Thread: New Build-1946 Ford Tudor Build

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Originally Posted by rspears

Yeah Don, I like those integral turn signals and you're right about them being invisible when not lit. I used a pair of them, broke one during the build and ended up breaking the other lense out, bonding on standard sealed beam lenses, and adding an amber LED to the top part of the light for the parking lamps. They're unique, one of a kind three function lamps, until a rock goes through one.....

Ahhh yes, something I had not thought of, breaking the darn things installing them or when a rock comes up and hits it. . Being plastic that could happen easily

Originally Posted by Mr Blue

Ahhh yes, something I had not thought of, breaking the darn things installing them or when a rock comes up and hits it. . Being plastic that could happen easily

Don,
My lights were "SnakeEye's", very similar to yours - had a plastic housing and reflector, but had a clear, flat glass lense. I was taking one apart and let the light slip just enough that the corner impact with the concrete cracked it across the front. Mine were sold only in pairs so after a bit of ranting I broke the lense off and started looking at possible salvage . I like that my "homebuilts" have an old sealed beam look which I've never seen with halogens. I expect that my lense diffuses the bright light a little too much and that I may lose ten to fifteen percent of the efficiency, but I like the look