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Title: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: nucknoel89 on March 17, 2010, 08:24:43 pm
Just had a crazy idea today.  I know it would take a bit of sheetmetal magic, but do you guys think it would be possible to put new style headlights (i.e. 2010 Silverado) on an 81-87 frontend?  Or would it just look butt ugly?  I haven't had a chance to actually stand in person and study the shape and size of them but I like the look of the wraparound healight/sidemarker combo unit and I'm trying to visualize it on an 81-87.  I think almost all of you would advise against it but I'd like to hear your opinions anyway.
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: three8six on March 17, 2010, 08:52:30 pm
I seen people take the 96-98 one peice lights and use them on the 89-91 suburban front ends, but not the really new head lights.
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: Layne on March 17, 2010, 09:18:52 pm
It would probably look similar to the escalade front clip someone had brought up earlier. I think it would look different. Variety is always cool.
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: nucknoel89 on March 17, 2010, 11:32:51 pm
In case anyone was wondering, these are the style of lights I'm talking about:
(http://image.truckinweb.com/f/28264024+w750+st0/1005tr_01+chevy_silverado+extended_cab_door.jpg)
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: Grover 1 on March 18, 2010, 02:11:29 am
Not too sure about the lights, but that truck's ugly - somehow the mural behind fits perfectly
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: autorepr on March 18, 2010, 06:47:24 am
Given the right tools and equipment anythings possible. Have someone with artist talent draw it up and see what it looks like. Maybe a person that does airbrush t-shirts?  Then start cutting and welding!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: dv8customs on March 18, 2010, 11:02:27 am
I think they are way too big to look good on a C10 front end...
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: VileZambonie on March 18, 2010, 12:10:15 pm
This style could look cool

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/2003-Silverado-SS.jpg)
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: nucknoel89 on March 18, 2010, 04:54:07 pm
This style could look cool

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/2003-Silverado-SS.jpg)
Those are pretty awesome too!  Anyone here with some good photoshop skills wanna try to do some C10s with both of these types of headlights?
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: nucknoel89 on March 18, 2010, 05:39:53 pm
I'm terrible with Photoshop, but here's a quick one I did, maybe someone else can do it better?
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nucknoel89/DSCN21032.jpg)
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: three8six on March 18, 2010, 06:18:54 pm
looks like a ranger.....
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: Layne on March 18, 2010, 06:40:57 pm
looks like a ranger.....
Don't swear! lol. I dunno, it doesn't look too bad to me.  The 03-07 is my second fave bodystyle, I wonder how that would look too.
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: choptop on March 18, 2010, 08:57:46 pm
looks like a ranger.....
I dunno, looks like you scared it to me.
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: nucknoel89 on March 19, 2010, 12:45:12 am
looks like a ranger.....
Don't swear! lol. I dunno, it doesn't look too bad to me.  The 03-07 is my second fave bodystyle, I wonder how that would look too.
Well hopefully soon I can do up another one of my "amazing" photoshop renderings ha ha, this time of the 03-07
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: three8six on March 19, 2010, 01:18:33 am
I would say some Coloroda lights as they are pretty flat
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: nucknoel89 on March 19, 2010, 05:19:57 pm
Here's my other awful rendering.  I really need to learn photoshop.....
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nucknoel89/DSCN21033.jpg)
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: Layne on March 20, 2010, 12:19:05 am
Looks cross eyed! No offense. Lol
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: nucknoel89 on March 20, 2010, 01:13:13 am
Looks cross eyed! No offense. Lol
None taken. lol
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 20, 2010, 02:19:24 am
heres a custom
http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/middendorf_chris_1967.html
(http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/images/middendorf_chris_1967g.jpg)
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: lucki17 on March 25, 2010, 08:11:35 am
here are some more chopped up photos for you, unfortunately my editing skills are no better, lol. messed up the scale on one of them, dont know what  one though, overall i would say just switch the whole front clip if you really want to do this, that includes fenders hood bumper lights and grill. it just wont look right any other way.
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: three8six on March 25, 2010, 04:02:28 pm
There is a compnay that builds prerunner fiberglass parts that does make somewhat of a conversion from a 73-87 to a 88-98 front clip/bed sides etc.....
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: Layne on March 25, 2010, 07:27:18 pm
I like the bottom one. Kinda looks P.Oed....
Title: Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
Post by: treestandjunkie on March 27, 2010, 11:06:19 am
That bottom one looks pretty cool.