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Wagonist
14-10-2007, 02:05 PM
Ok so i was thinking over the last few days about what body mods i want to do to the wagon, now a few ideas have crossed my mind like making it a 2 door wagon or a sedan delivery wagon like the gemnis came in, but i decided against that at least for now...
one idea i have stuck with is making some new headlights instead of going with the parras, basicly i want to make the same style of lights as the falcon XR's have been running up untill ba. so what i am thinking is making a fiberglass housing to take place of the current headlights and place 2 4" lights (on each side) in them like what the xf, ea, eb, ed, ef, el and au twin headlight set up. if anyone knows what im on about?
what do you all think?
andrewd
14-10-2007, 02:09 PM
i think it will look ugly and dated, your refering to XF's and 80's-early 90's model cars here yuk! you cant go past a set of parras on a 3rd gen for nice looking lights
shave the handles or something, at least that will look good
Type40
14-10-2007, 02:43 PM
Maybe as a cheaper way out but to have the same effect you could put parras on your car but paint the blacked out plastic behind the clear lense body colour for that "XR" look. Not sure how it would look. I like understated elegance and this would be very out there for me! :D
spider-ken
14-10-2007, 04:07 PM
Maybe as a cheaper way out but to have the same effect you could put parras on your car but paint the blacked out plastic behind the clear lense body colour for that "XR" look. Not sure how it would look. I like understated elegance and this would be very out there for me! :D
yeah, i reckon removing the glass and painting the headlight surrounds would look good. was gonna do it to my brothers car but he' selling it. i have seen it done on a red S15 silvia in a mag. looks good. maybe get someone to photoshop it for you.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u229/spiderken17/silvia.jpg
GRDPuck
14-10-2007, 05:50 PM
Maybe as a cheaper way out but to have the same effect you could put parras on your car but paint the blacked out plastic behind the clear lense body colour for that "XR" look. Not sure how it would look. I like understated elegance and this would be very out there for me! :DThat was what I was thinking of doing to the 2nd gen Para's if I ever get to put them on my son's wagon. I think being burgundy/maroon, we'd get away with it, without it being 'in-ya-face'.
Wagonist
15-10-2007, 09:12 PM
Yea thats a good idea, i never thought about that, my problem is trying to find a set of 3rd gen parras up here:rant:
i still think that the twin head light idea would look good and be different
hedgie
15-10-2007, 09:39 PM
yeah i reckon if anything do the ba - bf style ones for sure. why you want old falcoon lights!
im going parras and eye lids:badgrin:
doddski
16-10-2007, 02:25 AM
one thing to remember - the xf etc twin light setups might look good.. but throw next to nothing in the way of light!
personally, i dont think such an idea would really suit the magna shape.
good idea for being individual - but i personally dont think its the right style for this sorta car...
2dr gemi wagon style didnt last long for a reason... (IMO)
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