vimstar Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 The one thing I wish they would do with the GT500 is to user rear tail lights that are more reminiscent of the originals. To use tail lights similar to the originals would require a break between the taillight sections where the trunk opens but I don’t imagine running wiring for those lights would be much harder than running the wiring for the center brake light. I happen to find a good shot of a GT500 on TheMustangSource.com so I took a copy and modified it with Photoshop to kind of give an idea of what a more original GT500 rear light setup might look like on the new GT500’s (original and modified pictures are attached). The editing is a little rough since I did it in about 30 minutes but it at least gives the general idea of what I am thinking. What does everyone else think? Current Original Style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbortnick Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 The one thing I wish they would do with the GT500 is to user rear tail lights that are more reminiscent of the originals. To use tail lights similar to the originals would require a break between the taillight sections where the trunk opens but I don’t imagine running wiring for those lights would be much harder than running the wiring for the center brake light. I happen to find a good shot of a GT500 on TheMustangSource.com so I took a copy and modified it with Photoshop to kind of give an idea of what a more original GT500 rear light setup might look like on the new GT500’s (original and modified pictures are attached). The editing is a little rough since I did it in about 30 minutes but it at least gives the general idea of what I am thinking. What does everyone else think? Current Original Style You got this one right on the money - I still can not figure out why they did not do this, its the only area of the car that Ford should have done something with to make it Shelby unique, besides the lettering Shelby. Maybe someone will offer an after market kit that can this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSOLVER Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 As I looked at the pics of the Alloy car today, I thought again what a terrible job of the back of the car they did. This would be about as cheap a solution as any. The back of the car looks just plain FAT. The T-bird style lights take a lot of the visual depth out of it. Good call and thanks for the Pshop effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC2004arispe Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 The one thing I wish they would do with the GT500 is to user rear tail lights that are more reminiscent of the originals. To use tail lights similar to the originals would require a break between the taillight sections where the trunk opens but I don’t imagine running wiring for those lights would be much harder than running the wiring for the center brake light. I happen to find a good shot of a GT500 on TheMustangSource.com so I took a copy and modified it with Photoshop to kind of give an idea of what a more original GT500 rear light setup might look like on the new GT500’s (original and modified pictures are attached). The editing is a little rough since I did it in about 30 minutes but it at least gives the general idea of what I am thinking. What does everyone else think? Current Original Style AWESOME in one word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As a matter of fact, your lights complament the "SHELBY" badging much much more, cause I hated when they put the better looking letters on the GT-H. I have already ordered the "old school" letters through shopshelby.com GOOD POST AWESOME in one word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As a matter of fact, your lights complament the "SHELBY" badging much much more, cause I hated when they put the better looking letters on the GT-H. I have already ordered the "old school" letters through shopshelby.com GOOD POST Imagine if you also made them sequential LEDs...COOOOOLLL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 The one thing I wish they would do with the GT500 is to user rear tail lights that are more reminiscent of the originals. To use tail lights similar to the originals would require a break between the taillight sections where the trunk opens but I don’t imagine running wiring for those lights would be much harder than running the wiring for the center brake light. I happen to find a good shot of a GT500 on TheMustangSource.com so I took a copy and modified it with Photoshop to kind of give an idea of what a more original GT500 rear light setup might look like on the new GT500’s (original and modified pictures are attached). The editing is a little rough since I did it in about 30 minutes but it at least gives the general idea of what I am thinking. What does everyone else think? Current Original Style Great stuff maybe Ford should hire you to do a few changes. Now for the scoops. Sequential tail lights wow! Shelby 001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joe G Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 AWESOME in one word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As a matter of fact, your lights complament the "SHELBY" badging much much more... Imagine if you also made them sequential LEDs...COOOOOLLL Mmmmm, LED's..... I know there are kits to do the sequential LED's for the current model. Retrofitting to the 5 lense version... maybe a BIT more work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastbackman Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 One of the best things ford could have done to improve this car. I sure wish they would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildosvt Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 You wouldnt want the car to cost over 50K would you? (before ADM) Those unique tail lights would need certification and thats no chump change! For and OEM light that is. Aftermarket should have a kit. They would sell a shit load! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdwaterHotrod Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 No doubt about it they missed the mark with this one & the shelby lettering on the back decklid....maybe in 2009 we'll see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanorgt500 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 It should have twelve taillights,not ten. The taillights should look like this: http://www.thalondesign.com/ look in gallery section for rear end pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt500hp Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Great stuff maybe Ford should hire you to do a few changes. Now for the scoops. Sequential tail lights wow! Shelby 001 Really looks like a shelby with the enhanced tail lights! Good going.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdwaterHotrod Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Should we ask for the ducktail spoiler & scoops too while were wanting stuff changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhb353 Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 I would be all over an aftermarket taillight kit and scoops for the GT500; assuming it meshes well with the car's styling, but I don't think that I would want to change the spoiler just because so many new stangs have the ducktail spoiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSOLVER Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 It should have twelve taillights,not ten. The taillights should look like this: http://www.thalondesign.com/ look in gallery section for rear end pic Hmm don't like that nearly as much. I think just the stretch of the factory design would do it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimstar Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 I went ahead and modified a picture of the GT500 show car to see how it looked with the larger SHELBY letters across the middle of the trunk. I put it together fairly quick but I did save my work this time so I can easily modify the lights, light background, trunk border, etc. If anyone wants to see it with larger, smaller, stretched lights, etc. just let me know and Ill post it up. I can also send anyone the Photoshop PSD file if they want to tinker with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbortnick Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 I went ahead and modified a picture of the GT500 show car to see how it looked with the larger SHELBY letters across the middle of the trunk. I put it together fairly quick but I did save my work this time so I can easily modify the lights, light background, trunk border, etc. If anyone wants to see it with larger, smaller, stretched lights, etc. just let me know and Ill post it up. I can also send anyone the Photoshop PSD file if they want to tinker with it. Now thats what I am talking about Brother - Looks sweet, What were the SVT designer(s) thinking. Nice Job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC2004arispe Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 I went ahead and modified a picture of the GT500 show car to see how it looked with the larger SHELBY letters across the middle of the trunk. I put it together fairly quick but I did save my work this time so I can easily modify the lights, light background, trunk border, etc. If anyone wants to see it with larger, smaller, stretched lights, etc. just let me know and Ill post it up. I can also send anyone the Photoshop PSD file if they want to tinker with it. GREAT JOB!!! I think someone else has mentioned that maybe you should be working for Ford. They could surely use some of your ideas!!! Keep'em coming "vimstar" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildosvt Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Here are the original tail lights.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimstar Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Here is the new Shelby with the actual original lights (There a little crooked)... Here is the picture I got the lights from... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSOLVER Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Still think the first go was the best. Anybody else? Thanks for giving us options though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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