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Old 10-12-2005 | 10:38 PM
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while my cars in bits im very tempted to fit my spare orig h/lamps in place of the morrettes,so lets have some pics of yours with the orig lamps please, to persuade me
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get rid of the twin headlight


Old 11-12-2005 | 02:18 PM
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i must admit i think i prefer the standard lights aswell

Old 11-12-2005 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by steviecossie
i must admit i think i prefer the standard lights aswell

yep morrettes are wank
Old 11-12-2005 | 06:05 PM
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think ill be going back to standards,they make the front end look much more smoother [and easier to clean] ive had twins on my esc cossies for the last 10 yrs ,so its time for a change, they all look great chaps
Old 11-12-2005 | 06:40 PM
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standard lights everytime guys
Old 12-12-2005 | 08:35 AM
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ive gone back to standards as well
Old 12-12-2005 | 08:36 AM
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Standard is the way to go:



Old 12-12-2005 | 11:24 AM
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think i prefer the morettes though to be honest
Old 12-12-2005 | 03:26 PM
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well here is mine



I have now ordered a new set of lights from Ford

standard looks the bollox
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never realised we had so many standard ones on the board
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I put my old one back on o.e headlights! Make the cars look wider imo?!

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chris how much were new ones?
Old 12-12-2005 | 05:41 PM
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Damo, according to microcat there Ł51

aint bad

has anyone gott a pic of a white cosworth with standad lights
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Tempting me to go back Std????



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Damo std light from my local dealer Ł65 plus vat each
but then i get 10% off that...

long as i sell my morettes for around the Ł150 mark i will be happy me costs will be covered then
Old 12-12-2005 | 09:56 PM
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Old 13-12-2005 | 03:22 PM
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Well if you lot are going back to standards.........................

Here it comes!!









Sell me your Morettes then!!

Standard lighting is wank IMO, so hopefully the Morette's will be a much better option for me!
Old 13-12-2005 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Honeywell
long as i sell my morettes for around the Ł150 mark i will be happy me costs will be covered then
Ł150 posted!!

After xmas though for obvious reasons!
Old 13-12-2005 | 04:05 PM
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yeh, the std mk5 lighs are poo, even with better lamps, the ecos dont look rigth without twin headlight IMO, teh saph also IMO could not wronger with them
Old 13-12-2005 | 04:59 PM
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twins are too common they do give off better light but as mine isnt used at night im not bothered!
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Well i for one like to drive mine whenever i get a chance to IE every weekend. i could never justify having 14K's worth of car sitting on the drive!, so the lighting issue makes more sense to me...........
Old 14-12-2005 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Franco
Well i for one like to drive mine whenever i get a chance to IE every weekend. i could never justify having 14K's worth of car sitting on the drive!, so the lighting issue makes more sense to me...........
fook knows what people are on about the oe lights are fine i use my car rain shine snow salt what ever. the lights are fine for night driving
Old 14-12-2005 | 09:54 AM
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Mate i have to pop down some tight country lanes every weekend & compared to drive the missus Audi at night................They're shite.......Even my poxy van has better lights


Also i can't see buying a new set will make much difference!
Old 14-12-2005 | 09:56 AM
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PS maybe i'm getting old & my eyesights up the duff!
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Originally Posted by Franco
Mate i have to pop down some tight country lanes every weekend & compared to drive the missus Audi at night................They're shite.......Even my poxy van has better lights


Also i can't see buying a new set will make much difference!
oh right fook knows the lights on mine are great have you got good quality bulbs tho??
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Shut up i'm trying to justify the need for morette's to her who must be obeyed!!

Seriously though...........I couldn't tell you, never checked.
Old 14-12-2005 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Franco
Shut up i'm trying to justify the need for morette's to her who must be obeyed!!

Seriously though...........I couldn't tell you, never checked.
quality.....sorry buy morettes there great
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Bloody hell, after seeing all these, im going to put my standard lights back in at the weekend to see what i prefer, cheers fellas
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standard ones now in im also going to fit my fog grilles but need a new n/s one,anyone got one for sale? problem now is which front/side indicators do i fit,im not keen on clear ones,my smoked ones look a bit odd and orange ones look a bit old fashioned
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ive fitted my standard ones now just cant decide whether to fit fog grilles ,my smoked fogs/indicators or clear ones
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Old 28-01-2006 | 11:29 AM
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MINE my old car with twins
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Originally Posted by THE RADMAN
ive fitted my standard ones now just cant decide whether to fit fog grilles ,my smoked fogs/indicators or clear ones
Show us some pictures then...!
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