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Headlight mods
Alright, I'm guessing this either won't work, doesn't fit the look and style of the SVX, or is just way too much work to be worth it. Or all of the above.
I got this idea from looking at Paul's model that he's been working on. What about putting individual headlights in the SVX, reminiscent of early-mid 90's Cutlass supreme and Grand Prix couples with the individual glass lenses. I know it doesn't fit the style but... For those who might not know what I'm talking about I think it would give it a bolder look and also, when I had my cutlass, I stuck 9006 silverstars and modified them in the lenses and the low beams by themselves lit up the night better than the brights on most cars I've been in. It would also have the glass lenses we all crave. I know most of you won't like this idea as most are purists, including me. This is just a thought and would like to see people's opinions and whether or not it would even be possible. |
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Re: Headlight mods
I think it ruins the front line of the car. Remember, the car has a .29cd. Changing to that type of lights ruins the air distribution over the front of the car - not for the better.
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Hmmm... maybe someone with good skills can photoshop it in. I'd like to see a straight on front view as well as an angled one like in the pic of my previous post. Also just to note, that style cutlass has a drag coefficient of .32 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3870513.html Quote:
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Re: Headlight mods
You could glaze over them with the EDM glass lenses, thereby preserving the aerodynamics, while still changing the look. That might be prohibitively expensive though.
Another thing, not to be overlooked, is the fact that there are in fact three distinct lights in each housing. Low beams, high beams, and fogs. Just miscelaneous ramblings, but why are the lenses on my '95 Cutlass still crystal clear, while both my Subies are yellowed? No they're not glass, they're plastic of some sort, maybe true polycarbonate?
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Also something I loved in my cutlass that I have never seen in any other car, When I turned the brights on, the low beams and stock fogs stayed on as well and gave great vision everywhere on the road. Why is it that on just about all other vehicles, brights go on, low beams and fogs turn off? |
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In most places it's illegal for the HI beams & fogs to be on together. IE: in NC it's illegal to have more than 4 white bulbs visible from the front of your vehicle at any time. I ran into this with my Mustang W/ Piaa pencil beams in the grille. Of course they were like turning on a welder!
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