LED Upgrade to Rear Rectangular Lights

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Give me your honest opinion...

Does this include me as well??

I know you got rear-ended but truthfully, would this have prevented that?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

Does this include me as well??

I know you got rear-ended but truthfully, would this have prevented that?

No, it wouldn't. But what do you think of the three hole design?

[patrickt]

Here is what four and five holes would look like. I tend to think having either three or five creates a more symmetric look than four does.

[RodKnock]

I agree with the odd number, but I still don't think it has any eye appeal. I admire the initiative and the ingenuity, I couldn't do it, but....sorry.

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by patrickt

No, it wouldn't. But what do you think of the three hole design?

I appreciate your frank and truthful answer to my question. Should that stop you from doing all this work? Absolutely not-you're having fun and avoiding spending quality time with the family and most importantly-driving the ass off your car..

My objection(s) are not predicated on the number of holes (careful) or their arrangement or the kilowatts, resistors or pigtails.

I'm just a lover of the original character of Cobras and my build philosophy has always been to achieve that character without necessarily having each specific, original, numbers-matching part. Like-oh-Lucas fuse box covers or dummy 'original' firewall wiring for instance.

They were just raw-boned street or race cars from another era-even the tamest little roadster versions with under-car exhaust. Cobras have no back-up light, hooks front and rear to maim pedestrians, leaky tops (those that have tops), raw edges, noxious fumes and most-deafening noise. They are all about what they can make the driver feel- not what they look like or how comfortable they cruise. Replicas have allowed them to gestate into something foreign to the car's roots for the new, largest part of their audience.

Alien to the car's original character are third brake lights, GPS', A/C, heated seats, drink holders and so on. Fine for safety and modern convenience, but more conducive to the C-6 crowd in my view.

So toil away pal-you're having fun and instructing the mass audience. You're thorough and well thought- out.

Let's just agree to disagree.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

So toil away pal-you're having fun and instructing the mass audience. You're thorough and well thought- out.

Let's just agree to disagree.

Yes, thorough and well-thought-out are my middle names. But let me ask you this, between three, four and five holes, which one do you dislike the least? Do you see any difference between them, or are they all about the same?

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Y... But let me ask you this, between three, four and five holes, which one do you dislike the least? Do you see any difference between them, or are they all about the same?

I dislike them all equally. This is your baby, as I took pains to explain. Thames Ditton preferred no holes.

Here's an idea: create a poll thread of 'hole count'-only for those that feel the need for this 'improvement'. It'll certainly improve your post count.

[patrickt]

Remembering that I had the extra light fixture with the five holes drilled in it, I thought I would use it and take a crack at fashioning a rear third brake light that really looked like the other two rectangular lights (and forgetting the "originality" point). Of course, I still have the other "hardly noticable" three hole version, and it only takes a moment to switch between the original, the three hole, and my new "full light" version (it's just that one little screw and then unplug the wires). So, this is what I think it would look like had it been done at the time. You know, the pictures really don't do it justice (and just ignore the blue tape above the fixture and the wires hanging down).

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by patrickt

... just ignore the blue tape above the fixture and the wires hanging down.

I was hoping you were on a long summer vacation to the Polar Ice Cap, but...
I'll just ignore the whole thread.

[patrickt]

OK, it's completely done now, and Chas. and Rod, it's friggin' beautiful. I know you won't believe me, but in real life it looks like it absolutely belongs there. My pictures really just don't show how truly nice it is. Even if it didn't light up, I'd want it there because it looks that damn good. Yeah, I know it wasn't there on the originals, but neither were my two.... oh, nevermind. It really does look nice.