Trans Am Hatch on Base model?
05-19-2009, 05:27 PM
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Trans Am Hatch on Base model? Is this even possible? I was looking at the measurements and it doesn't look like its going to work out but I thought it might be possible and would be an interesting mod. I realize obviously the trans am spoiler is raised but could you juts switch out the whole back hatch?
05-19-2009, 06:53 PM
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Awesome would you guys recommend it for an appearance mod? I really hate the look of the base model "spoiler" if you wanna call it that. How much would this cost to do it though?
05-19-2009, 07:19 PM
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however much you get the hatch for plus painting it if it doesn't match your car's color. i've seen them as cheap as $150 but more often around $300. here's a formula i saw at indy last summer with a ram air hood and T/A spoiler to give you an idea of how it will look. SLP offered the hatch as an option on the 96-97 firehawk as well. you'll probably need new hatch struts too because the T/A hatch uses a stronger strut and believe me it needs them. those hatches are heavy (i replaced my hatch struts yesterday). i got new struts for $60/pr at autozone. i would recommend getting new ones vs used ones because unless the car is a low mileage one where the owner never used the hatch they will most likely be at the end of their life by now.
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05-20-2009, 02:48 PM
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ive done this on my firebird. fortunately i was able to find a guy who had the same color trans am as my firebird. so i got lucky there i paid 150 bucks and there is only a couple paint chips on it. i was happy
05-21-2009, 12:29 AM
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Mecham and Wings west both offer lip-spoilers which you attach on top of your existing spoiler, meaning you dont have to change your hatch
Mecham base/vert spoiler add on
Wings west add on
Now if you wanted to buy a trans am hatch, and THEN get a custom spoiler, these are most of your options
Mecham Trans Am spoiler
Slp Iroc spoiler
Slp RARE spoiler, i dont even know the name lol
Firebird Evolution Evolution 1 spoiler
Mecham base/vert spoiler add on
Wings west add on
Now if you wanted to buy a trans am hatch, and THEN get a custom spoiler, these are most of your options
Mecham Trans Am spoiler
Slp Iroc spoiler
Slp RARE spoiler, i dont even know the name lol
Firebird Evolution Evolution 1 spoiler
09-07-2009, 10:11 PM
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Do you guys know how to pop the glass out of these hatches? I just got a nice TA spolier for my firebird but I wanted to know what it would take to put my old glass that is already tinted into the new TA hatch. Confused? Haha but the TA hatch also has a small tear in the rubber around the window that would be replaced if I could swap these two. I really want it more for the tear than the tint. Thanks. Sorry for hijacking
