Hot Rods Proportion, Symmetry, Balance...Headlight Choice and Placement...PICS

That 3 window looks real good.

 

my thread was started 6 months earlier...was too, was too...

 

Was not,was not! HRP

 

That's my 5 window in Larry's first post. I think the headlights should be as low as possible & not much more than the headlight bezel should extend past the grill. Any more than that & they look a little bug-eyed to me. This is just my own personal opinion of course, but the headlights shouldn't be a focus point on a car...
Sam

 

I played with this a long time to get what I wanted...



This was my inspiration...



But I wanted the upper shock mounts to hide behind the headlights..

I am swapping the 5.00/5.25 front tires for 5.50's.

Neal

 

Thanks, your too kind.
Edit: Most 'HAMBers' would say too far back, goofy looking car

 

Goofy looking car. there ,I said it.

Im about to enter a world of weird with my headlights..I have 30s bosch NOS lights and they are HUGE, but im running fenders on a 32 pick up truck. the standard dropped type headlight bar wont even come close to getting them where I want, Im going to drop the bar down a hole, and extend it so it sits as low as possible,and as far back as well. I like fendered cars with the headlights tucked back, it looks like a cop out when they stick really far forward to me.
Well , all this depends on RYAN being able to work out which end of a hacksaw to hold..and how to mail the bits overseas..seeing as he has my headlight bar hostage at JJ world HQ!

I should get back to work.

 

Goofy?....hell man it looks like it could have come right out off a fifties magazine....I love it!

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Agreed! HRP

 

Which, according to most neo-traditionalist HAMBers = goofy looking. Excuse me, gotta go clean my shit stirring stick...

 

I read all the way to the bottom for this??

 

Lucky your comments are hidden wwaaaaayyyy bbbbbaaaaaaccccckkkkkkkk hhhhhhheeeeerrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeee, or you would get bashed with the 'get with the times stick' hahhahaha

 

Agreed! Channeled, not chopped... screams 50s East Coast car.

 

What's the "right" distance the light bar should be from the 32 grille in the center?

 

I like most the cars posted but if the car has fenders I am a sucker for the tried and true dropped headlight bar and big headlights.HRP

 

I'd say, close! Within a half inch or so.

I'm not a fan of headlights that stick out more than a couple inches of the grille shell

 

One more factor to consider: Painted trim rings will visually reduce the size of any headlight.

 

Bttt

 

It took me about three tries to get my headlights as low as I could get them and still have them behind the shell as much as possible and not hit the tires.





I miss that car every single day....

-Abone.

 

Thanks for bringing the thread back up. Damn I miss Larry's posts and threads.

 

Mine. Cut my A headlight bar and re did to where I liked it. Buckets are 35 Ford.


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Headlight placement is one of those details I spend hours thinking about.

The sedan I just finished - Medium sized and high.


The Chemical City Coupe - small and low.


My latest deuce roadster project - bigger and low.

 

Weird seeing this thread come back again. Here are mine on the roadster. The girls like them!
Sometimes I think they are too low and then I think it gives the car an old time tall look.

Is she laughing at them?

 

I miss Larry too. That coupe in the back looks good to me. spot on. Both of these look great. JMO.