View Poll Results: Which do you like more?
Round Headlights and Grilles
53
51.46%
Rectangular Headlights and Grilles
50
48.54%
Voters: 103. You may not vote on this poll
Round/Rectangular headlight love
Elder User
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: East Bend, Carolina, U.S
I remember when these rectangular headlights came out in 1978 and liked them more than the round type because they match the grille and rectangular fog lights better. I really don't remember round fog lights being available back then, but maybe I just didn't see any.
Trivia question:
If you were driving your truck at night at the speed of light and turned on the headlights what would happen?
Trivia question:
If you were driving your truck at night at the speed of light and turned on the headlights what would happen?
FTE Chapter Leader
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 3,322
Likes: 20
From: Rhode Island
My 78 supercab parts truck has the round head lights, and when I get them off the truck they are heading for the swap meet pile. Im a rectangular head light guy.I just think the rectangular head lights give the truck a more big and bad look. I think I have a problem with rectangular head lights. I cant seem to walk by them in the salvage yards.. I always end up buying them. So as it stands, I should have a life time supply of headlight setups for my pickups...... lol 
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Joined: Aug 2003
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I am not particular. My main thing is that the front matches the side trim. For example, I hate the large wide bottom chrome with a 78-79 grill. Likewise, I think the racetrack molding would look dorky with the 73 grill. The early ones have a more classic look, whereas the later style has more of a modern driver look. To answer the trivia question: the "square" ones would outshine the round ones
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Joined: May 2004
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From: Danville, Pa
Originally Posted by Purely Ford
I remember when these rectangular headlights came out in 1978 and liked them more than the round type because they match the grille and rectangular fog lights better. I really don't remember round fog lights being available back then, but maybe I just didn't see any.
Trivia question:
If you were driving your truck at night at the speed of light and turned on the headlights what would happen?
Trivia question:
If you were driving your truck at night at the speed of light and turned on the headlights what would happen?
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 913
Likes: 2
From: Pensacola, FL
i used to like the rectangular ones better, but i think was mostly due to the fact that my first experience with these trucks was my dads '79. i have a '73 and i think if you look at it in just the right light, it looks like some kinda wide eyed psycho bearing down on you
Posting Guru
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,203
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From: where the deer and antelo
My vote goes for the "square" lights. I think the '78 and '79 trucks with the rectangle lights are the best looking of seventys Fords. I think the 78's with round lights look dorky though.
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From: Spokane WA
Originally Posted by ivanribic
Hey, off topic, where in Spokane are you? You should come join us in the Northwest Forum here on FTE. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/f...splay.php?f=89 Welcome!
Cargo Master
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 2,110
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From: southwest pa
i like the older split grills better, has more of a classic look. i'm not too fond of things that are modern as everyone keeps saying about the 78/79 grill. just my opinion, not that it matters.
Junior User
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 97
Likes: 0
From: so cal
I have a 77 F-250 ranger. when i had the truck repainted about 12 yrs ago i went to ford and bought all the front to convert to rectangular lights and the open grill. i have never regretted it since. Remember that only 2 yrs of this truck where made this way.
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Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 11,697
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From: Marengo, Iowa
I like both, but I guess I lean to the rounds. My old 75 had a 78 clip on it, but the grill was cashed. Happened to be when they were doing RAGBRAI, a bicycle ride from border to border in Iowa, and they rode near my place. Well, usually these people don't have a lot of respect for the regular traffic, as there's a few thousand of them, so they should have the right of way for both lanes of a two lane road, right? (I'm amazed more of them haven't been hurt or killed yet!!!) Anyway, i had just stripped an old T/A, and was hauling the body to the crusher, and here's these crazy fools taking up the road. Well, with the grill knocked out, multicolored truck with leaking headers, loud as could almost legally be, they sure got out of my way, considering the old beast looked like it would eat them alive!!!!
Never seen bicyclists get over so far
Never seen bicyclists get over so far