which headlight style looks best?
Poll: which headlight style looks best?
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Discussion
Gazzab said:
Originality is just s important so as not to ruin a car. Personally I wouldnt buy a car unless it was original (ignoring suspension and such like bolt ons).
My car has undergone the transfer to the later style tuscan lights, and this spring the rear quads will raplace the fiesta lights.I'm not so sure I agree with you on it this type of upgrade ruining a car, answers on a postcard as to whether this looks ruined?
Edited by 1Dog74 on Sunday 23 January 17:58
Edited by 1Dog74 on Sunday 23 January 18:00
Edited by 1Dog74 on Sunday 23 January 18:00
Just look back in history. The 1970s 911s, for example, had 1980s later 911 bodykits added, noses flattened etc... You couldnt give away one of these ruined cars whereas the originals just keep going up in price.
Its you car, do what you like to it. In my opinion (and that of those that collect and treasure cars) originality is something to celebrate.
Its you car, do what you like to it. In my opinion (and that of those that collect and treasure cars) originality is something to celebrate.
,can i have it please
.no looks well cool i think,keep up the good work
Gazzab said:
Just look back in history. The 1970s 911s, for example, had 1980s later 911 bodykits added, noses flattened etc... You couldnt give away one of these ruined cars whereas the originals just keep going up in price.
Its you car, do what you like to it. In my opinion (and that of those that collect and treasure cars) originality is something to celebrate.
Cheers for the investment advice!Its you car, do what you like to it. In my opinion (and that of those that collect and treasure cars) originality is something to celebrate.
It's a good job I have the some spare fiesta lights, the original single headlights, the orange military indicator lenses, and ford side repeaters in the shed. If it turns out I'd get a few grand more for changing back to an original looking Cerbera rather than give it away, then that's what I will do.
For now I will enjoy it looking ruined (in your opinion).
1Dog74 said:
Gazzab said:
Just look back in history. The 1970s 911s, for example, had 1980s later 911 bodykits added, noses flattened etc... You couldnt give away one of these ruined cars whereas the originals just keep going up in price.
Its you car, do what you like to it. In my opinion (and that of those that collect and treasure cars) originality is something to celebrate.
Cheers for the investment advice!Its you car, do what you like to it. In my opinion (and that of those that collect and treasure cars) originality is something to celebrate.
It's a good job I have the some spare fiesta lights, the original single headlights, the orange military indicator lenses, and ford side repeaters in the shed. If it turns out I'd get a few grand more for changing back to an original looking Cerbera rather than give it away, then that's what I will do.
For now I will enjoy it looking ruined (in your opinion).
1Dog74 said:
For now I will enjoy it looking ruined (in your opinion).
Wouldn't say you've ruined the looks. I like the way it looks, really! However bodging around with a car that has come off the TVR design studio pretty beautiful already is just unnecessary in my view. And I'm not talking white side indicators here.
But hey, your car. Personally I just would not do it, and certainly I would by an unmolested one.
Cheers
Going to put my two pennarth worth in,A really true collector/Enthusiast will have every nut and bolt correct to a fanatical degree.So any bolt on wont do,yet in nearly every advert i have seen somthing has been changed.Think with this type of car,which lets face it was not 100% when it left the factory tvr enthusiast and indeed most car nuts love this about the marque or their own cars.I love cars and have done since i was a tacker ive had concourse,s
te,and modified,and loved em all.Yes there are some cars that should not be touched period,but if your gonna drive a car in todays world some things need modding;)
te,and modified,and loved em all.Yes there are some cars that should not be touched period,but if your gonna drive a car in todays world some things need modding;)
I’m not sure I’d call it real (or at least bad) modification though as these aren’t some Chavtastic fake chrome jobs, they are exact copies of the later factory designed units, so you are just updating the cars looks to the later TVR approved look.
I fitted the blended in twin pods a good few years back as I felt the big single lights looked old fashioned, loved the look at the time. But things have moved on now & the Cerb is more of a classic these days so I kind of think the old style lights are better in a classic.
Also the shape of the wing was made to go with the big round lights, I never felt the new single units sat in quite the right place. Their location was dictated by having to fit into the hole the old light left. The same lights some how work better in the later cars Tuscan & on, that were designed to have them from the outset. I was tempted at the time of fitting to go a bit mad & start cutting the front of the car up to find a different place to fit them, but that would have made re-fitting the originals much harder, should I have ever wanted to (was even keeping that in mind as I fitted them!)
Mind you the wing shape of the Cerb works much better with them than the Chimaera does, I’ve never liked them when fitted to them.
Saying all that, I too have the old lights in the shed, but I don’t feel strongly enough to go changing them back any time soon!
I fitted the blended in twin pods a good few years back as I felt the big single lights looked old fashioned, loved the look at the time. But things have moved on now & the Cerb is more of a classic these days so I kind of think the old style lights are better in a classic.
Also the shape of the wing was made to go with the big round lights, I never felt the new single units sat in quite the right place. Their location was dictated by having to fit into the hole the old light left. The same lights some how work better in the later cars Tuscan & on, that were designed to have them from the outset. I was tempted at the time of fitting to go a bit mad & start cutting the front of the car up to find a different place to fit them, but that would have made re-fitting the originals much harder, should I have ever wanted to (was even keeping that in mind as I fitted them!)
Mind you the wing shape of the Cerb works much better with them than the Chimaera does, I’ve never liked them when fitted to them.
Saying all that, I too have the old lights in the shed, but I don’t feel strongly enough to go changing them back any time soon!
itiejim said:
Unfortunately I think that Cerbs are some way off being sought after or valued like some of the rarer early 911's.
The market value comprises how much the current owners appreciate their cars as being part of the manufacturers history. Why do you think are Porsche, Mercer & Co. making such a fuzz to preserve their historic cars and highlight historic engineering achievements, blah.Modifying the design of a car has never helped increasing the market value, speaking in longer terms. The 911 you mentioned is a good example: Try to sell an older 911 (e.g. 964-model), with headlamps converted to a newer 993-model.
Anyway, I think this was not the kind of feedback that the OP was looking for... sorry!
Cheers
I prefer the later style Tuscan lights. But voted as long as they are original option as I also like the early style but feel it looks dated. Reminds me very much of the rv8.
Cars are a very personal thing and if they all looked the same the world would be a very boring place and some individuality is great.
Cars are a very personal thing and if they all looked the same the world would be a very boring place and some individuality is great.
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