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UC Torana Hatch - lights conversion

Started by _ozstreetcar_dave_ , Apr 22 2006 10:25 AM

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#1 _ozstreetcar_dave_

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Posted 22 April 2006 - 10:25 AM

I am wondering if anyone has done headlight & taillight conversion for a UC hatch to LX front and rear. I am looking at doing this for 2 reasons, that the rear lights on a UC look terrible (although they have been frenched on this car, so they are less ugly) and for resale. It is worth me doing as it is a half chassied shell and I will be shooting pretty high in the quality stakes so being able to buy new parts from rare spares is a bonus.

I have heard the front end only requires a new radiator support panel to accept all LX panels.

Any ideas?

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#2 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 22 April 2006 - 11:31 AM

Also need inner guards, all of which need to be welded in.

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#3 rodomo

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Posted 23 April 2006 - 02:04 AM

Pull your tail lights apart and paint the reflector silver instead or orange and they will calm down to more like LH/LX tonings.
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#4 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 23 April 2006 - 12:28 PM

Is that legal?

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#5 _devilsadvocate_

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Posted 23 April 2006 - 12:56 PM

Pull your tail lights apart and paint the reflector silver instead or orange and they will calm down to more like LH/LX tonings.

Rodomo: Cant see the toning down effect from the photo(that car grows better looking each day), does it make a big difference.....does it stop them looking so bulbous?Just to clarify its silvered(matt silver) or chromed?
Legalities? if they are still orange and red, should be okay.....based on all the new variants with coloured bulbs clear lenses etc. Of is them some reg on the reflector surface for tail lamps?

Edited by devilsadvocate, 23 April 2006 - 12:57 PM.

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#6 rodomo

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Posted 25 April 2006 - 06:33 PM

It doesn't make a huge difference, mainly takes away the "beacon" effect. The paint I used was just "aluminium" colour spray pack I had laying around in the shed. With out digging all my R.W.C legalities I remember the basics are red for stop and park lamps and amber for indicatiors. I look at some of those newer clear lamps and wonder how they ever got past ADR's as if the sun is on them they are hard to see.

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#7 _superlowuc_

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Posted 27 April 2006 - 08:22 PM

hey this may not be your thing but I did a mod to my rear UC lights its in the growing stage right now but I will be making a stainless trim ring for each light or some like that.

also the paint was not done in this shot but I do not have any new pic's yet, any way food for thought

cheers antony

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#8 _devilsadvocate_

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Posted 27 April 2006 - 10:10 PM

Very interesting Superlow.
post some more pics...please....finished product etc.....where are those circular lamps from?

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#9 _Herne_

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Posted 27 April 2006 - 10:16 PM

More pics needed please, not enough to tell whether those round tail lights look better.

Cheers
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#10 J-Rod

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Posted 28 April 2006 - 01:01 PM

Very interesting Superlow.
post some more pics...please....finished product etc.....where are those circular lamps from?

They might not be what he has used.. but you can get some similar type lights from:

http://www.ledautolamps.com

These LED arrays are priced fairly well when compared to most other manufacturers