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Custom headlights, what do you think?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Probesport, Jan 30, 2012.

  1. Probesport
    Joined: Feb 15, 2007
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    I love the Guide 682C headlights but haven't picked up any yet, however I am on the fence if I should after tinkering around a bit.

    I made these from Dietz lights and motorcycle indicators, they are still in rough form just not sure if I should do the other one or just bite the bullet and buy the Guide's.

    Honest opinions, I wont feel bad only burned an hour or so.

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  2. gnichols
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    Heck, they look good to me! Gary
     
  3. davidbistolas
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    Always better built than bought! I like 'em.
     
  4. D-man313
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    I like em, plus you can say you built em
     
  5. DirtyJoe
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    Those are sweet!! I was thinking along the same lines for my pair.
     
  6. 117harv
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    Get busy and finish the other one, they look great.
     
  7. F&J
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    I really like the size and shape of the main light a lot!, but not really feeling the upper light...but maybe it would grow on me...

    I would not go with the BLC's because they are so overused today, and depending on what build decade of rods you like, the ones you have might be more of what was used.
     
  8. If you don't use em I'll take em off your hands!!!

    Those are sweet
     
  9. Royalscadillacs
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    I'd use them, they look good
     
  10. Gasoline Junkie
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    I like them, they're different and you made them yourself. Really cool!
     
  11. rockin rebel
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    I like them too. guides are over priced and you did it your way.. :)
     
  12. Blue One
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    They look good, but you need a real exhaust system.

    What you have so far will be obnoxious and sound like ****.
     
  13. 40FORDPU
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    Unique, one off's, custom built by you..what's not to like?
     
  14. perk30
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    I like the look. Get busy on making the other one.
     
  15. tjmercury
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    Look great to me!
     
  16. Von Buzz
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    how about underneath,in front of the mounts? might have to line up the bezels,moving the turn signal foward a bit. tie the housing in with the mount,just to be different. Von Buzz.
     
  17. Rickybop
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    Another vote for "They look great." Gotta have turn-signals somewhere, and they seem to look best right where you've got 'em...Guides or not. Finish 'em and use 'em. That much more $ for the rest of the project. Anybody talks **** about 'em, hook the *** to the back of your car and drag 'im...lol.

    Later, if you get some extra bucks, and you really want 'em, get the Guides. Don't listen to the "Guides are over-used" talk...as if ya see 'em on every corner. Yeah, we often see the same this and that on the HAMB, but out on the road, and compared to the millions of commuter cars...our cars are unique...including yours. It's the commuter cars that are all the same and "overdone"...lol. Good luck. Have fun. And your car is lookin' good.
     
  18. 53Hattie
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    Yeah, not bad lookin' at all! You built'em that's even better, and isn't hot rodding all about ingenuity & creativity? Keep'em for certain!
     
  19. skidsteer
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    Another thumbs up, Guides are over-priced.
     
  20. 1950ChevySuburban
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  21. Probesport
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    Well shoot, I guess I will be finishing these up. Thanks for the input guys.
     
  22. chaos10meter
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    Cool beans man I like.
     
  23. Don's Hot Rods
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    When I saw the ***le I expected to see something not so good, but you actually did a very good job making those look like they should be there. There were a bunch of lights in the old days that had a second light on top, and these look like they could have been from that time.

    Very good job.:)

    Don
     
  24. Atwater Mike
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    I like 'em, too. Original idea, Soooo much better than those little goodguise thingies that sit on the frame horn....
    For the 'doubting Thomases', use this idea. To 'guide 'em'.
     
  25. Use 'em, they're neat.
     

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