Help Modifying Lower Valance, Cut out parking lights and add driving lights

[yody]

I have a 71 firebird, on the lower valance panel there are big square openings for ugly parking lights, I would like to somehow cut these out and add circle driving lights, maybe some HID driving lights or the Angel eye driving lights, I would also like a bezel of somesort molded into the metal, Just like the lower valance on a 69 camaro, the way their parking lights look. ANy ideas on what would look good or how about going to do it? I wasn't sure if this should be in the fabrication forum or not? The prob. is, is that if you look in the pics, I think it would look funny if i just put a flat piece of metal in the big square hole and then cut out a circle. I kinda wanted to avoid any "Flat" spots, I wanted the hole thing contoured and blended in. ALso if anyone thinks they could do it, and would like a job(Of course I would pay!) I would be interested, maybe Matt at RFR??

[Matt@RFR]

Thanks Cody, but I don't do bodywork.

[Camaro Zach]

what diameter are the round lights vs. the the rectangular ones? I might be interested

[hotdog]

i throwing the idea of trying to modify my 67 camaro panel to fit 69 lights on it. i have both panels, but havent started cutting yet.

[MrQuick]

Chody, I was looking at a WRX the other day and the front driving light holes seem to be pretty close...its an option anyways. check it

[68protouring454]

Lmfao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!chody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

[SYDEWAYZ71]

http://www.geocities.com/thelastcaboose2/index.htm
fog light mod
probably not much help.....but might give you some ideas?????

[astroracer]

When I built the front bumper/airdam for my truck I used 5" dia. exhaust tubing for the inner driving light tunnels. The outers are 3" dia exhaust tubing and I built the airdam out of 16ga sheet metal...
I don't have any pics here at work so I'll post one up tonight...
Mark

[BRIAN]

Problem is that opening flows into the fender and might look odd if changed. How about keeping overall outside shape but splitting opening into 2 creating the upper portion into driving lights and the lower section into a brake air scoop. Or you can make the entire opening a scoop and float the fog light in the center. Good luck.

[wickedmotorhead]

I think brian's idea to make them brake duct inlets and using the others methods to move the driving lights in and down on the bottom of the valence would look killer IMO.

[Piet]

I like the brake ducts idea.... put driving light behind the vent grill?