Guest Anonymous Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 I've been looking around myself for some ideas...personally, I love the round headlight style...what do people think about the following tails? -- 1965 Chevy Impala -- 1953 Chevy Corvette just some ideas...when I get to my tails (that is, when I get a Z!!!) I'd like to have round tails, with chrome rings around them... BTW -- I love those tails found here: http://www.zparts.com/showcase/taillight_showcase/pictures/dcp_3320.html but, I would change the reverse lights... my $0.02, G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallicar Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 If you like em' round, why not try BMW model 2002 or Opel Manta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerware Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 I like the pic that the RealG posted. Kepps the original Z light housing but makes it look sportier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boobala Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 yeah can someone please photoshop the mr2 taillights on the z....please those lights would look awsome I think the only ones that would work are from the MK1 MR2 as all the others have wrap-around tail-lights. Not a great deal of difference than the stock tail-lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 I like the pic that the RealG posted. Kepps the original Z light housing but makes it look sportier. I'd love to take credit, but cant...that pic is from zparts.com G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 If you like em' round, why not try BMW model 2002 good idea...I'll look into it... G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boobala Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 BMW 2002 tail-lights... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Those 2002 lights put out so little light they are unsafe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the_dj Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 What are those lights from (the ones therealg posted)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boobala Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 What are those lights from (the ones therealg posted)? They look like a product of home engineering and boat trailer lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the_dj Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 They look like a product of home engineering and boat trailer lights. LOL. They look good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 What are those lights from (the ones therealg posted)? They look like a product of home engineering and boat trailer lights. that's absolutely right...I think I read about it in this very post??? G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boobala Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 I didn't say they don't look good. But I truely believe that they are trailer lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleek Z Posted June 18, 2003 Author Share Posted June 18, 2003 I've been noticing that this thread, which I started last year, has some new life in it lately so I'll add a word or two. 1. Even though this thread is quite long, for those of you seriously interested in custom Z tail lights, you might find a re-read of all posts in this thread, from beginning question to present, pretty worth while. Some of the comments, ideas and photos submitted were pretty thoughtful and creative. 2. Regarding the tail lights on the red car referred to by therealG, that I photographed at the 2002 West Coast Nationals, the story is that the guy found himself a bit strapped for bread when it came time to finish the car up for paint so he decided to get creative with off the shelf parts that he could easily pickup on the cheap that he could swap in without having to cut or alter his car's original body metal. Pete Paraska spoke to the owner at greater length while at that show and wrote down a bit more of the particulars about what parts and sources the owner actually used in his design. Check through this thread for posts by Pete Paraska to review all that Pete added. And yes, I believe the lenses are from trailer lights. That design is fairly common and cheap to pick up, but they still look pretty classy, IMO. You'd be amazed at how large the selection of multi'shaped lenses and sizes of lights and lenses there is in several truck and trailer accessory catalogs. Seriously. Below are a few curious ones that I have in my growing library of photos of lens which interest me in one way or another. You can see larger photos of these thumbnial images at http://zparts.com/showcase/taillight_showcase/nonz_gallery/pages/p1.html 3. I didn't happen upon many new custom tail light ideas to photograph at the West Coast Nationals this year, but did shoot 4 or 5 new ones, most of which I have not yet added to my CUSTOM Z CAR TAIL LIGHT IDEAS section yet at http://zparts.com/showcase/taillight_showcase/index.html However, I do have one photo of Michael Johnston's trick roadster and his choice of custom tail lights. Link to large image is at http://zparts.com/events/wcn2003/display1/pictures/dcp_8914.html btw, stay tuned into ZPARTS.COM. I'll be publishing some slick new photos of the MSA 1978 280Z "Best of show" winner that was professionally appraised at $60,000 !!, (can you believe it??) just before being driven from Florida to the California event. Also have some cool looking custom engine swap photos and tricked out historical wheel ideas to show off at ZPARTS.COM in the next couple of weeks. Catch ya'all later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BQR280Z Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 I just got my Z on the road and I too thought the back end of our Z's needed something different for tail-lights. http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/eaae3e25/bc/My+76+280Z/__tn_Zdone-rear.jpg?bcafE8.AgM12SGAI Let me know what you think. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Yep. Trailer lights. I talked to the builder/owner at MSA in 2002. He had spent all his money on other stuff and didn't have decent taillights. So he did that as an inexpensive way out. Some perforated AL, trailer lights, clear sidemaker lights (Honda?) and alot of attention to detail, and he was done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BQR280Z Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Yes, they are trailer lights but with a twist. They are LED with the flat lenses cut off and the convex ones from standard trailer lights bonded on. I didn't like the look of the flat lenses. Wasn't cheap, over $300 invested but I like the look. And that is what our Z's are all about. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 I just got my Z on the road and I too thought the back end of our Z's needed something different for tail-lights. http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/eaae3e25/bc/My+76+280Z/__tn_Zdone-rear.jpg?bcafE8.AgM12SGAI Let me know what you think. Bill didn't work... G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BQR280Z Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Sorry, try this. http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/eaae3e25/bc/My+76+280Z/__tn_Zdone-rear.jpg?bckYL8.A3GOdSGAI Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Sorry' date=' try this. http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/eaae3e25/bc/My+76+280Z/__tn_Zdone-rear.jpg?bckYL8.A3GOdSGAI Bill[/quote'] OOOOHHHHhhhh....the Mustang style....I LIKE, I LIKE! G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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