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tail light options for UC

Started by LOOKING4HATCH , Jul 09 2010 01:26 AM

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#26 _UCaLX_

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Posted 12 July 2010 - 06:58 PM

UC tail lights...... you can't improve on perfection LMAO. but seriously tinting does improve the look a bit.

Also I reckon the front end looks a bit like a baby WB any thoughts??

hahahah, I like that. Very funny.

I guess the UC front is a bit like a WB, as they're both ugly

I think the perfect tail lights for a UC are whatever the owner wants. I still don't understand why the indicators are next to the number plate. Weird????

Cheers yeah I think some GM cars like the Camaro and maybe some Fords have the indicators on the inside. :dontknow:

Also LC's have in have indicators on the inside maybe the designers were paying homage to that style. Seeing as though the UC was the last Torry and the LC was the first real Torry (no offence intended HB owners)

The tail lights (if there was no indicator on the UC) imo would look similiar to a Mustang GT350 Eleanor lol

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#27 Collo

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Posted 12 July 2010 - 11:42 PM

But if the LC was the first real torry, that would make the LX the last real one, not the UC.

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#28 _nzstato_

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 09:13 AM

Here's this months cover car in NZV8, not sure what I think of it but the tail lights are definately different and an option for the UC I'm sure

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#29 MRLXSS

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 09:57 AM

That car looks great! Except for the tail lights...

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#30 _nzstato_

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 10:16 AM

It was for sale recently too...

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#31 76lxhatch

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 10:57 AM

Saw it in the flesh at Rangiora, not my cup of tea at all but I guess I can appreciate the effort that's gone into it.

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#32 _nzstato_

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 11:46 AM

My linkYea it looks pretty damn impressive but not for me. Not a big fan of the over the top 'showy' look, and dislike the current fad of shoving a commodore interior into an old car (seems to be happening with a few monaros). But you are right, an incredible amount of workmanship.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Holden/auction-296035368.htm

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#33 MRLXSS

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 11:58 AM

Looks a lot better with normal lights!

Red trim is a bit much... But I don't mind the two-tone look... Very Foose

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#34 _nzstato_

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 12:01 PM

Yes that is true, but...... would they be better than UCs. If you look closely you can see that the original housing hasn't been filled in flush, would be easy to adapt.

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#35 _niterida_

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 03:27 PM

would they be better than UCs.

No - they look worse than UC lights - round lights and square body just doesn't look right.

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#36 _lxefi304_

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 06:49 PM

would they be better than UCs.

No - they look worse than UC lights - round lights and square body just doesn't look right.

how about these? still better than uc lights

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this is what we did to my uc tail lights

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#37 _dirtbag_

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 07:29 PM

Hey Vinny. I think those UC lights in your sedan look great! I don't see what that problem is : ) hahaha

Niterida, if you don't like round lights in square cars then I guess you don't like LH/LX toranas, HK/T/G holdens, XR/T/W/Y falcons etc? I know, I'm just being a pain : ) Posted Image

Or were you only talking about tail lights???

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#38 Heath

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 09:50 PM

Round lights can still look great in square cars, but I agree on a UC the best tail lights would be something squarish IMO

That showcar has HZ or similar headlight surrounds which ruin the front end for me. I like the front indicators on it, but all of their niceness is void by the big stupid wheels. Tail lights are kinda okay but while having them as a 'bolt in thing' might be practical and good for the next owner, it makes them look like a new car that has plastic covers masking half of the standard tail lights i.e. tacky.

Doesn't mean I wouldn't own it though hahaha

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#39 _Woodsy_

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 10:07 PM

The wheels look to big, and i dont mind the Kingswood headlight surrounds, it makes it stand out and not look like every other Torana. Dont like the Kmart tail lights though. But other than that it looks like a great car.

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#40 _Brad1979UC_

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Posted 14 July 2010 - 01:55 PM

Nathan that looks sick!

Phat rubber, black beaver panel + tinted (like nathans) looks great, but most of the time the lenses are just in need of a good polish. Polish em up to glass and show em off

I've got a set polished be waiting to be fitting again when I get it repaired. they can look quite alright on a good example of a uc.

I don't get people turning them upside down tho, doesn't look right gotta have the indicators on the inside

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Posted 14 July 2010 - 02:02 PM

Yeah if you put them on the wrong way, the shape looks crap on the outside edges, and when you put the tail or brake lights on, it makes the car look silly (lights are too close together, makes it look skinny)

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#42 _threeblindmice_

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Posted 09 November 2010 - 02:38 PM

These would do me,
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#43 _torbirdie_

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Posted 09 November 2010 - 06:34 PM

Yeah if you put them on the wrong way, the shape looks crap on the outside edges, and when you put the tail or brake lights on, it makes the car look silly (lights are too close together, makes it look skinny)

Besides perhaps looking odd it is a legality problem also as the tailights would not be not close enough to the perimeter of the vehicle to meet adr regs.

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Posted 09 November 2010 - 07:07 PM

Yeah if you put them on the wrong way, the shape looks crap on the outside edges, and when you put the tail or brake lights on, it makes the car look silly (lights are too close together, makes it look skinny)

Besides perhaps looking odd it is a legality problem also as the tailights would not be not close enough to the perimeter of the vehicle to meet adr regs.

Ah! Then why do the LH/X have the indicator on the outside?

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#45 _torbirdie_

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Posted 10 November 2010 - 09:16 PM

Yeah if you put them on the wrong way, the shape looks crap on the outside edges, and when you put the tail or brake lights on, it makes the car look silly (lights are too close together, makes it look skinny)

Besides perhaps looking odd it is a legality problem also as the tailights would not be not close enough to the perimeter of the vehicle to meet adr regs.
Ah! Then why do the LH/X have the indicator on the outside?

Because someone designed them that way!

The lamps are overall much smaller on the lh/x and allows the tail lights to be set within the required distance from the perimeter.

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#46 _uc304_

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Posted 05 December 2010 - 11:39 AM

i dont care what my tail lights look like because i cant see them when im driving and no one behind me can see them because there is usualy alot of smoke coming from the back of the car(from the rear main seal leaking onto the exhaust) haha. there is that many shapes and sizes of led lights that it shouldnt be hard to find something that looks good.

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#47 Heath

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Posted 05 December 2010 - 09:49 PM

...and no one behind me can see them because there is usualy alot of smoke coming from the back of the car(from the rear main seal leaking onto the exhaust)

LOL!