BA Brakelights Onto Au?

[StevenAu2]

Like the topic says,do BA tail lights fit Au's? The reason,the chrome strip along the bottom side looks awesome!!!

[LUXO_8]

they are a TOTALLY different shape........
would be like trying to put VT tail lights on a VL

[StevenAu2]

Damn id better have a closer look next time.They looked the same.Thanks for the info...

[S3SR]

isnt the chrome strip on the bumper? i dont no dont own a BA
why not just get a chrome strip and put it on the tail light

[GlennBA]

Originally Posted by FALCONSR

isnt the chrome strip on the bumper? i dont no dont own a BA
why not just get a chrome strip and put it on the tail light

The chrome strip is part of the tail light on BA/BF

[HLC]

LOL :

yeah as suggested. maybe just get a chrome strip and place it on the outside of the headlight? i dunno.

[DOC]

It would be a job that could work, you could attach a chrome strip to the bottom of the light to replicate the BA.

Just in my minds eye it would also be easy ( maybe not ) to get the AU light to look like the BA.

You would remove the light and build a cover for the corners ( painted in the cars colour's ) that would take of the points / sharp ends, giving the appearance of a BA tail light.

Depending on the time taken and method it could be done and you would need to get the specks from a BA light to replicate the angles etc.

Nothing is impossible, i was looking at the mod before i sold my AU

[XR6-VCT-2000]

yeah its a shame , thats 1 thing i gotta admit i like about the newer ba/bf's - the rear tail lights - but yes as mentioned , they are totally a different shape- especially on the sides of the car the Au lights come to like a triangle point , and the ba/bf lights on the side square off before the bottom of the light making more of a 90 degree point.

[StevenAu2]

Well it looks as though im not the only one who reckons the chrome strip looks awesome...

[BJMXR]

I might put a chrome strip on the side of my shoes... i love a bit of chrome too...

[robbo_yobbo]

whats the go with taking the rear end from a fairmont ghia??? IE rear quaterpannels, bootlid, bumper, lights ??? can this be done without allot of dramas (besides unpicking the spot welds and rewelding - lol)

The fairmont ghia's backend looks very similar to the BA's (imo) and i think they have the chrome strip also on the lights???

[Yum-Yum]

I'll just stick with these lil' bad boys :evil3:

[JC]

Originally Posted by robbo_yobbo

whats the go with taking the rear end from a fairmont ghia??? IE rear quaterpannels, bootlid, bumper, lights ??? can this be done without allot of dramas (besides unpicking the spot welds and rewelding - lol)

The fairmont ghia's backend looks very similar to the BA's (imo) and i think they have the chrome strip also on the lights???

Fairmont Ghias rear is exactly the same rear quarters, bootlid etc. The only difference is the chrome strip/licence plate light holder/garnish thing on the boot. So you could go about unpicking welds and welding on a genuine FG rear end, but there's no need.

AFAIK, tailights on FGs are exactly the same as the AU3 lights (clear indicator lenses)

[JC]

Originally Posted by Yum-Yum

I'll just stick with these lil' bad boys :evil3:

Yes, they are bad.

[robbo_yobbo]

Originally Posted by JC

Fairmont Ghias rear is exactly the same rear quarters, bootlid etc. The only difference is the chrome strip/licence plate light holder/garnish thing on the boot. So you could go about unpicking welds and welding on a genuine FG rear end, but there's no need.

AFAIK, tailights on FGs are exactly the same as the AU3 lights (clear indicator lenses)

lol - your right, I dont know what I was thinking, I wouldve swarn I seen a AUFG the other day and as it was driving off I was thinking "that looks like a BA rear end", mustve just been a BA, LOL

[AU2PWR]

altezzas are not for fords

[P6LTD351]

excuse me if I sound arrogant, but how can anyone who is a Ford fan not see with their naked eye that BA/F tailights are TOTALLY different to an AU? There is a small problem called SHEETMETAL which is different between the two models. Hmm............. I wonder if XB tailights will fit my EB........

[S3SR]

Originally Posted by eb2monty

excuse me if I sound arrogant, but how can anyone who is a Ford fan not see with their naked eye that BA/F tailights are TOTALLY different to an AU? There is a small problem called SHEETMETAL which is different between the two models. Hmm............. I wonder if XB tailights will fit my EB........

sorry but i thought those people including myself just wanted to get the look of the BA tail light on there AU no physically put the BA light on the AU

[LUXO_8]

Originally Posted by FALCONSR

sorry but i thought those people including myself just wanted to get the look of the BA tail light on there AU no physically put the BA light on the AU

look at the first sentence in the first post, he asked if BA brake lights can fit onto an AU...

[StevenAu2]

Originally Posted by eb2monty

excuse me if I sound arrogant, but how can anyone who is a Ford fan not see with their naked eye that BA/F tailights are TOTALLY different to an AU? There is a small problem called SHEETMETAL which is different between the two models. Hmm............. I wonder if XB tailights will fit my EB........

Get a brain,like i said,id better take a closer look next time which i did and spotted the differences.Why post in the topic???
And if i refer to your words(not mine) AU and BA is the same body shape/chassis and Ford changed the first letter from A to B. which was why i thought the BA tail lights may have fitted into the Au.

[AWD Chaser]

Originally Posted by eb2monty

excuse me if I sound arrogant, but how can anyone who is a Ford fan not see with their naked eye that BA/F tailights are TOTALLY different to an AU? There is a small problem called SHEETMETAL which is different between the two models. Hmm............. I wonder if XB tailights will fit my EB........

I got 1994 supra tail lights to fit on my 1989 barina.....

[Yum-Yum]

Originally Posted by SR_AU

altezzas are not for fords

lol they are now & quite a few members on the forum have them, to each their own I guess...so I did :hihi: I've had great feed back with them too.

[f4ir-mont]

axactly yum yum, altezzas are the S***,.im gonna get some soon...as for the ba lights on an au, if u can get those things in an au, good on ya....caus i got a ba parked right next to my au and let me tell u, they aint gonna swap without mega sheetmetal work:P

[Yum-Yum]

Originally Posted by f4ir-mont

axactly yum yum, altezzas are the ,.im gonna get some soon...as for the ba lights on an au, if u can get those things in an au, good on ya....caus i got a ba parked right next to my au and let me tell u, they aint gonna swap without mega sheetmetal work:P

cheers mate, I wouldn't be suprised if someone comes up with an alternative for the BA tail lights, it didn't take long for the Alteeza's to take off, If ya get it off the ground Steve post up pics and plan of attack mate, I bet it won't be long before a few others follow. As Doc said "nothing is impossible".

[boodek]

I wonder how altezzas would look on my Volvo 240...

[f4ir-mont]

try them on ur 240, would be interresting to see how they look..hahahahaha

[HLC]

[AWD Chaser]

Maybe someone could make up a sticker kit to convert the AU lights to the BA... just take a bit off the top, and chrome strips down the bottom... viola!
lol

[StevenAu2]

CAn one of the MODS delete this thread!!! It was supposed to be a simple Yes or No question to whether BA lights bolted directly into Au's.