Somewhere while surfing the net I saw a camaro with gran prix headlights. In the picture they looked different, but not enough to tell what it was that was different. Anyone else know anything about this.

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I know what car your talking about. It was a black camaro right? I'm thinking about doing that headlight conversion.

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got any pics?

 

Yeah, it was a black camaro. No, I don't have any pics. I can't remember where I saw it, and was hoping it was someone here so they could post it.

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I'd definetly like to see some pics of that.

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CAREFULL IT'LL BE CALLED "RICE"

 

i think it is in the reader rides section, i have seen that car, and i am considering that mod as well...

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Yes, it was in the reader's rides.

https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/rideimages/z26.jpg

They just look more clear. What is the point of this mod? Are they just better lights. Is it direct fit? What year are the lights?

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I like it.

 

I like it too but I still think its rice... LOL it did not come on our cars it does not belong on our cars.

 

Hey aren't you the same one who wants to put a Celica nose on the camaro.



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So what you are saying then is anything we put on our car, they isn't original is "rice". Thats a really dumb thing to say. So if someone put NOS in their F-body it would be rice because imports do it.. Wrong, it just makes the vehicle more personal. You do what you like, that makes you happy. I take it your camaro is completely "bone stock"

 

Hey fastelectrics, I think camarohunterd was joking, check out the post about a clean front clip picture.

Anyway, more info about this mod please. It seems our stock lights are a beotch to upgrade. Are the gran prix ones much better?

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[This message has been edited by LeftTurn1LE (edited July 28, 2001).]

 

Ya your probably right on that one.. sorry.. I just don't understand why so many people think that if we do something custom it's pegged "rice".. Imports have done just about everything in the book to their cars. So what ever we do to ours there will always be someting similar on the imports.. This mod with the head lights is interesting.. It's really hard to tell, but I think if the headlights where streamlined with the shape of the front end there would be less drag. there is a lot of air being forced in there.
The stuff I find in my air cleaner is amazing, from bees to sunflower seeds.. and I have the L69 snorkles too.. Hey.. If the Grandprix headlights do work well, are they the style that allow you to change just the bulb? or the whole unit..

 

yes I was joking. But the general attitude on this board is anything you do to modify the looks of the car is called "rice". I think the car can be cleaned up alot and those light don't look that bad actually. I was thinking of 93-95 style with the firebird turn signals underneath them.

 

umm.. im pretty sure that picture posted in that link above is fake....? a real one would be great

 

It is in readers rides. there is a side picture too. https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/index...ew&rideid=1063 It says in the mods that they are gran prix headlights


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but you scream that if it does not come on our cars then its "rice" and blasefmy

 

If you take all the crap off of a "*****",, would they be accused of going 'domestic' ? :P

Those lights do look edited onto the car,, but a seemingly descent looking upgrade.

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Maybe they are edited. What year gran prix would have lights that might fit? Revlimit and fastcamaro87, you both said you were considering this mod. Spill it. What do you know about it? Many of us have questions. Can someone reply with our answers?

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this is a 1995,,



here's an 86 or so Grand Am



[This message has been edited by deadbird (edited July 29, 2001).]

 

U still don't get it do u?? We aren't saying any mod u do to a Camaro is "rice," its when u do "*****" looking mods to your Camaro (like import bumpers or clear taillights) then it becomes a "rice" thing, or want to be "rice." Do u think if u made posts about cowl hoods, cool paint jobs, nice rims, or how to make u car look more muscular and cool, we would say that, no. The things u want to do are considered that though, so u can expect dudes to say it.



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i still like the 300zx headlights better from the star trek 3rd gen.

 

yea the 300zx lights look better. I'm also considering that conversion. But hell the grand prix lights are alot cheaper. The 300zx lights on teh other hand are going to be kinda expensive.

