. They take forever to get and not always easy to come by.
The main complaint with all 6th gen Celica owners is that their stock headlamps are ugly because the lamps are not clear and have ridges on the inside for “better light reflection.” All Celica owners hate the way it looks. Almost everyone who owns a 6th gen Celica have tried looking for cheaper alternatives to a better looking headlamp set that doesn’t cost them over $800. Most have fail, and those who succeeded end up spending over $800 to achieve better looking headlamps.
The main reason that I am writing to you guys is to ask if you have the capability of producing headlamps for the 6th gen Celicas. The design exist already, everybody loves the way the JDM Toyota headlamps look and consider it to be one of the best looking modifications to their car. You can take this design and make your own version out of it.
If you guys have the capability to produce these headlamps, let me know what all you need me to do in order to help you guys produce them. I can provide you with a lot of buyers, just let me know the minimum you need, and I’ll get that many.
Also, please let me know if you guys can produce them much cheaper than the JDM headlamps and give me an estimate of how much they will cost. I am thinking a price range of $300- $450 for all 4 headlamps will be reasonable for both the seller and buyer. You can sell the low beam and high beam headlamp sets separately too for around $250 each. There are a lot of Celica owners, I can guarantee 100% that you will make profit from producing these.
I can write up a formal proposal if you need or get you a list of names to prove to you guys that there are plenty of interests in having these made. The interest is worldwide, pretty much every Celica owner in the world wants them. If you can pitch this idea to whoever is in charge at _________, that would be most helpful. Thank you very much for your time.

Regards,
Anh-Tuan Tran


PS: here are some pictures for reference.
Stock Celica headlamps:
http://i2.ebayimg.com/02/i/07/64/dc/bd_1.JPG
http://web.comhem.se/~u31449127/images/Toy...d_framifran.jpg

JDM Projector Celica headlamps:
http://www.toyotaworld.com/accessories/cel...projector_2.jpg
http://www.toyotaworld.com/accessories/cel...ojector_3sm.jpg
http://www.toyotaworld.com/accessories/cel...projector_1.jpg


