mustang style lights on a cutlass?

[vladj]

thats what i was gonna do. but i can find any and the once i can find go for over $300. so i think im just gonna make a billet grill for it and put the lights behind it

 

[axisg]

what about if i put the lights behind the grill?

Lotsa room behind the grill.

When I first got my '80 cutlass the owner before me lived in the country and he put 2 big *ss ( like a good 7" or so around ) Yellow Hella lights behind the grill. In addition to that he had 2 bright white driving lights up and behind the front bumper and pointed down on a 45 deg angle so you could not really see them.

The harness was burnt up when I bought the car ( wonder why ?!?! ) so I cut them all off but it must have been bright.

Point is you can install them and hide them at the same time.

 

[2000.malibu.ls]

behind the grille sounds good, like the camaro lights?

 

[Blake442]

thats what i was gonna do. but i can find any and the once i can find go for over $300. so i think im just gonna make a billet grill for it and put the lights behind it

Granted it is a one year only nose, If you can't find an '80 nose for less than $300, you're not looking in the right places.
It shouldn't cost more than $150 at the most, as it's not the most desirable year(sorry '80 fans).
$300 is what the '87-'88 euro noses go for.

 

[vladj]

this is the one im talking about:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/80-Cutlass-Frt-Grill ... .m20.l1116

plus $100 shipping.

but ya ill put them behind the grill

 

[Blake442]

See, that price isn't bad, it's shipping a large part like that that will inflate the cost. I'd keep trying to find one closer to home.

 

[hp3445]

You are better off going with the rectangular sheby style driving lights. At least you would keep them the same shape as the headlights.

 

[Cutty1]

yea have to agree doesnt look good..

 

[DrRansom442]

hmmm some big round Hellas up front, contigency stickers and offroad tires. We can faux-up a new model the 1980 Ols Cutlass "Rally" 350.
If it were me (well OK I was doing this to my 87 when it was stolen) I found some really small rectangular lamps and installed them behind the bumper ... were they were virtually unseen when off. I know it's personal preferrence but I hate ... HATE lights just hanging down off the bumper. I had replaced the bumper on my car ... so I had a chance to seperate the bumper, repaint the bumper support .... installed the lights inside the support and bolted the bumper back before I installed the assembly. You'd have to know they were there to look for the lights.

 

[DrRansom442]

nevermind, I looked at that bumper again ... no recesses like the later models ... still stick with small rectangular ... tuck emm behind your grilles like a squad car strobe lights.