69 camaro W round tail lights ( crazy idea?)

[Stuart Adams]

Don't even think about it, IMO.

[buickfunnycar.com]

Originally Posted by skatinjay27

yeah those are 2nd gen lights... the rear bumper delete doesent help much either

That actually doesn't look bad...the bigger lenses fill up that area better than those tiny ones I've seen.
No bumpers on a 1967-8 is a great look,69's have to have bumpers to look good.

Anyway you slice it,round lights ain't gonna work and it's always going to look like an oddball.

[Teetoe_Jones]

I put C5 Corvette Euro tail lights on my 68 Camaro and regret it heavily now.
Don't!!! Do!!! It!!!!

Tyler

[ironworks]

If this does not convince you to do it nothing will. This is Ummmm Ummmm GOOD.




Even Jake does not know what to think of it.

[buickfunnycar.com]

^^^ absolutely terrible ^^^...oh my!

[frankv11]

agree no round tailights those on th green car are terrrible

[Serpa69]

Jake is prepairing to Pee

[Ummgawa]

I went to a good car show and a killer looking 69 was there. Until I discovered it had round taillights. I observed every dude that circled around to the back of the car either rolled their eyes (if alone) looked at each other with the "What the Hell was this guy thinking" that we've all given to another car buddy, or just plain out shook their heads "NO" and dismissed the car altogether.

In my opinion, the 69 Camaro is a "Holy Grail" car and one should walk lightly when trying to modify perfection. Suttle stuff...OK. hanging a mustang front end on a 69 Camaro? Nah, IYKWIM.

Don't do it dude, you'll regret it.

[Hdesign]

One of the strongest design elements of the 1st gens, particularly the 69 is the wide concentric shapes of the rear tail panel and tail lights. Each character line was intended to be a sequence of offsets. The recessed wide rectangle or trapezoid at the front and back of so many muscle cars is very iconic. It's a clean look.

IMO the most successful designs were the ones that didn't fight that form factor by using some shape that doesn't relate. The general shape of a 69 tail light is close to perfect but there's always a way to personalize it.

I think the Vette tail light configuration was stale at least a decade ago and it doesn't help the rear end at all other than being able to say it's "custom". I'm not a big supporter of change for the sake of change.

It is fun to play with ideas though and that's a great way to experiment with them. Good luck.

[Teetoe_Jones]

Originally Posted by ironworks

If this does not convince you to do it nothing will. This is Ummmm Ummmm GOOD.




Even Jake does not know what to think of it.

D!ck. Why would you post that? Such a hater.