Gray
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Silence isnt golden!!!
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Mar 28, 2011 20:35:57 GMT
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Been thinking about how to do the rear lights on the CF. the standards are horrible big clumsy affairs so need sorting. I thought about frenching them, then slotted frenching them but it has been done a million times before. Ive even taken to trawling through the classic section on ebay looking at rear light clusters but the only glimmer of inspiration so far was caddilac deville clusters which would certainly be different but I'm still kinda unsold, so, any ideas for a different approach? Have some custom rears for your troubles.....     |
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Mar 28, 2011 20:42:01 GMT
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Cadillac Sedan DeVille clusters FTW.
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2009 Jaguar X-Type
2010 Volvo C30
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Mar 28, 2011 20:54:38 GMT
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Not like this...   Not a CF but...its sooooo you! ;D  |
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Koos
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Gray
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Silence isnt golden!!!
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Mar 28, 2011 21:10:19 GMT
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I find those vans very strange, don't really understand that scene, I have come across a few of them and although I wouldnt own one they do intrigue me  I like these, its very nicely done and suits the van down to the ground but possibly wouldnt work on mine, plus they have been done   And this is nice and clean looking....  |
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Last Edit: Mar 28, 2011 21:11:05 GMT by Gray
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Mar 28, 2011 21:18:55 GMT
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what about fiat brava, the three slots either side sorry no pic but on my phone atm
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Mar 28, 2011 21:29:01 GMT
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Gray
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Silence isnt golden!!!
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Mar 28, 2011 21:34:40 GMT
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They could work, Ive been looking more classic and american because I never thought there were any moderns with unusual or different lights. I'm liking them alot ;D
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Mar 28, 2011 22:06:23 GMT
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a thing to note is the bottom ones are both dogs so could be lost and just the two used and if you are extremely lucky van aaken engineering made 300 sets of fully clear lamps but they NEVER appear on the bay!!
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Last Edit: Mar 28, 2011 23:05:10 GMT by thedonkey
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Mar 28, 2011 22:58:54 GMT
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Only saw this today but i think it might work on the back of you're van  Third break lights by the look of it, although you would need to do them vertically, or diagonally if you could get shorter units. |
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Mar 28, 2011 23:22:55 GMT
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 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Remember the days when sex was safe and motorsport was dangerous. Vintage bling always attracts pussy.  |
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It's possibly been done to death, but I'm fond of early Econoline rear lights:  Very clean. Hide the other lights in the windows, like on a TVR --Phil |
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I,m fitting Fiat Brava lights to my Morris Minor but as they are double curvature they are a right ****** to fit. I don't think they would fit to a CF at all easily.
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If I had two brains I,d still be a halfwit
1969 Morris Minor Traveller
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If it's a CF2 then yeah, those lights are pretty hideous. I'd be tempted to just go with some OEM lights from a Ford, Chevy or Dodge van of the same era. Shouldn't be too hard to fit either.  |
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1962 Datsun Bluebird Estate - 1971 Datsun 510 SSS - 1976 Datsun 710 SSS - 1981 Dodge van - 1985 Nissan Cherry Europe GTi - 1988 Nissan Prairie - 1990 Hyundai Pony Pickup - 1992 Mazda MX5
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If it's a CF2 then yeah, those lights are pretty hideous. I'd be tempted to just go with some OEM lights from a Ford, Chevy or Dodge van of the same era. Shouldn't be too hard to fit either. Id go for something like that |
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Mar 29, 2011 13:43:54 GMT
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How about... Citroen DS roofline lights  Citroen SM back panel  Ford Capri, rotate 90 degress to match curve of sides better.  Fiat X-19, mounted vertically rather than horizontally.  |
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EmDee
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Committer of Autrocities.
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Inspiration, rear lightsEmDee
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Mar 29, 2011 15:24:53 GMT
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Mar 29, 2011 16:34:12 GMT
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I've been thinking about this myself recently and I recon late 60's/early 70's american van lights are the way to go on a cf. That blue van above is just about perfect, plus you can probably get repro ones from the states too.
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Gray
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Silence isnt golden!!!
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Mar 29, 2011 18:08:23 GMT
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Some good stuff here, I'm liking the econoline and the capri lights alot, the oem lights would suit but I'm wanting quite a smooth clean look to the back which is different enough to be noticed but suble enough to blend in... does that make sense? I would like to stay away from large squarish sets as the standard ones are very large and very squarish! Although, in the back of my mind I keep coming back to these.....  |
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Mar 29, 2011 18:44:50 GMT
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 Love the 3rd brake light on the Bentley -  I had forgotten about Bluedots. I want a set.  |
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Mar 29, 2011 18:50:37 GMT
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59' caddy lights all the way, sunken aswell |
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