[Shotimes] Gen 1.5

[John J. Weidenbenner]

Why not leave it looking like a LX?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 6:32 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Gen 1.5


> I have an idea for my SHO wagon.  I'm posting this just to kick around the
> idea with the list.
>
> Can the generations co-exist peacefully?
>
> I'm starting with a 94 LX wagon in Emerald Green.  It came with
> compound-reflector headlamps that I really like, and they're in perfect
> condition.  Really mint.  If possible, I'd like to hang onto them.   But I
> can't really see them working with a Gen2 SHO front bumper cover.  And I'd
> hate to give up these lamps for cloudy Sable lenses.  Also, Gen2 SLOs did
> not have cornering lamps, which I like.
>
> Look at a Gen2 SLO, it's got a straight line across the front, separating
> the upper half from the bottom half.  Kinda like a Gen1.
>
> I have access to a low-cost set of Gen1 side cladding.  You see where I'm
> going with this...   How about a SHO wagon that is:
>
> -- From the front:  Above the midline a Gen2 SLO (with C-R headlamps), and
> below the midline a Gen1 SHO bumper cover (with cornering lamps).
>
> -- From the side profile:  Mostly Gen1 except for the Gen2 side markers.
>
> Whaddya think?  I know that from the front, the Gen2 SLO lamps, which are
> rounded, might seem odd above the Gen1 SHO bumper, which emphasizes
> rectangles and is kindy boxy.  So I ask again, can the generations
co-exist?
>
> VO
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