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Flush Mount Headlights by CrazyDragn
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May 12th, 2010
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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12:54 PM
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currie68 Member Posts: 335 From: oregon city,oregon,usa Registered: Jul 2008
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Are those fog lights you plan on installing
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06:28 PM
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starlightcoupe Member Posts: 1767 From: Third World Country, OR Registered: Oct 2009
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Looks good. Do you have a photo of the finished install? Is it finished and functional?
I like the way you mocked up the mount and it looks sturdy.
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06:33 PM
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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Yeah its sturdy. I used galvanized steel. The mock up is made from one piece of metal. Painted it and installed.
I am installing projector headlights. They give you the option of having them ran as fog lights with attachments however, they are H3 bulbs in HID projectors. They can be ran normal or under HID kits. I planon running them normal unti I get my HID kit if possible.
I do not have it complete as of yet becaue I'm waiting on the projectors to come in. I'll keep posting on here and at the TN fiero website but you'lle have to goto the TN site for the pics.
Thanks for the comments, Jason.
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09:06 PM
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May 13th, 2010
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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revin Member Posts: 8684 From: Pville, TX Registered: Aug 2001
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looks like an updated version of "Tom's headlights."
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11:41 AM
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awestfield Member Posts: 176 From: murfreesboro, tn Registered: Mar 2010
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here are mine that are quite similar to the design you are doing
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11:58 AM
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fierofury Member Posts: 298 From: Cincinnati, OH Registered: Sep 2007
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| quote | Originally posted by awestfield:
here are mine that are quite similar to the design you are doing
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I like those.
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12:04 PM
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awestfield Member Posts: 176 From: murfreesboro, tn Registered: Mar 2010
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| quote | Originally posted by fierofury:
I like those. |
| Thanks i have to give credit to Arns85GT on the forum for the mounting template but after that i put my own spin to it... this is my thread where there are more pics https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/080294.html
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12:09 PM
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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Yep, that is very similar to what I have in mind, however, I 'm going to go a step further and place a covering over the top of the light to make them look molded in.  We'll see how it goes, again i will keep posting at the site above at the tN forums [This message has been edited by CrazyDragn (edited 05-13-2010).]
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05:51 PM
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awestfield Member Posts: 176 From: murfreesboro, tn Registered: Mar 2010
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| quote | Originally posted by CrazyDragn:
Yep, that is very similar to what I have in mind, however, I 'm going to go a step further and place a covering over the top of the light to make them look molded in. We'll see how it goes, again i will keep posting at the site above at the tN forums |
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yea those are next they will be mounted in on the bucket..... the bucket design is no quite what i want yet the actual lights are mount the the car not the hood [This message has been edited by awestfield (edited 05-13-2010).]
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06:00 PM
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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I plan on cooking some clear plastic and then placing it over the lights on the flush mount and spraying them on the under side to keep a clear glossy look. then I will cut out the area of the lens with a Dremel and then start ooking at my other options too.
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06:37 PM
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awestfield Member Posts: 176 From: murfreesboro, tn Registered: Mar 2010
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i advise not using a dremel as when i tried it was hard to control and get a some what resemblance of a straight line. I used a fine tooth blade with a variable speed blade, slow through the straight edges and fast through the corners ( better control when it's faster but gets really hot and will melt the plastic if your not careful) on the 1/2 in Plexiglas glass i used.
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06:48 PM
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Jake_Dragon Member Posts: 32977 From: USA Registered: Jan 2001
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Nice I have projectors in my flipper hood. I think they are as bright or brighter than stock, 1/4 lexan covers are pretty thick when your shining a light through them at an angle.
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07:31 PM
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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| quote | Originally posted by awestfield:
i advise not using a dremel as when i tried it was hard to control and get a some what resemblance of a straight line. I used a fine tooth blade with a variable speed blade, slow through the straight edges and fast through the corners ( better control when it's faster but gets really hot and will melt the plastic if your not careful) on the 1/2 in Plexiglas glass i used. |
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Thanks I'll keep that in mind [This message has been edited by CrazyDragn (edited 05-13-2010).]
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10:32 PM
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May 14th, 2010
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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anyone have a full lighting diagram on the headlights with amber signal?
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11:34 AM
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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Bump....
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03:51 PM
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Jake_Dragon Member Posts: 32977 From: USA Registered: Jan 2001
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What diagram? The stock wire diagram?
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03:53 PM
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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Any diagram. If halo's were attached so that they would comeon during park lights only, could one keep them from blinking?
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08:21 PM
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May 15th, 2010
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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Bump
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07:20 AM
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PS40 Member Posts: 46 From: Grenada,MS Registered: Apr 2010
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how much would you charge for the metal housings that u had to make mines an 87 gt should just drop rite in  im deff interested in that ------------------ All ways on my IPHONE!!!!!!
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10:48 AM
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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Not sure yet, I'm still messin around with it. I am making it out of one piece of metal though. If peoplewant to strt making price suggestion, I'm open.
