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Started by _ucongas_ , Jun 15 2008 09:23 PM

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#176 _threeblindmice_

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Posted 26 September 2008 - 09:13 AM

The best UC taillights ,and my favorite UC of all time !!!
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#177 MRLXSS

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Posted 26 September 2008 - 09:29 AM

Pity that its a photoshop TBM...

This is how the car really looks.
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I saw this car at Tfest, and really liked what they did with the lights
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#178 orangeLJ

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Posted 26 September 2008 - 10:36 AM

Peugot lights look like they would fit ok.

guy at work drives an older model pug, will grab some photos of the lights if I get a chance.

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#179 _threeblindmice_

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Posted 26 September 2008 - 10:55 AM

It is a pity , it looks great.

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#180 _DomDom_

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 10:12 PM

Maybe the lights are just to wide. I've narrowed the lights and shortened them slightly.

What do you think?

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#181 _lxefi304_

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 10:17 PM

i think its the fact they stick out so far and are quite long.they look much better tinted with the black outs and trim.

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#182 _DomDom_

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 10:19 PM

OR this?

They don't look so bad with negative space either side of the number plate and the light chop would be dead easy? Even something like a VH light with louvre shape.

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#183 _Big T_

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 10:31 PM

Maybe the lights are just to wide. I've narrowed the lights and shortened them slightly.

What do you think?

I think the owner of that car should hurry up and paint the front of the effing POS !! Oh, and he should stop posting lame arse burnout videos on youtube

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#184 _DomDom_

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Posted 07 February 2010 - 11:28 AM

A couple of more tries.

I really like the look of downsized UC lights. Or perhaps something similar in LED.

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Thinner

UC Torana hatchback rear lights thin.jpg 48.8K 78 downloads

What about the round ones. Mmmmm Donuts.

UC Torana hatchback rear lights led.png 209.7K 61 downloads

Well That's my effort for today.

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#185 Heath

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Posted 07 February 2010 - 11:33 AM

The round ones just look like a 240k rip off, but not a nice one :( I don't think round tail lights suit any Torana

The 'smaller' ones could be very cool, but it isn't exactly a simple thing to just 'shrink' the lights lol

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#186 _DomDom_

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Posted 07 February 2010 - 11:44 AM

The round ones just look like a 240k rip off, but not a nice one :( I don't think round tail lights suit any Torana

The 'smaller' ones could be very cool, but it isn't exactly a simple thing to just 'shrink' the lights lol

I like the round ones but they would need to be dark and only light up when used.

The small narrow ones are my favourite though and you are completely right when you say it's no easy task to just shrink them.

Maybe square LED's?

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#187 Heath

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Posted 07 February 2010 - 11:50 AM

I think mucking around with LED setups is definitely the way to go for a high caliber car.

And I hear ya on the round lights, that's a fair point!

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#188 MRLXSS

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Posted 15 February 2010 - 08:07 PM

Everytime i look at the eleanor mustang, I think the rear lights look very similar to a UC hatch.

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Why can't similar illusion tricks be used on the rear of a UC?

Paint the rear bumper the body colour of the car, make the lights all one colour and maybe intigrate a spoiler somehow? Maybe fibreglass it flush.

Maybe relocate the numberplate as well? Can anyone else see the similarities?

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#189 Heath

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Posted 15 February 2010 - 09:44 PM

The body shape is pretty damn different around there though! Ignoring a lot of obvious other factors, the fact that the sides don't curve around on the Stang makes a big difference!

And oh my god that Eleanor would be sexy if they didn't f*ck it with the nigger wheels.

EDIT: Here is one how it's supposed to look for reference sake.
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#190 _@milco@_

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Posted 15 February 2010 - 10:32 PM

damn i love that color combo, i really like the one in street machine years ago.......... i really need to build a torana with that color combo one day...

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#191 MRLXSS

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Posted 16 February 2010 - 07:25 AM

The body shape is pretty damn different around there though! Ignoring a lot of obvious other factors, the fact that the sides don't curve around on the Stang makes a big difference!

And oh my god that Eleanor would be sexy if they didn't f*ck it with the nigger wheels.

EDIT: Here is one how it's supposed to look for reference sake.

Yeah, I get they are different, but you can also see the similarities.

Anyone got a pic of a UC hatch + Rear Spoiler? I just wanna see if whats in my head is similar to reality.

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#192 Heath

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Posted 16 February 2010 - 12:33 PM

This car has since been converted to have LX ends on it now I believe. I think the spoiler looks okay. I've seen one with a sedan spoiler and it didn't look as good.

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Posted 16 February 2010 - 12:39 PM

Yeah, i reckon i can do something with that..

I'll try to when i get a chance.

Colour coded bumper, one colour lights (maybe try then a touch thinner), maybe relocate the numberplate, and maybe incorporate some GT stripes...

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#194 Heath

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Posted 16 February 2010 - 02:04 PM

Sure, resize the lights for interest's sake, but do as much you can with the original sized ones for people to see, because as stated above, you can't just "shink" the lights down. Anything that looks good and is feasible (like painting things, doing small body modifications etc), is what we really want to see!

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#195 MRLXSS

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Posted 16 February 2010 - 02:23 PM

Wish i was loaded with cash...

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I'd love to just try and see if it was at all possible! LOL!

This brings me to another question. i wonder if fibreglassing a lip to the lights would help them look more recessed. This is the frame that holds the Shelby Lights

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Also, i wonder how different the sizes are? Could that panel fit to a torana? would it make it look 'too mustang'?

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#196 Heath

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Posted 16 February 2010 - 03:13 PM

I would suggest it's a bit wide, but if you were a handy sheety, it wouldn't be too hard to put it in!

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Posted 16 February 2010 - 03:17 PM

Where's dirtbag? LOL!

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#198 _niterida_

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Posted 16 February 2010 - 04:15 PM

Easy fix - LED Trailer lights :

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But seriously I have been giving this a bit of thought and I have come to the following conclusions :

1. Existing lights are just too big and aren't moulded into the body work.

2. Lights do not need to wrap around the side.

3. Round lights look like crap.

4. Finding suitable replacements is gonna be pretty hard.

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#199 _niterida_

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Posted 16 February 2010 - 04:25 PM

Here are some from a mid 70's car that I can't name - possibly driven by a couple of guys named Goss and Moffat ......

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#200 _niterida_

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Posted 16 February 2010 - 04:37 PM

Back on the Holden theme - some VK Calais lights. These I think would be my preferred option (or VL Calais) although they will require a bit of metal work to make them fit.

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