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Nov 4, 2003 | 11:29 AM

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Nice try, how about making the seems(edges of the hood) line up evenly all the way down to where it doesnt shows that there ever was a pop up light there.
I think the reason why it looks odd is because the seems still go around where the pop up lights used to be.
How about shaping the hood to where it matches the design of the car and yet not show signs of any pop up light ever being there....

and make another one where you just flush it all out like the race car.

So you are looking to completely remove the pop-up lights and their assembly, and then fabricate a hood that would cover that area?

The problem with that is that the headlights extend out to the sides and down the front further than hood. To make even lines, you would have to change the bumper, fenders and hood all to match (or get an all-in-one front which wouldn't be practical on the street):

Nov 4, 2003 | 11:30 AM

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You'd have to buy a one-piece FG race-car front end to pull this off... otherwise you'd need a custom nose, custom fenders and a custom hood. Might as well buy a different car!

I think i'd just rather have low-profile pop-ups!

Nov 4, 2003 | 12:07 PM

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hehe cant get the picture to post on the net. its hard to get the hood lines to look right if you are wanting to chance the deminsions of it. it looks like it would take alot of fabricating to get it done.

Nov 4, 2003 | 02:05 PM

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Re: New Front End design ideas!

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Originally posted by muzik3k
Okay I have had this in my head for a long time and i was wondering if anyone else has thought about this or actually done this to their cars...

Okay... I really like the 99 front end but i dont like the licensce plate...I have seen the Pettit Version with the shaved plate and even OEM 99 front ends without the plate Yet!
I have got to say this!! THE FD W/O Plate LOOKS Like ITS SMILING AT YOU!

Look at this pic that compares the 99 with the 93-95 and you can see the smily difference

I see what you're saying about the smily, but I kinda like it. That's personal preference, though.

But add a Feed Intake headlight and it'll look like it's winking at you too...Now that's freaky!

Nov 4, 2003 | 02:13 PM

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looks like @$$ IMO. Would be cooler to have the whole hood flush like the race car above.

absolutely. Hell, I wouldn't ever do that to my car.

Nov 4, 2003 | 10:15 PM

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okay here is what i come up so far.

Now. I didnt want to bond together the fenders and the hood, but just be able to shape it in a way were the hood will blend in with the shape of the car. Which shouldnt be hard to do since people do it all the time to do Sylvia and JDM Integra Conversion.

Nov 4, 2003 | 10:47 PM

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Nice warped hood, that a replica right? LOL

Nov 5, 2003 | 07:19 AM

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SaulV

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if we could just shape the hood sort in in v shape like the new Vipers it would go perfectly with the vehicle...add HID dual projectors inside the 99 lamp housing and is all i had in mind. what do you guys think?

Nov 5, 2003 | 12:08 PM

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Nice warped hood, that a replica right? LOL

The hood is not warped. The rubber outline on the front bumper is not flushed with the front bumper.

Nov 5, 2003 | 12:26 PM

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WELL I GUESS GOING BACK TO THE THREAD QUESTIon. HAs anyone ever done a conversion like that or just tried to put regular halogen lights or HID projectors inside the 99 lamps?

Nov 5, 2003 | 12:39 PM

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David Kim

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what~~~~~ i want that signal lamp!!!! one TTT hav on his cym FD.....hella niiiiiice!! where can i find them???!!!

Nov 6, 2003 | 02:27 PM

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Originally posted by muzik3k
WELL I GUESS GOING BACK TO THE THREAD QUESTIon. HAs anyone ever done a conversion like that or just tried to put regular halogen lights or HID projectors inside the 99 lamps?

Pettit had someting in mind 3 years ago. I called them up and asked about it and they said they were working on it. I guess they never released it to the public or ran into some legal issues with lighting laws.

Nov 6, 2003 | 06:12 PM

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of course. the height of the lamps is the problem. It would only have to be custom work

Nov 6, 2003 | 06:24 PM

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i smell burnt rice!!

Nov 6, 2003 | 09:38 PM

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Here are the new lights in a black and clear format. There is a thread on them in this section. They are supposed to be going into production but the guy hasn't responded to the topic for a while.
TTT and I are the owners of the only two sets on the planet right now.