Guest Anonymous Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 has anybody filled in the rear light panel to give a smoother look to the back end of the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 Check out this thread from early March http://www.hybridz.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=000570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 I like what Big Phil did using late model taillights, but I was thinking more along the lines of the Ferrari or Vette rear end with simple round lights on a smoothed rear.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 My "dream" rear end would be having the entire panel "frenched" inward about 2" to 3", and then some kind of tail lights inside of that (kind of a shallow tunnel on the entire rear panel. I'd do it to mine, but the rear cage bars go all the way to the end of the rear subframe rails, thus taking up a lot of the end space, which if not done right, would not have the effect I was looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 I appreciated the pictures. You've done a great job with that car... how did you make the headlight tube and what kind of lights are they? Are they street legal?...ps.. I used to be a member of the Arkansas Scca group and raced FF, s2000's, GT4 (an old B-210)and SSA & B.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 whoops... forgot... are the rear brake ducts functional and how did you do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 Although it is far from complete....have a look at what I did, it's a completely new rear panel. Pics on my site. Uses (for now), the stock lights Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zphreek Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 hey check out what i did. http://www.members.tripod.com/zphreek/id26.htm that pic is kinda old and i have done some other stuff since but you get the idea... this was fairly easy to do and cheap since i used trailer lights from wal-mart. although i am thinking of finding a set of led trailer lights and putting them in. anywho...good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 Exactly what I was looking for... how did you do that?? did you cut out a metal panel and weld it in... or just fill in with bondo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 Tim... I really liked the "gill slits" light panel..could this fit over the existing lights so as not to have to rewire or mess with reverse lights??? Do you have a finished picture of that yet?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 LSZee, Sorry, I haven't finnished it completely yet. I will be posting pictures when I have. No rewiring is necessary because I am using the stock lights (at least for now.) Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HIGHRPM Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 Originally posted by Lonestar Zee:has anybody filled in the rear light panel to give a smoother look to the back end of the car? Hi guys. I have a super picture of a vette rear lamp treatment on my pc. All I need to know is how to post it so everyone can see it???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zphreek Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 what up? i believe you were talking to me when you asked how i did that, if you werent then you still get to find out i got a piece of metal (cant remember the exact thickness) and cut it to fit exactly in the recess that is there, then i got some pipe (4 1/2 inches i believe) cut into one inch strips and welded them onto the back of the panel to make the lights recessed about one inch. then i just removed the stock taillights and welded my panel in. presto! i actually used very little bondo since i cut it to fit pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 zphreek// thanks... did you have the lights first and made the pots for them or make the pots and find lights... kinda like a chicken or egg question....looks good either way.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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