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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 12:47 PM
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Any body do this conversion?

this looks pretty cool in my opinion. i like the look of it being different and wondering how they did this. anyone know whos car this is if they are on this site? Thoughts and opinions on this headlight conversion?
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 12:52 PM
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looks mean to me...they had a catz eye converion for the 4th gen like that...looked cool in my book
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 01:03 PM
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haha, everyone has an opinion

I don't think the fit the body of a 3rd gen at all....not a big fan...
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 01:08 PM
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I'm kinda diggin' the hood but not the headlights.
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 01:21 PM
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LOL that hood has the look of a cheap taped on scoop which is probly what it is. I would mold that together and make it look one piece
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 02:26 PM
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You're right Orr, it does look exactly like what you said lol!
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 02:27 PM
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yeah, i tend to state the obvious LOL
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 02:49 PM
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doesn't fit the lines at all
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 03:00 PM
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 03:04 PM
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That is pwdbychevy's car, I was asking him about it a couple days ago. I think the headlight conversion looks sweet.
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 03:26 PM
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That's interesting. It looks like a Camaro with dilated pupils. That is, of course, assuming you think of the headlights as "eyes". Which is, now that I think about it, kinda strange.

I should hope those put out much better light, because the aesthetic value isn't exactly worth it.
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 03:41 PM
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i want to know what lights are those, i wanna do it...
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 03:47 PM
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IMO, those lights suck. They don't resemble the front end that defines a Camaro. Im not a stock ****, but those are just too far off. They look out of place. Just my
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 03:49 PM
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Originally posted by leeperryracing
I'm kinda diggin' the hood but not the headlights.
I'm goin' the other way on this one. That bolted on scoop is lame, but I kinda like the lights.
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 03:51 PM
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what if you did 3 of them in the row to tighten up that empty space? probly would light up a stadium. that be sweet LOL
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 03:54 PM
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here, this looks 10 times better!!
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 04:13 PM
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interesting.. it looks better with three.. but its still not filling in the space very well.. maybee a custom fabbed fiberglass piece to reshape the headlight buckets? so it looks like it was supposed to be like that
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 05:52 PM
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The car looks great, but the headlights look out of place, they dont take enough space I find.
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 07:41 PM
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maybe if the one on the outside corner were more of a half oval shape like:
_____
|......\
|.......)
|____/ (driver side)

and

.. _____
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(.........|
.\_____| (passenger side)


with the two rounded ones on the inside toward the center of the car.. then i might like it

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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 10:50 PM
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the only round thing on our cars, should be the wheels.
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 11:56 PM
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I like it.........But not shure I would do it......
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 12:54 AM
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Its illegal in my state but I think its cool. The only thing that looks off to me is the driving lights (since they are a different shape than the lights used for the conversion). I still dont get why people say it dosnt match with the lines of the car. I could understand if it was sticking out or something like the headlights on a bird, but Camaros have recessed lights. People probably dont even notice the contours of the stock recessed lights.

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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 12:55 AM
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How bout 4?
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 01:14 AM
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from the front, 2 dont look all that good

i also dont know why people say it dont fit the lines. thirdgens have curves too and can blend round things in well. especially lights. although the Jongbloed (sp?) hood is round and i dont like it. I think it is too rounded to go with top of the car.

I think they go good with the face of the car. gives it a whole new attitude. LOL

I would do 3 like this...
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 01:19 AM
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The 2 round lights are very cool, but the 3 lights looks dumb. Dude 6 headlights??
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 01:19 AM
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Originally posted by Orr89RocZ

I think they go good with the face of the car. gives it a whole new attitude. LOL
Yeah I agree. It gives it a new unique look. Kinda looks like a 3rd gen terminator lol
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 01:23 AM
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Dude 6 headlights??
why not? ultra bright!!! :lala:
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 07:51 AM
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doesn't fit the lines at all
Werd, round headlamps on a square car looks weird IMHO...
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 09:01 AM
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there are curves to our cars. old muscle cars were boxy yet had round headlamps so the styling fits. WRX is boxy and how big round lamps. LOL
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 11:02 AM
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the headlights look good but that hood and spoiler need to go
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 11:05 AM
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they look like those $40 dollar fog lights at autozone....
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 11:11 AM
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I like it with three lights in there, but it still needs something. I think clear headlight covers would finish it off better, as would a fiberglass housing around all three to make it look as if they came that way from the factory.
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 11:46 AM
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Almost...


I call this the insect
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 12:05 PM
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I call this the insect


Think Mazda6. Those headlights look pretty mean. And those foglights definitely look cheap.
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 12:07 PM
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the insect

LMAO

I like it with three lights in there, but it still needs something. I think clear headlight covers would finish it off better, as would a fiberglass housing around all three to make it look as if they came that way from the factory.
exactly, a enclosed housing would be sweet. sorta like the 300zx lights, but with an Angel eye twist to it. LOL
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 01:21 PM
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there are curves to our cars. old muscle cars were boxy yet had round headlamps so the styling fits. WRX is boxy and how big round lamps. LOL
True, but neither have little round headlamps in big square holes. Ew.
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 01:46 PM
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please dont.... imo all i have to say lol
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 02:40 PM
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looks to me to just be a couple peices of black plastic fastened over the headlights, similar to black outs, only a flush mounted version with round holes cut out , of course you want the plastic to be non- transparent unline the black outs, im prolly wrong about how they did this but that is what it looks like to me
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 02:47 PM
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looks to me to just be a couple peices of black plastic fastened over the headlights, similar to black outs, only a flush mounted version with round holes cut out , of course you want the plastic to be non- transparent unline the black outs, im prolly wrong about how they did this but that is what it looks like to me
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 06:05 PM
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As said, that's pwrdbychevy's car.

THe hood is a J.C. Whitney, not a "bolted on louver".

The lights are Pilot truck fog lights.

He also has a firebird spoiler on it, and a very cool looking rear shade. (NOT the 80's looking stock louvers)

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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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You guys are killing me! Well I'm happy TGO is back online. Here's the latest updates. I ripped off that stupid hood scoop and painted the hood hot rod grey until i get the SS hood. I'm making my own set of clear headlight covers and came up with a bracket system to keep them things from flying off. It'll make the headlights look a little better. here are the pics
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 01:06 AM
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nice car, i love the lights!
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 03:00 AM
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Something similar on a bird.
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 08:54 AM
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nice car, i love the lights!
Thanks. Some people like them and some don't. I'm debating whether to change it back to stock lighting or get those bimmer angel eye lights.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 04:55 PM
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Something similar on a bird.
Humm I don't think that looks right at all, kinda worried thats what gona happen when I try to had fogs to my non fog light 91-92 front end.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 05:03 PM
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Humm I don't think that looks right at all, kinda worried thats what gona happen when I try to had fogs to my non fog light 91-92 front end.
If you just use the stock foglights nothing would look out of place...

Those headlights will look alittle different when I add the low beam projectors and make a piece of trim to go around the actual lights.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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how bout some real light and not fogs.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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how bout some real light and not fogs.
Not sure what you mean exactly but mine aren't foglights.

Hella Custom Headlights. These are just the highs for now. I'm buying the low beam projectors next paycheck.
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 02:40 AM
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Originally posted by iansane
If you just use the stock foglights nothing would look out of place...

Those headlights will look alittle different when I add the low beam projectors and make a piece of trim to go around the actual lights.
Ya but I have the 91-92 formula style bumper with the fog light delete im worried Im not going to have room for the stock ones, I found a set once but one of the lenses was cracked so I did not buy them from the junk yard
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