I say go with the smoked, I like the looks of them on mine. All you need is to buy brighter bulbs and you will be ok, better than the foggy headlight IMO.
Why not clear ones with HID's? If you're gonna spend the money on new lighting, why not get the most out of it?
I've already got the flame suit one. I really think these look good on a black car. Has a more modern and crisper feel. The smoked lights tend to look dirty. Also, no LEDS in these. Plus if you get stealth corner and turn bulbs, they will just have one small spot of amber. You might can still find these with a clear reflector instead of amber also.
I put on smoked headlights which diminished the output... Would I change them for some clear ones and get better sight?
NOPE.
I did it for looks, and when I run mt bright lights it is no different than regular headlights on a normal car.
Well, your car I would consider to be more of a show car than a DD or frequently-driven car (although I don't know how often you drive your Fox), so that's one thing. But someone who drives at night a lot and would actually need useful high beams is going to be SOL if they're running smoked lenses. If you're having to run your high-beams full-time, though ... what're you supposed to do when you're out in the boonies and you actually need high beams? And besides, since on the '87+ cars the high-beam switch keeps the turn signal stalk pushed forward all the time (rather than the clicky-toggle switch type on the older four-eyed Foxes), I would imagine it would be kind of annoying driving around with your turn signal shoved all the way forward.
Again, smoked lenses LOOK very nice, and on a show or track car, they're fine. But on a DD or even a weekend toy, they just don't seem practical to me. Too many trade-offs and hassles involved to make it a worthwhile option. Plus the fact that they're not actually DOT street-legal opens you up to the possibility you could run across a picky cop that could issue you a fix-it ticket.
Clear lenses, in general, are the best way to go IMO, especially on a white or black car.
FWIW, those1-piece lenses above ... ehhhhh ... I wouldn't say they're outright hideous, but something about them just doesn't quite work. Maybe it's because the center section looks like someone grafted in one of those H3 bulb conversion things along with some kind of universal side-marker lamp, and then molded it together with a clear lens on the outside.If someone could make a Fox lens that actually looks pretty close to the SN95 lenses, that'd rule ... but I don't see that happening with the way Fox lenses are shaped. One-piecers are bound to look a little weird on a Fox, no matter what.
I'm glad YOU would consider my car a show car... but the fact that it has only been to one show this year, yet drives around at night and on weekends nearly every one... Like I said I'm glad YOU "think" that. BTW I live in the boonies, no street lights, woods, etc... never had issues with the lights.
We are talking about modifying a Mustang here. More people opt for looks over having the safest parts on the car.
I'm glad you have your opinion, but these are Mustangs, we care about looks, and the smoked lenses look better to some. Don't try and judge my car by telling me what you think it is, or judge my "issues" with driving at night, or driving in the boonies because of my headlight choice. If YOU personally couldn't handle the downsides to having nicer looking lights, then by all means don't get them, but some of us can and do and have NO issues with it.
What is up with you people these days...
Your making it personal to everyone with smoked headlights who drive their car... Who said I cannot see the road ahead of me? I run the brights on, which produces the same amount of light as a regular car with the brights off... Is that any worse than someone who never uses their high beams???
Painting my car with a paintbrush doesn't make sense to me, but I don't go out and rag on it and call it a bad idea...
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