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Offline nucknoel89

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Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« 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.
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Offline three8six

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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #1 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.
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Offline Layne

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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2010, 11:32:51 pm »
In case anyone was wondering, these are the style of lights I'm talking about:
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Offline Grover 1

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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #4 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
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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #5 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!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2010, 11:02:27 am »
I think they are way too big to look good on a C10 front end...
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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2010, 12:10:15 pm »
This style could look cool

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Offline nucknoel89

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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2010, 04:54:07 pm »
Quote from: VileZambonie on March 18, 2010, 12:10:15 pm
This style could look cool


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?
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Offline nucknoel89

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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #9 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?
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Offline three8six

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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2010, 06:18:54 pm »
looks like a ranger.....
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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2010, 06:40:57 pm »
Quote from: three8six on March 18, 2010, 06:18:54 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.
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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2010, 08:57:46 pm »
Quote from: three8six on March 18, 2010, 06:18:54 pm
looks like a ranger.....
I dunno, looks like you scared it to me.
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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2010, 12:45:12 am »
Quote from: Layne on March 18, 2010, 06:40:57 pm
Quote from: three8six on March 18, 2010, 06:18:54 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.
Well hopefully soon I can do up another one of my "amazing" photoshop renderings ha ha, this time of the 03-07
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Re: Crazy idea: new style silverado headlights?
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2010, 01:18:33 am »
I would say some Coloroda lights as they are pretty flat
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