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Old 18-12-2009 | 02:39 PM
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Default Blackeye Headlights - Yay Or Nay ?

Just fitted them, now i like them, but my pal thinks they looks awful. think its gona be a marmite thing like the black wheels, you either like them, or you dont.

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Hmmm... not sure. I think they look better from an angle than they do from straight on.
Makes the car look more American too imo. It makes me think of a Lincoln Town Car, despite not really looking like one that much!
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Much better, i want these on my 306 but i aint too keen on putting my headlights in the oven to get them apart
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oooooooooooh i like them!
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Better!



Just wait till Whitey see's this! He will get a semi-on!
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Originally Posted by Ed_van_dijk
Much better, i want these on my 306 but i aint too keen on putting my headlights in the oven to get them apart
Im not much good at finiky things, didnt fancy cutting the lenses off and doing it myself, id have sliced my finger off or something, or broke my headlights, thats what i bought them already done, fitting them i can do, converting them, defo not
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Originally Posted by Markb_s1
Hmmm... not sure. I think they look better from an angle than they do from straight on.
Makes the car look more American too imo. It makes me think of a Lincoln Town Car, despite not really looking like one that much!

Aye i know what you mean mate, from the front it doesnt really look much different, but from the side, it does look different.
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Keep them, they look ace.
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Originally Posted by Neil@FastFord
Better!



Just wait till Whitey see's this! He will get a semi-on!
He's obviously easily pleased then neil lol


Ive emailed you beefs update pics mate, should be in your inbox
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They look fooking awful






ha ha only joking they look miles better.
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Originally Posted by Glenny Boy
They look fooking awful






ha ha only joking they look miles better.

You wanna be lucky i didnt get you to fit them cowie


Ive took up enough of your time this week, thought id give you a day off
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Originally Posted by Fiddy
He's obviously easily pleased then neil lol


Ive emailed you beefs update pics mate, should be in your inbox

Mondeo's give him a boner. The mere mention of "TDCI" and "torque delivery" get's him worked up.

He did the same on his ST200 and as much as it kills me, he did a good job and it looked well. IMO.

Yeah mate, just nosying through now, crackin'!
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You wanna be lucky i didnt get you to fit them cowie


Ive took up enough of your time this week, thought id give you a day off
Well i just know how shit you are when it comes to working on cars hee hee.I dont mind doing any work on your car mate cause your ford mad like me.
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i like em mate....so keep em lol.
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looks much better
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Originally Posted by Neil@FastFord
Mondeo's give him a boner. The mere mention of "TDCI" and "torque delivery" get's him worked up.

He did the same on his ST200 and as much as it kills me, he did a good job and it looked well. IMO.

Yeah mate, just nosying through now, crackin'!
I cant talk like, im on my 4th mondy now.


I took a few more mate, posted them in beefs thread on here, if you prefer any of them, ill mail you the full res images. i just send whats best imo, doesnt mean there the most suitable lol
Old 18-12-2009 | 03:11 PM
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miles better
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Originally Posted by Fiddy
I cant talk like, im on my 4th mondy now.


I took a few more mate, posted them in beefs thread on here, if you prefer any of them, ill mail you the full res images. i just send whats best imo, doesnt mean there the most suitable lol

Beefy and suitable rarley go together

Sound mate, they aint needed today but its good to get a stockpile in early
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Much nicer Craig

lowered and a set of 17" softspokes now
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Originally Posted by Glenny Boy
Well i just know how shit you are when it comes to working on cars hee hee.I dont mind doing any work on your car mate cause your ford mad like me.

Aye mate, i love my fords as you know, thats all ive ever bought, and dont say anything about daewoo fooking matiz, wor lass bought that, against my better judgemnet, NOT me !!!! lol.

i appreciate having you around mate, id be fooked without you when it comes to changing parts, plus your banter is half decent
Old 18-12-2009 | 03:16 PM
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Love the headlights, far more aggro.

Personally I think the front end is let down by that bloody awful V6 badge though!
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Originally Posted by Mike C
Love the headlights, far more aggro.

Personally I think the front end is let down by that bloody awful V6 badge though!
Agreed, i tried to get it off today, but its stuck like concrete and my hands were bastard freezing after fitting the lights. infact, im going to debadge it all together, mondy and ghia x badges off the boot lid, and paint the grill black. the only badges im leaving on are the standard V6 badges on the wings as there quite subtle.
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Originally Posted by Csm
Much nicer Craig

lowered and a set of 17" softspokes now
You and your soft spoke col lol. if im going to spend that much money on wheels, might aswell go the whole hog and buy a set of anthracite comps.
Old 18-12-2009 | 03:28 PM
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You know you're just jealous Neil because you couldn't handle the power of the TDCI!

Def think black eyes look better, it makes the lights look less massive!
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Originally Posted by Fiddy
You and your soft spoke col lol. if im going to spend that much money on wheels, might aswell go the whole hog and buy a set of anthracite comps.

Suit the mondie perfectly

you could have new softys and new tyres for the cost of comps on there own
Old 18-12-2009 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Neil@FastFord
Beefy and suitable rarley go together

Sound mate, they aint needed today but its good to get a stockpile in early
Aye mate, at least you got them, with it being crimbo and all that, we didnt know when the deadline was, so i took them anyway.
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Suit the mondie perfectly

you could have new softys and new tyres for the cost of comps on there own
I dont know mate, they sell for a pretty penny these days the old softys. they do look well on MK2's like, your red 24 looked awesome with them on
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i like them, id of done it to mine if i didnt have the morrettes in there, if you do lower it, take a look into the camber adjustment kit eibach do, mines lowered and on 19s and i go through tyres in less than 2k and mines only lowered a little bit, so new year its getting the camber adjustment kit, so ill keep 2 steels on for now as im not forking out for tyres again just yet lol

if you go for a set of wheels then id say you need 18s minium as the arches are huge on the mondeos
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[quote=DanW@FastFord;4583702]Did somebody call my name

You know you're just jealous Neil because you couldn't handle the power of the TDCI!

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Take one hook, add bait, and wait...

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Originally Posted by Fiddy
Aye mate, i love my fords as you know, thats all ive ever bought, and dont say anything about daewoo fooking matiz, wor lass bought that, against my better judgemnet, NOT me !!!! lol.

i appreciate having you around mate, id be fooked without you when it comes to changing parts, plus your banter is half decent
Only hald decent your a cheeky coooonnt arnt you lol.Daewoo matiz that was a proper car Dan likes them.
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Originally Posted by DanW@FastFord
Def think black eyes look better, it makes the lights look less massive!
Thas the one thing thats always put me off MK2's dan, the headlights. ive always been a MK1 and MK3 man. i was bidding on a set of morettes on the old bay of e, but i bid Ł155 and they went over, so i took the second, much cheaper option of blackeyes.
Old 18-12-2009 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenny Boy
Only hald decent your a cheeky coooonnt arnt you lol.Daewoo matiz that was a proper car Dan likes them.
Wey, maybe a bit more than half decent


People always say ' id rather walk ' when talking about shite cars, they dont really mean it, just a way of saying the cars awful, but after driving that thing wor lass bought, i seriously would rather walk
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i like them, but the car looks shit with those black alloys so until you remove them, you obviously have no taste so it doesn't matter
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I like them
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mostest deffinatley yes do mine on my series 2 for me mate
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looks sweet on black..

but then im biased.........
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Alan he didnt make them he bought them.
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Originally Posted by Glenny Boy
Alan he didnt make them he bought them.
best free mod i ever did
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Think they look good mate


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