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MAN you are a moron. You pay absolutely no attention to my posts do you. In that front clip thread I said I wanted to put the !!!AIR INTAKE SCOOP!!! of that body kit cause it looks better than the factory one. I did not say I wanted the entire bumper cover!!!! It won't freggin fit!!! The front clip is WAY to big. I did say I liked the scoop and the overall clean look of the bumper cover on that celica. And tell me just how is clear tails on a white cmaro rice???? FOG GODS SAKE PEOPLE NOT EVERY SINGLE FREGGIN BODY/EXTERIOR MOD IS RICE. RICE IS WHAT YOU EAT. GET THE **** OVER IT. IMPORT CARS LOOK ALOT MORE AGRESSIVE THEN OUR CARS.(WITH QUITE A FEW MORE LOOKS AVAILABLE IN THE AFTERMARKET) I WANT MY CAR TO LOOK MORE AGRESSIVE. PERIOD. GET THAT Z****TY8????.

Nex time try getting the info right!...

 

those lights came on all models 88-90, and on all 4-doors 91-96.

I don't see how they'd fit, my girlfriend has had a 90 GP LE, a 92 GP SE, and currently has a 94 grand prix se, and the light is way smaller than our 2 lights combined, heightwise and widthwise. there'd be alot of empty space.

 

The healamps from an 90-up GM truck would seem a better fit than anything since both edges are square & the composite light fit's the opening where the 2 sealed beam lights used to be. The grille never shanged on the truck even though the lights did. I'd say also would be the easiest to convet onto a 3rd gen because the angle could stay flat as to where they wouldn't be quite so obviously added (a hmmm,, something looks different but,, what? mod)

Since I'm bored (and savouring sitting in the a/c for a bit ), here's a quick hack of 92' truck lights on my p.o.s. 'maro.

Before


'After'


My car isn't exactly the prime vehicle, but you get the {rough} idea. (*edit- guess it helps to do the img tags right, heh)

Nothing towards you hunter_d,, but you might want to pop a beer, have a cig (or something ) and calm down bud, it's annoying yes, but you keep taking the bait too (as we all do eventually at times).

You may have had the best advice for yourself when you talked about the "anti-mod" crew staying out (or ignoring) of post
they don't agree with,
just as easily, ignore what they have to say, if you (and I'm not addressing just you d anymore) show that you don't care what they thing & go about addressing just the people who have something constructive to say, eventually the rice thing might die do to lask of intrest in the whole ruffling of the feathers contets that seem to have gotten explosively more frequent lately. Even more sad is the aggression, among supposed 'brethren', that seems to be raising a level higher each time the subject is even on the edge of the tolerance line.

I'm glad this isn't a group that's close physically to each other or the "*****" groups could have a blast watching the "domestic" boys fist fight each other.

Maybe that's why imports are exploding like they do, (aside from the low cost to buy, great gas milage, comfort, leases are a dime a dozen anymore, & that whole warrenty thing,,) the owner doesn't seem to care so religiously much about the outward appearance thus the market can get as wide as it likes for bolt ons & the like to try and constantly keep a unique looking car, while the market gap closes from narrowmindedness (cost & **** gas milage), slowly squeezing the neck tighter of the american performance car.

Just lighten up guys,,,

That's just my opinion, I could be wrong, I'm off my soapbox now,, sorry about that.

[This message has been edited by deadbird (edited July 31, 2001).]

 

Hmmm... The ones on the 95 cran prix look the same. Nice chopping with the truck lights too deadbird.

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Dude, I know what u meant, modding it to look like an import bumper is the same thing, I just said "putting an import bumper on" instead of u making it 1, big difference huh. I still won't react to your immature name calling and BS by doing it back to u. U prove yourself to be all the things that u call others with every post. ALSO, if u think, LOL, that imports are more aggressive looking, ROFL, then u need to get a clue!! They are the most ridiculous and stupid looking cars ever, and just get laughed at by every1 with all of their "*****" mods.

