Changing the rear lights?

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#16 Post by ReggieGasket » Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:16 am

mangocrazy wrote:Good grief - you sound like a bunch of teenage gurrls discussing what's the coolest mascara this week. Get a grip, FFS... :smt003
Sit listening to teenage girls then? :smt016

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#17 Post by mangocrazy » Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:32 am

ReggieGasket wrote:
mangocrazy wrote:Good grief - you sound like a bunch of teenage gurrls discussing what's the coolest mascara this week. Get a grip, FFS... :smt003
Sit listening to teenage girls then? :smt016
The barb clearly found its mark, then... :smt003

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#18 Post by D-Rider » Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:35 am

Who is this teenage girl called Barb? :smt017

.......... and why is Reggie complaining about the look of her rear end :smt018
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#19 Post by Falcopops » Sun Feb 24, 2013 11:45 am

In a desperate attempt to get this back on track and out of paedophile court.

I think the rear of the falco is one of it's best aspects, but each to their own.

IIRC there have been some who have made old model and new model mille tail sections fit.

With a bit of imagination, glass work and a saw I'd be surprised if you couldn't make almost anything fit

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#20 Post by HowardQ » Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:50 pm

I would agree with you Dale, it looks fine to me.
Mine is a black Falco, so has a smoked rear lens, which looks better when parked.
It has a simple LED bulb conversion, which looks a bit different and is more visible, day or night.
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#21 Post by furygan man » Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:28 pm

Homemade LED's and tail tidy?

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#22 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:53 pm

easy enough to do if you have working hands geoff....

actually, i think Howard has one of gregD's smoked lenses and the LEDs are available as a direct plug in bulb

and nooj did produce some LED boards

as well as some more bespoke work for some of us

(/takes off his jeremy clarkson smug look)


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...


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#23 Post by furygan man » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:02 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:
as well as some more bespoke work

(/takes off his jeremy clarkson smug look)
:smt003 +1

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#24 Post by D-Rider » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:25 pm

I have one of Greg-D's smoked lenses and one of Nooj's original LED boards.

.... though both of the ones I have are out of production
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#25 Post by ReggieGasket » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:36 pm

For me the rear end looks OK from the side, but there's a bit of a baboon ass thing going on from the rear with the red lenses.

Anyone prepared to part with smoked lenses then? :smt001

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#26 Post by D-Rider » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:18 pm

ReggieGasket wrote:
Anyone prepared to part with smoked lenses then? :smt001
:smt005 :smt005 :smt044 :smt044 :smt005 :smt005
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#27 Post by Kwackerz » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:16 pm

I think the correct reply is 'When you prise it from their cold dead fingers...'
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#28 Post by HowardQ » Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:01 pm

D-Rider wrote:
ReggieGasket wrote:
Anyone prepared to part with smoked lenses then? :smt001
:smt005 :smt005 :smt044 :smt044 :smt005 :smt005
As Andy said.

A smoked lens looks good on a bronze Falco, it's essential on a fast Black one.
So sorry but I'll not be selling mine.
You'll just have to offer Greg a lot of money!
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#29 Post by ReggieGasket » Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:52 am

Ah. OK, a clear lense then. How do I contact Nooj?

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#30 Post by D-Rider » Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:18 am

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