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R50/53 Anyone recognize these headlights?

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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 07:44 PM
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Anyone recognize these headlights?

On the new Morgan Aero 8 -



They also get the V8 (and probably the transmission) from BMW as well.

http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/home.html
 
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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site (your link) needs more bandwidth... too damn slow to load.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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They reversed them!
Driverside is on the pass and and pass on the driverside.
Wonder why they did it that way??
 
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by K4KAS
They reversed them!
Driverside is on the pass and and pass on the driverside.
Wonder why they did it that way??
I noticed that too. . .
 
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by K4KAS
They reversed them!
Driverside is on the pass and and pass on the driverside.
Wonder why they did it that way??
Maybe negative earth?

Maybe they wanted the squirters on the outside so they would clean the grille too? Morgan is a nutty bunch.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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I had no idea Morgan was still making cars, let alone shipping some over here.

VERY Cool Cars!
 
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 08:12 PM
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Man those things look awesome on that car.

Those things would look sweet on just about any car...

Well most.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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im guessing it looks less cross eyed with the reversed headlights. i know its just the squirters that get reversed and thats a minor detail, but for most people even minor details like that can affect teh perception of a cars looks
 
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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Just think... We get those headlights and didn't have to spend $150K+ for the rest of the package!
 
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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Man, now I have to worry about Morgan Owners rippin' off my headlights
 
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 10:31 PM
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One word, FUGLY!
 
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 05:35 AM
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On the MINI these lights wrap slightly around the car - they don't sit completely 90 degrees. Morgan was obviously looking for that concave front, so they probably switched the lights R to L to accomodate this.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 08:25 AM
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someone's gonna have money to buy one
 
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 08:36 AM
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I'm betting the angle the lights sit at (see the Morgan from another angle) are the reason they're reversed. Although I might be giving them too much credit...

I kinda like the Aero 8, but I feel they screwed up the thing by making it cross-eyed. I've seen one live and in person, and that was still the first thing I thought. So close....
 
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