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- 94st_santos   Aftermarket Headlight   Jun 22, 2006 - 7:43 PM
- - snapshotgt   no, I don't think so...but give it a shot...   Jun 22, 2006 - 8:09 PM
- - brianforster   thats the only downside to our cars, even stock he...   Jun 22, 2006 - 8:14 PM
- - 94st_santos   QUOTEno, I don't think so...but give it a shot...   Jun 22, 2006 - 9:02 PM
- - JFrost9   This seems like a pretty interesting idea, the onl...   Jun 24, 2006 - 2:01 AM
- - Akimbo   It'll end up just as expensive as regular JDM...   Jun 24, 2006 - 4:26 AM
- - TheStreetzKing   i think its the fact we have 2 lows and 2 highs, a...   Jun 24, 2006 - 8:18 AM
- - 94st_santos   I thought it would be a better alternative than to...   Jun 24, 2006 - 1:10 PM
- - dustin15brown   QUOTE(Akimbo @ Jun 24, 2006 - 5:26 A...   Jun 24, 2006 - 4:35 PM
- - 94st_santos   QUOTEthis is the money shot..... I did custom proj...   Jun 24, 2006 - 7:13 PM
- - Silver94CelicaOwner   The only way to curb the expenses of making all fo...   Jun 25, 2006 - 10:44 AM
- - elvasoshexai   on another forum we had a group buy once from a co...   Jun 25, 2006 - 12:46 PM
- - CelicaSTX02   If you buy a set of all 4 JDM projectors, take it ...   Jun 27, 2006 - 11:40 AM
- - snapshotgt   SOMEONE TRY THIS OUT! ~snap   Jun 27, 2006 - 1:00 PM
- - CelicaSTX02   Okay, I just sent a few emails to ask if they were...   Jun 27, 2006 - 2:06 PM
- - WH95TE   That actually sounds very good CelicaSTX02. What d...   Jun 28, 2006 - 10:09 PM
|- - CelicaSTX02   QUOTE(WH95TE @ Jun 28, 2006 - 8:09 P...   Jun 29, 2006 - 9:56 AM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(CelicaSTX02 @ Jun 29, 2006 - 9...   Jul 18, 2006 - 12:35 AM
- - 94st_santos   QUOTEWell, Depo forwarded it to their Research Dev...   Jul 4, 2006 - 5:46 PM
- - Zimluura   the legallity (dot approval) is the main thing kee...   Jul 4, 2006 - 6:41 PM
- - Culpable04   ^^ well, that's something hard to do and if a ...   Jul 4, 2006 - 9:35 PM
- - dustin15brown   QUOTE(Zimluura @ Jul 4, 2006 - 7:41 ...   Jul 4, 2006 - 11:15 PM
- - Culpable04   ^^ true unless the cop is a celica lover and knows...   Jul 5, 2006 - 11:19 AM
- - snapshotgt   It would OEM, no one but us would know. ~snap   Jul 5, 2006 - 12:12 PM
- - illneversellmycelli   yes def an update cuz in two weeks i'm buying ...   Jul 26, 2006 - 6:32 PM
- - illneversellmycelli   yes def an update cuz in two weeks i'm buying ...   Jul 26, 2006 - 7:41 PM
- - illneversellmycelli   no updates???   Jul 30, 2006 - 8:35 PM
- - chacha   what did happen to this...i was looking forward to...   Jul 30, 2006 - 10:57 PM
- - 94st_santos   Well I sent an email to In Pro Car Wear, and got a...   Jul 31, 2006 - 8:08 PM
- - xquickwitx   this thread dropped off for better part of a month...   Aug 24, 2006 - 4:18 PM
- - j0e_p3t   yeah, wasn't really expecting much. good thing...   Aug 24, 2006 - 4:23 PM
- - Nibbe   Im ordering mine from england and all 4jdm's a...   Aug 25, 2006 - 12:03 AM
- - snakeloa   Ok please don't blame me for the size or the q...   Aug 27, 2006 - 2:51 AM
- - Shocker   those three letters probably say GTO which is a he...   Aug 27, 2006 - 2:55 AM
|- - bloodrain   QUOTE(Shocker @ Aug 27, 2006 - 3:55 ...   Aug 29, 2006 - 8:00 PM
- - snapshotgt   Haha, i guess nothing happened with this? Any rep...   Feb 22, 2007 - 2:04 PM
- - Sh0gunkid8721   DOT means nothing...at least not in NJ or at the R...   Feb 22, 2007 - 3:47 PM
- - undasighted   If you're getting a sign up list together of p...   Mar 1, 2007 - 1:04 PM
- - Punisher   I'm working on a set now.. clear lows with acu...   Mar 2, 2007 - 11:16 PM
- - chacha   update on with some pics at least of the progress....   Mar 3, 2007 - 5:04 PM
- - dagreat1   i paid toyota world almost 200 for 2 standard high...   Mar 3, 2007 - 8:01 PM
- - Punisher   I'll put up a teaser soon.. There are a lot of...   Mar 3, 2007 - 11:19 PM
|- - JesterDC   QUOTE(Punisher @ Mar 4, 2007 - 12:19...   Mar 10, 2007 - 12:33 AM
- - OOBE   Put me up for a set when you get them right.   Mar 3, 2007 - 11:30 PM
- - dagreat1   i'll also be down for one   Mar 6, 2007 - 12:16 AM
- - jason   me too! count me in   Mar 6, 2007 - 1:10 AM
- - Celica power   i'll also be down for one   Mar 6, 2007 - 1:26 AM
- - chacha   QUOTE(Punisher @ Mar 3, 2007 - 11:19...   Mar 9, 2007 - 2:26 AM
|- - 2slow2nervous   im in let me kno   Mar 9, 2007 - 2:07 PM
- - Punisher   It is worthless.. but I have school.. a gf.. and o...   Mar 10, 2007 - 3:18 AM
|- - JesterDC   QUOTE(Punisher @ Mar 10, 2007 - 4:18...   Mar 10, 2007 - 3:26 PM
- - Punisher   just wanted to give you guys an update.. I have ev...   Mar 28, 2007 - 4:14 PM
- - GTS13   Awesome, depending on the finished product you can...   Mar 29, 2007 - 4:08 PM


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