Techniques from advanced predictive analysis to altered assembly methods provide a 
springboard for original exterior lighting treatments. "Lighting is something that stands 
out beyond body contours that's exciting," says Bill Buchman, Vice President of Sales 
and Marketing for Federal Mogul Lighting Products in Troy, Michigan. 
Forthcoming design options for taillights could transform back-of-vehicle lighting into 
unique signatures. An indevelopment process essentially inserts a polycarbonate sheet behind 
a clear lens to add imagery such as logo or lettering.