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Can anyone create this? (tailights)

It's an old photoshop I did of the cougar and I love the way it looks, I'm just curious to know if anyone can get tailights made... (Eric?)
Yea, I don't know what I would do for reverse lights, thats my only problem...


I called/emailed around to a few aftermarket euro taillight places, and couldn't find anything.

Can anyone create this? (tailights)

Reply #1 –
Having stuff custom made gets ugly fast.  It shouldn't be too hard to get some spare lenses and graft them together.  Try a paint and body supply for the right kind of glue (actually "cement").

As for reverse lights, maybe you could mount a fog light or two under the bumper.  Factory reverse lights are never bright enough.
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Can anyone create this? (tailights)

Reply #2 –
Quote from: t3skidoo;202152
Having stuff custom made gets ugly fast.  It shouldn't be too hard to get some spare lenses and graft them together.  Try a paint and body supply for the right kind of glue (actually "cement").

As for reverse lights, maybe you could mount a fog light or two under the bumper.  Factory reverse lights are never bright enough.


See the reverse lights would probably negate the whole smooth rear/clean look I'm going for.

Can anyone create this? (tailights)

Reply #3 –
Pop-ups?  That would have a vaguely historical symmetry. 

Mounted inside next to the 3rd brake light?

Bumper cutouts?
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Twin '85 TCs
White/ Grey 2-tone
#1 (left): undergoing top-to-bottom rebuild     
#2 (right): DD, power everything (sorta)
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Can anyone create this? (tailights)

Reply #4 –
Quote from: t3skidoo;202155
Pop-ups?  That would have a vaguely historical symmetry. 

Mounted inside next to the 3rd brake light?

Bumper cutouts?


I think the pop-ups would be way to much work and I think they would look goofy on the rear.

I don't think the bumper cut-out idea would work to well either.

The mounted inside next to the third brake light sounds interesting, but would it be legal?

Can anyone create this? (tailights)

Reply #5 –
Relocating the reverse lights, dunno.  Shouldn't be more difficult than a call to the local authorities.
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Twin '85 TCs
White/ Grey 2-tone
#1 (left): undergoing top-to-bottom rebuild     
#2 (right): DD, power everything (sorta)
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

Can anyone create this? (tailights)

Reply #6 –
I would mount a really small set of fog lights under the bumper, or behind the red lens where the factory back-ups are....  the fog lights would be bright enough to work, it would just be a red glow to it...
 

Can anyone create this? (tailights)

Reply #7 –
Quote from: 1WLD BRD;202187
I would mount a really small set of fog lights under the bumper, or behind the red lens where the factory back-ups are....  the fog lights would be bright enough to work, it would just be a red glow to it...


Im pretty sure the it would be illegal to have a red tint on the reverse lights, but I will be checking into the laws around here.