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spots or not

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spot lights on the front bumper or keep it looking clean
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If I could have a smooth bumper with no indicators I would.
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fly eye the indicators. Looks boss
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Clean IMO. Spotlights are better suited to cars with more of a rally pedigree IMO.
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well thay have been used for rallying and hill climbs? as well as raceing ive got 6 going back on mine when i ever paint it as do like a blarst through the lanes now and then so up to you???
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True, but just thinking it's not such an obvious rally machine as, say, a mk1 escort.
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Keep the lines clean - as had been said before the less on a capri the better it looks.

(plus - there is the whiff of naff 80's boy racer about them on a capri :whistle: )
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Spots are for teens.

Now, neons and underbody LEDs on the other hand, single wiper conversions, headlight eyebrows, bonnet scoops, Feu Orange, seat belt shoulder pads, steering wheel covers, Paul Walker tribute stickers, DTM mirrors!
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Noel wrote:Spots are for teens.

Now, neons and underbody LEDs on the other hand, single wiper conversions, headlight eyebrows, bonnet scoops, Feu Orange, seat belt shoulder pads, steering wheel covers, Paul Walker tribute stickers, DTM mirrors!
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Post by Andrew 2.8i »

mantage wrote:spot lights on the front bumper or keep it looking clean
Definitely keep it looking clean.

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spot lamps for me, but I agree you either like them or hate them
although dark lanes are no more.
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well im 51 years of young lol and i cut through the lains to go to work? and withe the spots i can see ferther and pepole can see me coming standerd lights are pants for this but have 100watt boulbs in headlights 150s in spots and if i remember some capris came with spots so i think its up to the indevigual? DONT YOU and ive been called many things but boy racer not
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It is indeed up to the individual, but in this case Mr/Mrs Mantage asked for an opinion, and duly received several!
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My first Capri came with spots and they really did light up the long night time drives up to Scotland but these days I find there's so much traffic on the roads that unless you're out between 2am & 5am you can't use them for more than a few seconds before you get oncoming.
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nigecapri wrote:never heard of a Mrs restoring a P6.
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I'm eating carrots. The less clutter the better the car looks. That means no areal. No spoiler. No side rubbing strips. No rear wiper or washer jet. No sunroof. No bumper over riders. No passenger mirror, door locks in handles, No badges decals or fook all. But NOT the bumperless look, that's too 80s custom.
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well well p6 rover have been looking at them for a bit had a few years ago? and the p5 nice strong cars nice to see haw its going?? as for spots sometims its dark when i go to work and come home lol..........
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Post by dan the capri fan »

there ok but im not a big fan of spot lights on capri's it ruins the front end look a bit. my capri had spot lights fitted from factory. but the last owner took them off because they put his insurance up.

heres my capri when it had spot lights :D

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