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Is it true that the checkered taillights only came on the Irocs??

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Old Aug 26, 2001 | 12:22 PM
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Is it true that the checkered taillights only came on the Irocs??

I am pretty sure that the checkered lights came in 85 or 86 for all Z28's? but I am having an arguement with a guy who swears they are "iroc tailights"

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Old Aug 26, 2001 | 12:33 PM
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They were used on all 85-87 Z28's, all the Irocs and every Camaro from 91-92 including the RS's.

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Old Aug 26, 2001 | 03:08 PM
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Yeah they came on the 91-92 RS's,instead of just on the '85-90IROCs and '85-87 91-92Z28s.

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Old Sep 2, 2001 | 03:13 PM
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my GTA has checkered brake lights too!!!


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Old Sep 3, 2001 | 09:36 PM
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Question: Did EARLY '91 RS's have the "non-checkered" tail lamps? The reason I ask is because I have a 5/90 Motor Trend test of an RS vs a Mustang 5.0 LX, and there is a rear shot of the RS in which it clearly has the earlier tailamps.

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Old Sep 3, 2001 | 10:46 PM
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All the 91 prototype and promotional RS's got the single stripe lights. Actual production cars had the grid lights.
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Old Sep 4, 2001 | 11:30 AM
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That's what I've always assumed. Thanks Drew...
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