So, like everyone, I see a lot of S197s on the road these days, and I am interested in doing an appearance mod to set the car apart a little bit. Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of most of the stuff available (fake scoops, louvres, spoilers, etc). I have browsed on-line stores time and time again, trying to convince myself that something would look good, just for the sake of making the car unique looking, but I can never get myself to do it. Ford really did an outstanding job designing this car.

One thing I do like is the Cervini's Concept Hood. But with painting and installation, it would be pretty costly, so I am going to hold off on that for awhile. I've done quite a few performance mods this year, so can't stomach that cost yet. Plus, I am not into the hood pin look, so I would have to convince myself they look alright.

Another thing I am thinking about (and the real reason for this post) is one of the projector headlights. I am not a fan of the one with the two lights on top of one another, but I found the one(attached) where they are side by side, and that kind of intrigued me. I don't think it would look right with the stock fogs, but thought it might look decent if you remove the fogs or go with smaller fogs.

Now I know most people say this ruins the retro look of the car and a lot of people claim it is ricey (although we all know that term is way overused these days). I didn't buy the car for the retro look, I bought it because I liked the way it looked, so a tasteful mod that makes the car look a little more modern is fine by me (no nostalgia here, I wasn't even born until the late 70s).

Anyway, I did a REALLY quick photoshop (actually used Microsoft Paint). If you squint youreyes and look at it, it gives you a decent idea of what it would look like. It looks pretty decent to me without the fogs. I've always been interested in maybe one of the black billet grills, so I am thinking this might be a good combo (although I would hate to lose the functionality of the fogs).

So...Anyone have any actual pictures of these headlights on a car, or anyone better at photoshopping than me?

EDIT : For some reason, all the thumbnails look the same. The first pic is with stock fogs, the second pic is with no fogs (I think this is the best one), and the third pic is with smaller fogs. Also, sorry if I stole a pic of your car for the photoshop, I came across this head-on shot on the board and it inspired me to photoshop the headlights on.

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a lot of people don't like those, i think they are cool though. i like the ones with one light on top of the other