WIDE-BODY KIT FROM SCRATCH

[Wide-body71]

So what your looking at is the 2 new light bezel surrounds my friend Marco made on his CNC.  Each of these 1-1/4" cut pieces will sit behind the tail light panel to set the newly made lenses back deeper into the trunk. Each of the three sections is tapered and therefore the amount of lens you will see is smaller than the stock lenses. I'm going to vacuume form new lenses that pop up 1/2" and it will all still work without my LED's. All this to achieve a very clean and updated look while paying respect to the original look. As far as l am concerned the smaller the lenses the better.

 

[Wide-body71]

Just sitting on the bumper

 

[luxstang]

Those bezels look great!!

 

[Ray]

Adds great dimmension, looks good .

 

[Wide-body71]

Program is done to cut out the shspe for the vacuum form tail light lenses. Going to make a homemade vacuumform box and get to it.

 

[20louie06]

Wow that looks great! Looking forward to seeing the taillights. I've fiddled with a home made vacuum box and I wish I had more projects to put it to use.

 

[Wide-body71]

Prototype getting closer to completion.

 

[DK73]

Wow that is so awesome stuff [sMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] [THUMBS UP SIGN]

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[Wide-body71]

Rear pic

 

[Jeff73Mach1]

I'd leave the back up lights out of those lenses, I think it is a bit awkward looking-now if you want something unique for a reverse light, how about using a bunch of LED's mounted in an exhaust tip?

 

[luxstang]

Yeah, I like it a lot but I'm hesitant about those back up lights too. It makes for too many vertical lines with the wider bezels. I think they need to be all red. Plus it'll look more like it was designed to be cool as opposed to being practical.

 

[Wide-body71]

My friend Marco said exactly the same thing. He'd like to see separate reverse lights all together located somewhere else. Possibly below the bumper line. I agree but the LED panel has them in the stock location. I suppose two valuable opinions can't be wrong. Thanks for you ur honest opinion. Keep it honest please. BTW it's getting another feature to suit my eye......

 

[Wide-body71]

... this is what I mean.

 

[Jeff73Mach1]

for reverse you could have a halo around the filler

 

[Wide-body71]

for reverse you could have a halo around the filler

Sounds cool.

 

[Wide-body71]

More like this. Thinner line. It won't be a pin stripe. It will light up with the rest of the lens. Also opted to relocate the reverse lights.

 

[20louie06]

How about using the reverse lights from a 69 Mach 1. 

 

[Wide-body71]

I was thinking of using 68 but I think they're the same. Thanks. That's a killer 69 BTW

 

[20louie06]

Yeah I think you're right. Not my car btw. Found the car online lol. But she is nice

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[Wide-body71]

All red lenses. No reverse light.