View Poll Results: Which do you like more?
Round Headlights and Grilles
53
51.46%
Rectangular Headlights and Grilles
50
48.54%
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Round/Rectangular headlight love
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From: Norton Ohio
I like rounds Ive got silver star bulbs in my 78 custom (check my gallery to see the front end of my truck). I thought they only ran through June of 78 because my June of 78 custom has rounds and a budies july of 78 has square lights and their both factory.
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Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Everett, WA
78 Ranger with rectangulars. My old truck was a '70 with round lights and the split grille. I loved that too. I think the rects and one-piece grille look a little less class and a bit tougher.
Here's the '78:
[img]http://www.losbacas.com/rubygrille.JPG[/img]
Here's the '78:
[img]http://www.losbacas.com/rubygrille.JPG[/img]
Last edited by Kynetx; Jul 16, 2004 at 03:27 PM.
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I own 2 trucks with round headlights( a 73 and a 77), and 2 with rectangular headlights( a 78 Lariat and a 79). I like both grille styles, but I'd have to say I probably prefer the 73-77 style with the split grille and round headlights. The split grille just seems to me to have a cooler, more classic look.
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From: Emmaus (Allentown), PA
I've gotta check in on the side of rectangular - just think they look better with the rectangular grill shapes. (I have a '78 F-150 Custom so currently have the round lights.)
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I think for me it has to do with my age ....i was early twentys in the late 70"s and was heavy into vans , Ford vans of cource ,(old guys will remember they were the thing at the time ) we started using " square "...lol..headlights in customizing them . when ford saw the trend they put them in the trucks and vans. ..i was sold ..so was a lot of other people they sold a gazillion of them. i have had a dozen of them. have 3 right now.
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