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Old 04-15-2006, 04:45 AM
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lets forget i ever asked about the availability of "red lenses" to replace the oem side marker on a 4th gen T/a... Now im going to try this one, i have the lenses from the rear of my old 95 t/a which are red, and im going to cut the front bumper of my 99 ta around the existing lamps, allowing the hole to accept the larger rear lenses... i layed them over the bumper, its not too much bigger than the hole allows..so i dont think for one bit it will look dumb, and since im moddin the font bumper anyway for the intercooler I figured this was a project... chime in, if u want... will keep you updated..
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The red lenses from the rear of a Camaro are a direct swap. I swapped the red for amber from a T/A on my car:
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I did the opposite of blaSSt, I swapped the rear red camaro lenses into my fronts and replaced the amber. I'm not sure what to think of it yet, and know its not a popular idea, but I just dont like the amber, and heard too many problems with clear lenses.


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i ahve a black t/a so i just had mine sprayed black with the rest of my car.
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Originally Posted by nasty99WS6
I did the opposite of blaSSt, I swapped the rear red camaro lenses into my fronts and replaced the amber. I'm not sure what to think of it yet, and know its not a popular idea, but I just dont like the amber, and heard too many problems with clear lenses.


Looks killer! Thanks for the info!
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thanks, glad I could help.
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i put limo tint over mine it looks tight


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That hood...

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and heard too many problems with clear lenses
Never had any problems with my clears from Afterthoughts Auto - they're fine as long as you spend the $$ to get quality parts. The verions on eBay and versions where people are making them from fluorescent light diffuser material glued to stock housings are junk CHEAP=JUNK

Just out of curiosity, is it legal to change the colors of the side marker lights? Every car is made with red at rear and amber in front for a reason. Even with the clears the bulbs are still the orignal colors...

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Originally Posted by 1QUIKWS6

Just out of curiosity, is it legal to change the colors of the side marker lights? Every car is made with red at rear and amber in front for a reason. Even with the clears the bulbs are still the orignal colors...
Nope, it is not legal.



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