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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 08:04 PM
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Car: 1987 Pontiac Firebird 82k miles
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Taillight Conversion... 1991 to 1985

I traded for a pair of 1985 Firebird taillights (The early T/A style). I am swaping them out in place of my 1991 Firebird taillights. I think they look better and more bad-***!!

Anyways, I hooked them up, but the passanger side taillight is wrong. Does anyone have a picture of a 1982-1985 Firebird or '82-'84 T/A tailights when they are lit up so I can see how they are supposed to look.

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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 12:55 AM
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Are they this style?



I put those onto my 88 Formula.
I took out the small little bulbs, swapped connectors for the turn signal bulb and put those on the corners.

I'll take a picture of them lighted up in a sec.
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 01:04 AM
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This is the parking lights


This is with the left hand turn signal on
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 09:57 AM
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That is not correct. This is what it shoud look like: Parking lights
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 09:58 AM
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Brake lights:
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 10:14 AM
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Originally posted by 83firebirdS/E
That is not correct. This is what it shoud look like: Parking lights
Exactly. Zepher, Do you use a Firebird wiring harness with your T/A taillights? Also, the center piece is from a Firebird, not a T/A.

The 85-92 Firebird lights should be this style:
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 11:01 PM
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I have mine wired that way since I used the stock Formula Harness. My 86 T/A harness was totally different than the 88 Formula one.
I did it the easiest way possible.
Oh, and I've had the wrong center section for about 3.5 years. My Trans Am came with that one when I bought it and I didn't know there were two different styles. It's just so hard to find a center section that is in good shape.
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