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Title: lexan headlights combined with a non-dechromed body? Post by: wolfswest on January 21, 2008, 22:23:11 pm Hi guys,
I followed the topic of Lee and I'm a great fan of the lexan headlights. I see that most cars run a dechromed body but mine isn't... Should I do it? would the lexan headlights look nice on a "original body" with all the chrome on it? pictures maby? Dem Title: Re: lexan headlights combined with a non-dechromed body? Post by: Black Sheep on January 22, 2008, 00:04:48 am Lexan lights look super cool , BUT , as far as I understand it they were used to save weight on your race car\cal bug as glass is unnecessary baggage . So putting them on a car that could still lose a bit of weight buy loosing any unnecessary trim may look a little wrong .
Just my 2 cents Title: Re: lexan headlights combined with a non-dechromed body? Post by: Lee.C on January 22, 2008, 00:29:27 am Hi guys, I followed the topic of Lee and I'm a great fan of the lexan headlights. I see that most cars run a dechromed body but mine isn't... Should I do it? would the lexan headlights look nice on a "original body" with all the chrome on it? pictures maby? Dem I have seen a couple of "trimmed" cars with Lexan covers - there was a really nice 60's Turkis bug with them in volksworld a couple of years back, he had black lexan covers and this worked really well with the light coloured body work - just my 2 cents :) Title: Re: lexan headlights combined with a non-dechromed body? Post by: wolfswest on January 22, 2008, 09:04:40 am I can follow 49-rag his thoughts, that's why I can't make up my mind.... My car has T-bars, the stance and fuchs wheels and the colour is light green, so it could work... I think. :-\
Title: Re: lexan headlights combined with a non-dechromed body? Post by: Bryan67 on January 23, 2008, 04:09:23 am Daniel Hood did that on his 61 ragtop. Except they were glass not plastic. Abd clear too. It looked just fine.
Title: Re: lexan headlights combined with a non-dechromed body? Post by: wolfswest on January 23, 2008, 09:08:22 am maybe I could try to make them in glass, should look good I think... just clear ones, not smoked or green or yellow... the smoked versions is realy agressive / race, so that is maybe "to much" for a trimmed car...
Title: Re: lexan headlights combined with a non-dechromed body? Post by: tikimadness on January 23, 2008, 21:01:37 pm I'm just wondering who is selling lexan covers?
michael Title: Re: lexan headlights combined with a non-dechromed body? Post by: Bryan67 on January 24, 2008, 05:46:55 am Nobody makes them for sale but would not be hard to make or have made. I like glass way more then plastic though.
Title: Re: lexan headlights combined with a non-dechromed body? Post by: Shubee2 (DSK) on January 24, 2008, 05:59:01 am bad part about glass is they are only 1/4 inch thick on rock and its over and it can take out your h 4 headlights to thats why they use Lexan it wont break like glass or plexiglass
Title: Re: lexan headlights combined with a non-dechromed body? Post by: Bryan67 on January 25, 2008, 05:27:43 am True, but a rock hit would probably damage plastic too. I never had trouble with glass. Plus if you use tinted plastic it will turn purple after awhile.
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