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I was originally looking at headlight conversions for my car when I decided I wanted to do a tail light mod to go with the headlight conversion (most likely the e36 halo conversion). So, I started looking around and noticed nobody has really gone any further than the digi-tials. So, I was thinking and I like the "single" tail light look the newer dodge chargers have, so why not just remove the license plate gap (most likely relocating the License plate to the bumper) to create that look while converting the tail lights to L.E.D. by the time its done it might look something like this
I'd like to hear your guys' input on this idea
Last edited by Konicokirkland; Apr 6, 2018 at 09:10 AM.
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History - Chevy tried something similar with the Iroc-Z concept. One piece tail light, license plate in bumper, no LEDs though. Basically looked like they borrowed parts from a Firebird including the lenses of Trans Am tail lights. It was 1988.
Aftermarket Tail Lights - I have aftermarket tails on 2 of my other vehicles. They don't fit as nice as stock but are acceptable. Just don't see aftermarket companies doing much better quality with a larger one piece tail light. Would be expensive too.
Homemade Tail Lights - someone has done custom thirdgen Camaro tail lights that looked like the Dodge tail lights. Had outline of LED's anyway. I searched but can't find the photos. Don't remember if it was one large tail light or not. It was on this site years ago.
Legal - Homemade tail light is not DOT approved. Don't know if that matters much. Also don't know if the other person's insurance would pay for your vehicle with a homemade tail light in an accident scenario.
Bumper - Would have to be custom made fiberglass or some similar material. May have fitment issues as well. Would be expensive.
Blackouts - original post said nothing about blackouts.
Overall - very difficult to do or have done by professionals. Would take much time, money, research, skill, knowledge.
Back in the day, you could buy a filler panel that filled the gap between the tail lights on various cars. IIRC they offered them for thirdgens, but I can't find a pic at the moment. Here's a Mustang for example.
It's a dated accessory, so you either love it or hate it. Another method I remember was early tail light black outs that had a center piece and H shaped channels that held the center between the left and right covers. Obviously that setup didn't last long, and certainly wasn't street legal.
Personally, rice-r-oni headlight and taillight mods just strike me as middle-school hotrodding. Like when you're sitting in traffic and the car in front of you has a faded, foggy, shitty looking set of altezza tail lights on their 89 Chevy 1500 they bought off Ebay for $29.99. Kind of glad that trend has all but fizzled out.
