If this is old news, feel free to disregard... but I was browsing the old interwebs and I noticed this:

748811 - 1985-92 Chevrolet Camaro; Tail Lamp Assembly; With Black Grid Pattern; LH


tail lights




https://www.classicindustries.com/pr...ts/748811.html


As far as I knew before today, there was not a single company reproducing our taillights. OER, better than nothing?

 

Classic Industries version of "arriving soon" can mean "a few years". Hopefully they follow through promptly, but be prepared for delays.

 

This is good. Finding a really nice tail light became a pretty big deal after my car was rear ended a few years ago. Never did find one as nice as mine was. Now if somebody will just make those dumb Firebird bumperettes.

 

What about the firebird?

 

I would think maybe they can be printed?

 

I hope someone makes them,...... I went to try get them fiber glassed but the price is ridiculous!!!

 

Sooo no more sifting through junkyards to find old hazy tail lights? You can now buy hazy tail lights straight from Classic Industries? I joke I joke....just not the most appealing picture of "new" product. In all honesty, at least for the Camaro crowd, it's not real hard to find a set used that's in pretty good shape. Assuming no cracks, plastic tail light resto is pretty easy. Still, good to see new parts becoming available. Thumbs up to whoever is making them.

 

Classic Industries shows these as available now. New pics on the website look better than the old ones, but the trim looks much more flat than they should be. No mention of whether the new repros have the proper dot markings. Price isn't terrible.

Anyone bought one yet? Reviews? Better pics?

 

Subbing to see if anyone has purchased. Would love a review and some real life pics.

 

Never thought the demand would be there for these. And at $700 a pair I'm not sure how these will sell. See them on Ebay a lot but shipping those big items is costly. But the gaskets and license lights seem to be hard to find in good shape.

 

Most of what you see used are hopelessly faded, scratched, cracked, etc. If the quality is comparable to NOS, the price isn't bad at all. Not to mention that when you take recent inflation into account, today's $700/pair, would have been $500/pair in 2020. Also Classic Industries likes to run sales all the time, so it shouldn't be hard to save $100 just by waiting for a holiday weekend special.

 

I called Classic Industries last year when I saw them as "coming soon".
If it is true that they are available, then I will 100% be buying a pair when I need them.

My stockers were fine, but then I split them, painted the inside with red translucent paint and stuck them back together very very well.
For my current build I want the stock look on a very not stock rest of the car.

Won't need them till sometime next year, but can't believe they are actually available! Thanks for the heads up.
I was really not liking the prospect of spending $400 on some old parts that could be OK now, but turn out to be really brittle or scratched when they show up.

Hopefully more aftermarket support keeps coming online for these cars.

 

I wish they would do the 91-92 trans am tail lights. I would buy a set for my son's car.

 

My RS definitely needs taillights, but I think I'll pass at $700/pair + tax + shipping. Just can't justify that on a car that I paid $750 for. Maybe if it didn't need paint.

 

Makes sense. I am dumping quite a bit into my resto mod build so for me it makes sense when the time comes. If you search around every now and then I find half ok sets going for cheap online.

 

I need a driver's side tail light to replace a minty original that got cracked in storage. My concern is how closely the reproduction would match a nice original. Seems the aftermarket can never match the gloss of trim black GM used.

 

That's not bad considering it's the whole assembly. Klearz lenses were running ~$525 end of 2021.

 

That's a lot of $$$, but if you need them, you need them. Never seen any in any salvage yard worth buying.

 

Just released and already on sale price? That screams of false inflated pricing.

I'll wait a bit and maybe when a pair is less than $600. Mine are just fine, but even half it's life in the garage the plastic is starting to cloud a bit.