Morettes - Hit or a Miss?
29 July 2004, 11:52 AM
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Carl, if its crystal headlights you are after, you'l probably find that someone will gladly p/ex their lights + some cash for your morettes 
Either that or you could go for functionality....
Remove the inner sidelights and fit cold air ducting to the airbox/induction kit
Thats what I did about 8 years ago on my Saxo VTS
Either that or you could go for functionality....
Remove the inner sidelights and fit cold air ducting to the airbox/induction kit
Thats what I did about 8 years ago on my Saxo VTS
29 July 2004, 12:01 PM
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Ive just fitted some to mine, was going to get them painted white but, after reading this i am going to leave them black, they just need the facelift bonnet to finish it off now,
carls car looks good either way,
carls car looks good either way,
29 July 2004, 12:58 PM
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Colour coded Morette man mayself!!! 
Have you thought about spraying your sidelights white? They look good IMHO! Gary (Starship Impreza) has done that to his and it looks fantastic!
Have you thought about spraying your sidelights white? They look good IMHO! Gary (Starship Impreza) has done that to his and it looks fantastic!
29 July 2004, 02:29 PM
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it's a really hard one to judge, thing is when you have your fog lights on show, the round shape of the morette's suits them better, so in that respect the lines of the car work. they compliment the fogs..
But the sidelight problem is the bit that puts me off them. the side;ight kinda looks on it's own at the side of the car, spraying them body coloured works, but something just doesnt sit right.
On the other hand the morette's give the car more of an evil stance and suit the scoobys image and looks.
like i said .... a hard one to judge, your car looks really great either way, wheels look superb. Car sits nicely. Love white the whole car looks so clean !!!!
Maybe consider using the morette's in the winter when it's darker ( for performance reasons )?? and the OE ones in the summer..... lol
But the sidelight problem is the bit that puts me off them. the side;ight kinda looks on it's own at the side of the car, spraying them body coloured works, but something just doesnt sit right.
On the other hand the morette's give the car more of an evil stance and suit the scoobys image and looks.
like i said .... a hard one to judge, your car looks really great either way, wheels look superb. Car sits nicely. Love white the whole car looks so clean !!!!
Maybe consider using the morette's in the winter when it's darker ( for performance reasons )?? and the OE ones in the summer..... lol
29 July 2004, 03:15 PM
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Hmmmmmmmm, seeing the 'shop of my car with black Morettes every time i scroll down this page is making me reconsider........ flat4 i hate you! 
Yeah John i had considered offering a swap for crystals but looking at things methodically, i think the Morettes will stay for the time being as they work better than the OE's. Had i never experienced them i would have probs been more than happy with crystals but i have tried them and i like them!
So, matt black is looking like an option at the moment (paint has chipped on one light where it's caught the bonnet anyway) but that would still leave the side-light.
Spraying the side-light white is also an option, although i'm not about to jump into doing that without seeing lots of good examples!! Can feel a poll coming on sometime over the next few weeks...
Buzzer, i know it's hard to tell from the pictures above but i couldn't have covers like Richards if i wanted to as they don't fit over my PIAAs.
I'm more than happy with my £9 a-piece throw away covers anyway. 
Yeah John i had considered offering a swap for crystals but looking at things methodically, i think the Morettes will stay for the time being as they work better than the OE's. Had i never experienced them i would have probs been more than happy with crystals but i have tried them and i like them!
So, matt black is looking like an option at the moment (paint has chipped on one light where it's caught the bonnet anyway) but that would still leave the side-light.
Spraying the side-light white is also an option, although i'm not about to jump into doing that without seeing lots of good examples!! Can feel a poll coming on sometime over the next few weeks...
Buzzer, i know it's hard to tell from the pictures above but i couldn't have covers like Richards if i wanted to as they don't fit over my PIAAs.
I'm more than happy with my £9 a-piece throw away covers anyway.
29 July 2004, 04:15 PM
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Carl, add a poll, or start a new thread
1) Paint them black
2) Leave them on in white
3) Crystal all the way!
Personally, I think the black look in flat4's shopped image looks god as it contrasts with the black grille and door handles against all that white.
1) Paint them black
2) Leave them on in white
3) Crystal all the way!
Personally, I think the black look in flat4's shopped image looks god as it contrasts with the black grille and door handles against all that white.
29 July 2004, 05:30 PM
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Just fitted morettes on my00 classic (mica red) & painted up.
Personally i think they improve the looks & vision at night with PIAA bulbs installed.
No negative comments (yet) from anyone who has seen them but it wouldn't bother me anyway, each to their own.
Mark.
Personally i think they improve the looks & vision at night with PIAA bulbs installed.
No negative comments (yet) from anyone who has seen them but it wouldn't bother me anyway, each to their own.
Mark.
29 July 2004, 05:39 PM
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if u want the side lights to blend in, u could get them painted and then use the sidelight function of the morrettes, abit like this car
not to everyones taste i kno, but helps to blend the morrettes in with the rest of car
Mo
not to everyones taste i kno, but helps to blend the morrettes in with the rest of car
Mo
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30 July 2004, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Carl Davey
I know they're a pretty contentious thing and that most either love them or hate them but i'll post before and after pics so you can make your own mind up.
Before
...and after
What do you reckon aesthetics wise?
I personally can't help but think i'm ruining the cleaner lines the OE headlights leave. However, the performance of the Morettes does make up for any dodgy looks. It's literally like night and day between the two! Can't wait to get the PIAA's working again, i'll be able to blind people at 400 paces!
More pics here.
Before
...and after
What do you reckon aesthetics wise?
I personally can't help but think i'm ruining the cleaner lines the OE headlights leave. However, the performance of the Morettes does make up for any dodgy looks. It's literally like night and day between the two!
Can't wait to get the PIAA's working again, i'll be able to blind people at 400 paces! More pics here.
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