U want to know how clear taillights are "rice"?? Lets see, what domestic cars do u know of that come with clear taillights, or how many musclecars have u seen with them, none. They are an IMPORT thing, and even they get laughed at for them because they look so stupid.

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Looks cool any instructions on how to do it?

 

From a guess since I had my bud's uncles truck (where I got the headlamps to edit to my p.o.s.) you would have to take the mount panel out (requires taking the nose off) that is currently there to hold the sealed beams. The GM trucks had a mount panel per headlamp (2 individual mounts). The spacing from the rad. support didn't seem much more than what is on the camaros.

I would think to remount the lights would be a few simple measurements (to assure levelness) and possiably some shimming of the truck panel to get them to the same position to where the camaros lights are currently. All parts on hand & a pinch of knowing 'engineering on the fly', I'd guess a day or 2s work including rewiring. I'd consider it if my camaro was worth doing it to.

 

well Iroc I am ignorng you now... your so full of yourself it rediculous.


anyway I did email the guy with that star trek camaro and he said that they had to build a new bumper cover so the lights could mount properly... it seems they are too long for the area given by the 3rd gen... just fyi.. He said it took them over 150 hours to make the bumper cover alone...

Well one last thing Iroc.. so you laugh at supra's and 300 Z's huh? Is that while they go fling past you???

 

Camaro, no, if they aren't "riced" out, and doesn't look like some kind of moron is driving it, I totally agnowledge (don't know if thats spelled correctly) a fast car no matter what it is. The fast 1's usually aren't "riced" out, its the idiots with the stupid looking cars that aren't that mostly do it.

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well with now ignoring 28 heres another idea I had that gives the car a more "agressive" look... When I said 93-95 lights I meant camaro ones... But anyway heres the deal...

Put them in they will fit perfectly width wise but you are left with about a 1-1 1/2 inch gap under them that you can fit the firebird turn signals under them and make a filler panel to fill the rest of the open area. You can then further clean up the front end by filling in the old turn signal openings... So people start searching the yards and find the lamp assemblies for 50 bucks a peice and order the turn lamps for another 15 bucks and have a much "meaner" looking fron clip... Or is that still "rice", by making the car "look meaner than it actually is"??????

 

I appreciate the research guys. I don't know if I like the truck lights, the look about the same. The 93-97 camaro lights are pretty ugly too i think. They are actually the one thing I hate about early fourth gens.

IROCZ, this really is not the thread about hunter's celica front. I don't know if you got lost or what, but maybe you guys can argue over there. Any more info on this thread is welcome from both of though.

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at least that way you could get decent blackouts on the lights. I hate the blackouts that cover the whole headlight recess.

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Yes, those are pretty gay too.

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You are such a moron. If you do not like then do not comment. Do us all a favor and take your "clone" and go else where...

 

I emailed the owner and he said
"They were from a '93 Grand Prix.They fit inside the original bezel or space.I drilled new bolt holes,4 on each side.I used a 1/2 thick plastic material as a spacer on the bottom .I spliced new wire and had to remove some of the material in the nose cone."
That is all he wrote.
deadbirdThe Photoshop that you did resembles what a guy did to his '92 convertible,he used headlights from an '87 Monte Carlo Euro style edition.This was in a feature article in a Super Chevy magazine.

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Hope you are not talking to me. Look at the top and see who started the thread. I mean't the front blackouts look gay. I like GTS's products, and had blackouts on the rear until they were stolen. Its just that the ones they make for the front of our cars look cheap compared to the ones on other cars.

91Zman, thanks now I know were to start. I might just do this mod. Hope they look as nice on a red car as they do on that black one.



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Some of you are getting the best of my good side. Please keep the negative comments to yourselves. I let this board run outside the “tech” rules but you all need to help me by keeping bad and negative comments off the board. If not I am afraid I will have to enforce the rules and that could lead to banning, I am against both of these ideas.

Closed.

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