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C7 Taillight - Another Possibility?
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C7 Taillight - Another Possibility?
Followed a Kia Rio at night and I was intreged by the look of its taillights. Although not anywhere near what we expect on the C7, there is some similarity in overall shape. What impressed me was that with the lower outside downward pointing area as part of the red lens, it look much better to me than what has been rendered as a black painted area on the C7. What do you think?
Notice how the complete Omega C7 taillight mold shows to be totally indented all the way around.
Notice how the complete Omega C7 taillight mold shows to be totally indented all the way around.
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I might add that this perspective is only apparent viewing from directly behind the Kia Rio, otherwise the side view is completely diffent from what we expect on the C7.
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Followed a Kia Rio at night and I was intreged by the look of its taillights. Although not anywhere near what we expect on the C7, there is some similarity in overall shape. What impressed me was that with the lower outside downward pointing area as part of the red lens, it look much better to me than what has been rendered as a black painted area on the C7. What do you think?
Notice how the complete Omega C7 taillight mold shows to be totally indented all the way around.
Notice how the complete Omega C7 taillight mold shows to be totally indented all the way around.
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I'm not a big fan of that painted black area suggested as shown in the renderings. Looks cheap to me. If, as the Omega pix clearly suggests and we seem to agree, that area is part of the overall taillight lens, it will look much better. How the individual elements are formatted may well be similar to a Camaro or entirely different.
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GM created a fabric covered faux rear end on these camo cars that resembles the C6 rear fascia. In reality everything literally "points" to a much smaller rear fascia on the C7. The upside of the strongly tapered rear is the rear quarters will be more prominent than any previous drawings suggest. Look closely at the quarter panel/wheel well on the keeks CAD . That "flare" is bulging.
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Totally agree with you on this one Blue Ox. Keeks has not been wrong. It WILL look much better when you see the real thing. Tailights on most cars lately have become a work of art and this will be awesome. I have faith in the GM designers.
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Really?...Really? Speculation, opinions, and discussions are what internet forums are all about. If you can't accept this, I suggest you save yourself the headace and leave this forum. No one is forcing you to participate.
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... one too many "tail light thread". 
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Is it just me or is something major being missed here? The tooling video shows 3 distinct indents/sections in the rear light area, but all the renders show only 2 tail lights per side, it doesnt really match.
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