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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 10:47 PM
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blackout taillights

anyone ever think of doing blackouts on there firebird taillights, i never seen anyone do it but with tints on the car it might look good what you guys think. heres a link http://store.wpsracing.com/gtstbltacofi194.html
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 11:23 PM
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oh, it will look sweet. I've seen them on a firebird. awesome. I bought some. Only problem i got is that i want them to go on my trans am taillights. They didn't make them for 85-90 trans ams so i had to get them for a firebird. I'll probably end up swapping the ta taillights for firebird/formula ones.
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 11:57 PM
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Car: 85' Firebird (Project), 92' RS
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Transmission: 700R4, 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Open , 10 Bolt (ukn)
and, what is the difference between firebird taillights, 1986-1990 , and trans am taillights, 1985-1990?
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 12:00 AM
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Trans am taillights are the ones with the grid. Firebird/Formula taillights have the yellow blinkers on the bottom. Trans am taillights have a red reflective strip that goes along the bottom which makes the taillights curve in earlier. This makes them a different shape than the firebird/formula taillights, thus, making a not-so-perfect fit for the firebird blackouts on the t/a taillights.

trans am 85-90, firebird 85?-92.
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 05:43 AM
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Does anyone have any pics of birds with blackouts?
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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ya that would really help with tints to. any pics anyone
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 04:41 PM
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not my car. just to give you a pic to see what it looks like. I got this pic from a formula that is on cardomain.com
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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another example. again not my car. This one is from the KITT with a twist car. Its a formula with ram air II hood, knight rider front bumper, 4th gen spoiler. Can also find this car at cardomain.com.

For my blackouts, i plan on sanding/buffing out the little GTS logos on the blackouts.
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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Car: 1984 TRANS AM AERO (PAINT SO DEEP
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Don't need 'em
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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Car: 85' Firebird (Project), 92' RS
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ya know, i never knew that the t/a and bird lights curved differently...originally, i had 85 bird lights though, never had a set of 86+ bird lights, just the 85-90 T/A lights and my old bird ones.....like the grids shown in the last pic...gotta love how "retro" that makes the cars feel.
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 07:21 AM
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just promise you'll peel those white GTS stickers off as soon as you get them
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 05:24 PM
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why don't they make those logos a bit bigger? they don't quite completly ruin the back of the car yet

KEVING you can get a KR conversion solid one piece blackout and you would see nothing. it would look sick
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