78-79 Headlight Debate

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Mar 23, 2014 | 06:54 AM

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paredneck33

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Oh how true that is Rich. That is a pet peeve of mine. Whenever I hear someone say "oh it's a 78 with a 79 front end cause it's got the square headlights." I just have to educate them a little. And yes I have the original sales brochures that prove this.

Mar 23, 2014 | 06:56 AM

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How ever I must add that the round headlights weren't original to the 79 model year on
any of the interior package. They all had the square headlights.

Mar 23, 2014 | 07:06 AM

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NumberDummy

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No such thing as square headlamps, they're rectangular.

Notice that both round & rectangular headlamp parts are listed for 1978 and 1979 (1978/ ).

Left/Right Upper: F100/350 / Left/Right Lower: Bronco (U150).

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Mar 23, 2014 | 07:13 AM

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Sorry Bill. But unless I'm missing something the chart shows both round and rectangular for 78. And rectangular only for 79.

Mar 23, 2014 | 07:22 AM

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What headlights should I put on this, round, square or rectangular?

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Mar 23, 2014 | 07:25 AM

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paredneck33

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Rich I vote Hexagon. That way you'll have them all covered in one set up.

Mar 23, 2014 | 07:53 AM

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77&79F250

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DOT reg says 2, so it will get 2 somethings and probably a LED light bar.

Maybe some PIAA/Marchal/Cibie/HELLA for 2 others.

It came with round ones in 73 so I might just go with that?

Mar 23, 2014 | 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 77&79F250

DOT reg says 2, so it will get 2 somethings and probably a LED light bar.

Maybe some PIAA/Marchal/Cibie/HELLA for 2 others.

It came with round ones in 73 so I might just go with that?

I would say 2 round mounted near that triangle brace area to the side of the radiator, to create a sense of a "front" to the thing? And then a light bar with 4?

Road legal?! Y'all got some flexible laws where you come from, fo sho.

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Mar 23, 2014 | 10:19 AM

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77&79F250

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Same DOT regs as a VW dune buggy.....at least that is what am planning on having a copy of when I go to the insp place.

And some turning signals, horn, rear view mirror and maybe one side mirror.

Mar 23, 2014 | 11:10 AM

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I think it depends on the truck, I think some trucks look good with round headlights, but some look good with square headlights....

Mar 23, 2014 | 01:50 PM

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Rich I vote Hexagon. That way you'll have them all covered in one set up.

i 2nd that

Mar 23, 2014 | 03:54 PM

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My truck has square headlights, BUT I like the round ones better, gives the truck a more "Classic Look". The square headlights look ok as well, giving the trucks in my opinion a more "Mean look" or "Tough Look"