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03:19 PM
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awestfield Member Posts: 176 From: murfreesboro, tn Registered: Mar 2010
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| quote | Originally posted by CrazyDragn:
Any diagram. If halo's were attached so that they would comeon during park lights only, could one keep them from blinking? |
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Thats the problem that i was having so i wired it so that when the normal lights came on then the halos where on and then when i switch to brights all four headlights came on it works nicely and lights up the road very nice 
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04:07 PM
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PS40 Member Posts: 46 From: Grenada,MS Registered: Apr 2010
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Idk 75.00 all I need is the metal pieces I'll add my own lighting
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04:13 PM
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fierofury Member Posts: 298 From: Cincinnati, OH Registered: Sep 2007
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| quote | Originally posted by awestfield:
Thats the problem that i was having so i wired it so that when the normal lights came on then the halos where on and then when i switch to brights all four headlights came on it works nicely and lights up the road very nice

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Those are the nicest headlights that I have seen on the forum. I don't like some of the other ones but yours look really nice. If someone starts selling headlights like those for a reasonable price, you can count me in for a set.
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08:41 PM
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PS40 Member Posts: 46 From: Grenada,MS Registered: Apr 2010
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oh and the clear lens on top almost forgot that lol,i know the price went up with those but i cant even draw a straight line,let alone cut one, ------------------ http://wicked6.wordpress.com
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09:48 PM
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May 16th, 2010
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rogergarrison Member Posts: 49601 From: A Western Caribbean Island/ Columbus, Ohio Registered: Apr 99
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You dont have to cut a perfect straight line, Get as close as you can, make sure you stay outside your line. Use a piece of 80 sandpaper on a wooden block and sand the edges straight. After its straight, use finer and finer sandpaper to smooth it out, then some rubbing compound will finish it to perfection. Sand with the edge, not across it.
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01:44 PM
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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Or do what I do. Cut a little extra out on the edge and them foldit to a straight line......soooo much more easier.
IDK on the price yet or even if I'm going to manufacture them. I can work with a couple of people but there are so many people on here that I would not be able to take orders per I am the only person working on them.
So, making them for one or two people right now would be ok and ideal but 50 to 100 = yikes.
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04:10 PM
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PS40 Member Posts: 46 From: Grenada,MS Registered: Apr 2010
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It's cool but I deff would buy the metal piece. I have a friend that works at a glass shop so the lens be no biggie ------------------ http://wicked6.wordpress.com
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04:25 PM
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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Got the headlights/projectors in, now to work on the placement of the bulbs. Not sure if I want both to be round. I might get an oval light to throw in just to see what that would look like. Plus, Im going to find a way to get the halo's to turn on with the park lights and not blink when the turn signals on.......
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04:57 PM
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jaybeezi Member Posts: 428 From: Santa Rosa, Ca Registered: Mar 2009
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Careful, I don't know what the laws are like there, but I made some lights like that about 11 years ago & they were plenty bright. But I pulled up to a stoplight a couple cars back and there was a cop in the right lane a car ahead of me, he just sat there and stared at my headlights.. Light turned green, he sat and waited to get behind me to pull me over. Said they weren't bright enough, weren't DOT legal, would possibly blind oncoming drivers if they were aimed incorrectly, etc, etc... Gave me a ticket for it (along with a ticket for a FTA, I was 17..) & I had to put the stock headlights back in. [This message has been edited by jaybeezi (edited 05-16-2010).]
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05:17 PM
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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Here is what Im looking at doind also adding in the fact that im going to try and cover them with something like the picture above with the carbon fiber, but here is the look Im trying for:
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May 17th, 2010
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PS40 Member Posts: 46 From: Grenada,MS Registered: Apr 2010
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rogergarrison Member Posts: 49601 From: A Western Caribbean Island/ Columbus, Ohio Registered: Apr 99
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Any non OEM lighting is illegal here in ohio. If it didnt come from the factory, you COULD get ticketed. Ive had a lot of cars with 'illegal' headlites. Trick is to MAKE SURE theyre aimed correctly. It wont attract a cop that way and unless your state has inspections, they will never know. As far as being 'too dim', check out some new cars after theyre about 10 years old. Plastic lenses turn yellow. Lincoln Mark series cars had headlites so poor, they were no brighter than parking lites...yet theyre perfectly legal.
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05:00 PM
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May 18th, 2010
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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OK, Got the first set of projectors in today and aimed them perfectly!!!   After i had them aimed up and lined up, i turned them on at night and drove around ----- WOW ------ ABSOLUTLEY AMAZING -------   Now onto getting the second pair in with halos and then to put a masking on it before the lexan cover. Very similar to the carbon fiber layout a few pages back. [This message has been edited by CrazyDragn (edited 05-18-2010).]
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May 19th, 2010
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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Bump
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05:08 PM
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May 20th, 2010
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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Bumpity, will have more soon
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09:44 PM
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May 21st, 2010
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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| quote | Originally posted by PS40:
Idk 75.00 all I need is the metal pieces I'll add my own lighting |
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are you still interested in the casing. If so, i think 50.00 Shipped should do i just for the metal housing.
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11:18 PM
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May 23rd, 2010
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PS40 Member Posts: 46 From: Grenada,MS Registered: Apr 2010
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 will work for me,u accept paypal just wandering where u get ur projector lights from,what year car did u use an make ------------------ http://wicked6.wordpress.com[This message has been edited by PS40 (edited 05-23-2010).]
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11:47 AM
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CrazyDragn Member Posts: 1400 From: Kingsport, TN 37663 Registered: Aug 2009
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| quote | Originally posted by PS40:
will work for me,u accept paypal just wandering where u get ur projector lights from,what year car did u use an make
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I have an 87sport, I use Mookee MK1projectors HID with H3 bulbs. my paypal is: waltersla@msha.com I am now starting to fiberglass the lights: Better pictures can be seen on page two.........>    [This message has been edited by CrazyDragn (edited 05-25-2010).]
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