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As the title says guys - Cal Look Headlamps - whats your views  upright or sloping painted rims or chrome US Spec or Euros 911/356 lenses Pictures would be good - so come on guys let me know what you like  |
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Shubee2 (DSK)
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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2008, 02:37:03 am » |
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Heres Mine for my 58 RagTop but will have Vintage Cibie Z Beam H4's
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58 Ragtop Old School Cal Look
66 Cal Look Drag Car
67 Resto Cal Look
67 Chevy II Nova L79
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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2008, 02:46:56 am » |
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NO Rossi's!!!
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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2008, 03:19:34 am » |
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Chrome rims and standard lenses.
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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2008, 03:19:45 am » |
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For a '66, sloped lenses. Uprights would look out of place.
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« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2008, 04:04:12 am » |
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I say either 67 uprights or early with flat glass lenses (Clear or smoked).
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Lee.C
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« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2008, 16:11:31 pm » |
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Hmmmm interesting guys - but what about "Lexan" lenses or even indicators in the bowls |
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« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2008, 17:21:32 pm » |
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lee i've got a pair of smoked perspex lenses you can have, if you want? so you can see what they look like?
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« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2008, 17:30:39 pm » |
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heres a set of flat Lens
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58 Ragtop Old School Cal Look
66 Cal Look Drag Car
67 Resto Cal Look
67 Chevy II Nova L79
02 Camaro Vert!
04 Corvette Vert!
04 Colorado Pickup
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« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2008, 18:01:20 pm » |
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i really like the smoked plexiglass look, i've made a set for my car in light brown, the same as my windows, but i dont have any pics on my PC.
it's a quick job to change them and the give the car a really different attitude,
as for the uprights.....if the car is dechromed then i'd colour code them every time!
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« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2008, 20:17:22 pm » |
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Keep it simple, use whatever was factory fitted to the car, year/model/finish correct.
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Rick Meredith
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« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2008, 20:18:32 pm » |
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« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2008, 21:45:55 pm » |
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I painted my headlight buckets black. It might not work on a dark car, but I like the look of it on my car.
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« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2008, 00:30:56 am » |
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I painted my headlight buckets black. It might not work on a dark car, but I like the look of it on my car.
I like that effect on a '66 or earlier, dark, light, whatever color. Personally, I like the look of a flat, tinted lense too on early cars. I don't like the look of Porsche lenses with the flat top. On '67 and up, I like US spec-style, preferably an H4 assembly of some sort...Bosch, Marchal, Hella... as far as rim goes, chrome on cars with moldings and bumpers, match painted on shaved rides. |
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« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2008, 00:59:33 am » |
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I tend to like more rare unusual Headlights myself. |
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Lee.C
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« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2008, 01:13:36 am » |
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Hmmmm very interesting Rich  Now seeing as I have a 66 let see some more pic's of slopping Lexan covers Although I REALLY like this style |
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« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2008, 10:11:40 am » |
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Marchal Amplilux, it doesn't get more exotic than that (well, maybe Carellos JOD 170 if you can find them!)
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« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2008, 10:36:47 am » |
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On the '70 I'm going for body colour but on the '51 I think I'm going for US-spec like Mike Mahaffey's split posted above with the chrome rims. I'm undecided on Lexan covers - Rich Selecta had them on his Porsche Iris blue 'looker and they looked superb, but I'm not so sure on some of the Japanese ones. How about blacked out rims and handles - Martin Boom Boom has it on his gold '65 and it really works. |
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« Reply #18 on: January 24, 2008, 00:48:14 am » |
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I like stock headlight assemblies with glass lenses, which have a bubble look to them. This flows with the fender and hood lines. I like shaved turn signals and using the parking light as a turn signal should be a simple job.
It all really depends on the car.
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