Help me with my tail light selection!!PLEASE

Here is the deal, I have the tail light I'm going to use. 40 Ford, the wife has spoken. So, changing the lense is the last resort, i.e. out of the question. So, here are your choices. Use, the buckets that I have made (the thought is to keep the truck close to stock, but with a custom twist to a few things.)
Change the top of the buckets I've made to eliminate the flat section, and follow the "V" in the lense.
French the light into the fender ( I'm not a real fan of frenched tail lights).
OR.... Mount them to the fenders, which will mean I need to get some lexan, and make lenses and bezels that fit the conture of the fender, but will replicate the exact design of the 40 Ford.
Side note, the one photo shows how the lense is not square to the rear when mounted to the surface of the fender, so keep that in mind when picturing the depth needed to french these lenses, and I would more than likely create a new bezel that will square them to the rear ( wider on the outer edge ) if I mount them to the surface of the fender. Thank you for your imput.











Here is a quick mock up of the frenching.

 

Geez, I got confused by the poll, Whatever the heck you're asking I like #3 the best picture wise.

 

I like them in the fender, just make sure they're bright enough so nobody runs into ya

 

I like option #4

 

"The wife has spoken" ????

 

Building the truck for my wife....

 

I like the buckets in pic #1. They should even look better when painted the color of the truck. They'll have greater side visibility than fender mounted or frenched, plus they'll have the Ford truck look.

 

I think you get what I was going for with the buckets. Thank you.

 

I'm with the majority so far, french them in! I think they look good like that!

 

Have you seen them frenched? Any pix?

 

Ah, you didn't say you were building it for the wife. In that case, pic #3.

 

I'm with unkledaddy, the buckets definately have the "truck look". Once the buckets are body color those taillights will "pop". If you want to contour the buckets to the bezel shape, that would be trick too.

The frenched idea is lost on me on this particular vehicle.

Johnnie.

 

Well said!

 

"V" the buckets.

 

I went with the 1st

 

what ever the wife wants

 

First pic with v notched bucket, do tell what the Wife said after all is said and done.

 

I'm for the v notch buckets, body color.

 

Just do whatever your wife tells you to do.

 

Go with picture 3

 

Ditto
Paul

 

Very cool truck. V notched buckets. DO NOT french them into the fender. My opinion..

Frenching doesn't complement the shape of the fender..

 

No matter what ya do, it's a cool truck. Post up some more pics!

 

I chose the last one.....was that what picture 3 is?

I like picture 3. It is best, hands down.

 

Thanks Ruff, check out my profile, there are a ton of pix there. Jay

 

Well, when you have a cut off wheel, and a welder, and just don't care. You can do this stuff. Here is one of the buckets, I went ahead and put a "V" to it!

 

I would go with the buckets with the v. I had a 64 chevy stepside that I put 39 ford taillights in the fenders and you could not see the taillights very good from behind unless you were at a angle. The fenders curved to much and I bet you will run into the same problem.

 

I went ahead and spent a little time, working the "bucket with a "V" idea".

 

Sweet!!