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24-05-2005, 11:02 AM | #1 | ||
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Hay Guys, I was wondering if anyone knows if we will ever see another aftermarket version of the AU headlights. I know its been asked a few times but anyone know? The current ones aftermarket ones SUCK and make the car look terrible, Im sure plent of people agree. The least they could do is release them in black chrome.
Im thinking if you took out the bezzle on your current au headlight and got it done in carbonfibre it might look alot better then been painted black? Anyone go any suggestions. Hopefully there will be better aftermarket ones but I wonder if a company will take it on considering how bad the current ones are selling. |
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24-05-2005, 12:13 PM | #2 | ||
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i reckon those aftermarket ones look shit, too much chrome. I think if they were available unassembled it would be great, because then you could just spray the bezel body colour. I'd like to get the bezel of the stock lights sprayed regency but i think it wold be too difficult and too expensive, i'm also getting the grille sprayed regency so i think it would be too much red
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26-05-2005, 10:55 AM | #3 | ||
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Well I like mine and they go well with the Fairmont with the chrome grille and bonnet mould on a white car.
Darker cars I tend to agree with you would look better painted. They can be painted its just a bastard to remove the lenses. |
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26-05-2005, 10:59 AM | #4 | ||
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26-05-2005, 03:46 PM | #5 | ||
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They dont look too bad on white but I still prefer the AU ones. I reckon painted black they would look way better, but I don't feel like buying them then painting them black to find they dont look that good.
Maybe someone could photoshop it? |
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26-05-2005, 04:30 PM | #6 | ||
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Thanks mate "not too bad"
Well that was a couple hundred down the drain for me then. I guess I am too much of a chrome and woodgrain car sort of guy? |
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26-05-2005, 05:37 PM | #7 | ||
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i reckon they look crazy!!!
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26-05-2005, 11:41 PM | #8 | ||
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Sorry jonbays, but your lights don't tickle my fancy at all (hell, now I sound like Bucky!). But it's your car so who cares what i think? However - if the bezel was black, then we're talking. Here's a pic of the wagon's custom grille and black bezzled lights (method for how to do this is on AUfalcon . com):
And on the old meteorite forte:
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27-05-2005, 09:22 AM | #9 | ||
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Do you reckon it would look better in carbonfibre then painted black? Im a bit concerned about the cost of it though - I don't want actual carbonfibre just the look.
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27-05-2005, 10:15 AM | #10 | ||
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Thats cool JC. I actually like the painted bezel look on darker cars like yours but for me in white with the fairmont chrome grille surround and bonnet mould the chrome bezels seem OK.
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27-05-2005, 09:11 PM | #11 | ||
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Well sorry to be a stirrer but I think they all look second rate to the originals. The Ideal aftermarket headlight for an AU falcon would be the one on the Coupe 300+.
I have the AU1/AU2 headlights (AU2 forte) and instead of going the aftermarket ones have contemplated the AU3 lights with the darker tinge. But other than that I reckon they are all just change for the sake of change. Im sick and tired of companies doing lights for cars like the integra (How many were sold in Australia?) when there has to be hundreds of thousands of AU's out there. The 300+ Headlights Would Make any AU look awsome yet they still brush us off.... (end rant) And JCXR.... How did you get those T-series badges? Dieing for some (would cut off left arm), Would finish off the bonnet nicley...
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27-05-2005, 10:10 PM | #12 | ||
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Do you mean the T-series badge on the grey car? I got it from a mate in the car club. He used to work for Ford, I think. I know you can't get one without a T-series VIN normally.
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28-05-2005, 09:22 AM | #13 | ||
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I was thinking of getting a set of mazda 3 headlights (with the projectors) and making them into the au lights to look like the coupe. The only problem is I reckon i would be too hard and aiming and wiring could be an issue. Getting it to look professional would be hard and the backing is what i think the hardest part of all would be. I know it wouldn't be road worthy I want to give it a shot but don't have the money at the moment and just not sure how hard it would be to take on.
I know iv seen the ea with ba lights on here but I think that is a much easier job then this would be :( Last edited by Duffman; 28-05-2005 at 09:27 AM. |
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28-05-2005, 11:41 AM | #14 | ||
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T-rent, so very true. Do we know who actually make those lights for the 300+?
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28-05-2005, 12:45 PM | #15 | |||
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Guess Ill have to continue my pointless search of the internet once more. I bet they will be popular if they were to pop up on ebay.
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28-05-2005, 12:50 PM | #16 | |||
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Im sure if we could track down the supplier of those headlamps, they could shed some light on if/when they are releasing something similar. Ill have a big mega net surf and see if I can come up with some answers....
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28-05-2005, 01:55 PM | #17 | ||
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Many people on the forums have tried emaling/calling the guys at AEC about those lights but they wont reply or wont help.
http://www.advancedengine.com/ is their address but I wouldn't even bother trying with them. is the only big set I can find that would be possible but they are $500 for 2 not something you want to cut up. I wonder if its possible to find a place that often has smashed headlights like some sort of car repair place? Maybe pickup some projectors there for nothing and get cracking on something. |
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21-10-2005, 12:31 AM | #18 | ||
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Painting the inside of the healights is easy!! you just have to know how to remove the parts to get to them and have tome time.. and be very careful with the indicator lense..
i have done 6 intotall.. black and one set red.. if anyone needs a hand let me know!! cheers
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21-10-2005, 10:19 AM | #19 | |||
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There is a 20+ page thread on www.fordmods.com about the ins and out of HID systems ... what is needed .. and very technical information on there. I have the same headlights as Jonbays in my ute ... and I have an aftermarket HID kit in at the moment ... bu the halogen reflectors can't control the beam pattern properly (still much better than halogen though) ... but my next project is pulling apart my headlights and retrofitting the HID projectors and making them adjustable using the factory adjustments) Here's a few pics
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21-10-2005, 10:26 AM | #20 | ||
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It will be difficult getting any other headlight to fit just like the AU ... you will need to custom make your on projector headlights using the AU casing ... the take the lense off you put your headlights in the oven for about 10 minutes and the glue goes gooey and you can take the entire lense off.
Some cutting/drilling will need to be involved ... don't worry about the internal reflector as you won't be needing it anymore ... and drill a hole the same size as the projector housing so you can mount it in there. I am not going to be doing it though ... a mate of mine will be (as he has done this sort of thing before for an E-series headlight and other models as well. Will be posting pics later on when I have finished the project.
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21-10-2005, 07:04 PM | #21 | ||
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I like your little chrome strip covering the number plate from the cameras Mechan1k!!!
Does it help?
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21-10-2005, 07:08 PM | #22 | ||
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This is quick and rough photo chop with black instead of chrome
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21-10-2005, 07:25 PM | #23 | ||
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those lights have too many cicles.. i think the stockers with black bezels still take the cake
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21-10-2005, 08:48 PM | #24 | |||
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22-10-2005, 07:07 PM | #25 | ||
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speaking of lights, does anyone know what size the fog lights are that fit into the front bar of the ts50 kit? Are they 7inch? And would they be using H1 globes?
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