Do the 98-02 Camaro Door Switches Fit the 98-02 Trans Am Switch Bezels?
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Do the 98-02 Camaro Door Switches Fit the 98-02 Trans Am Switch Bezels?
I've been brainstorming ideas to customize my interior but keeping it stock looking to non F-body people. So I was looking through parts on ebay and discovered that the switches in the Camaro are black while my T/A's are ugly light grey. I have a full ebony interior and I'm trying to make it as black as possible, (blacker than the blackest black, so metal!) So far it looks like the only ones that aren't common to both cars are the TCS and mirror adjustment switches, which is not a big deal to me.
So, will the Camaro switches fit my T/A?
Also, will the LT1 Camaro Switches fit as well? They have sharper angled sides and I kinda like that better than the more rounded LS1 switches.
So, will the Camaro switches fit my T/A?
Also, will the LT1 Camaro Switches fit as well? They have sharper angled sides and I kinda like that better than the more rounded LS1 switches.
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The Camaro switches do snap into the TA bezels just fine. But, the switches are alot smaller so you are left with big gaps. I used a plastic filler which is like bondo but for flexible plastic and rebuilt the holes to go with the Camaro switches. Then re-textured and re-painted the bezels ebony. I had converted all the switches in my old Trans Am to black. Yes the LT1 switches. I had a problem with the window switch in my 2000 SS and replaced it with a spare I had from old 94 Z.
Heres the rest of all my black switch conversion. Excuse the ugly steering wheel. I did this conversion back in like 2004, and loved the new at the Grand Prix steering wheel because the rim was so much thicker than the puny TA steering wheel Looking at now, it looks ugly as f!!k. The radio was a double din built in 6 disc changer radio from a 03 Pontiac Vibe. I painted the power window switch, AC *****, fog light switch, headlight switch and rear defrost button. The dimmer wheel by the headlight switch is from a 97-02 Camaro. Radio control buttons were from a 2004 Bonneville GXP.
Heres the rest of all my black switch conversion. Excuse the ugly steering wheel. I did this conversion back in like 2004, and loved the new at the Grand Prix steering wheel because the rim was so much thicker than the puny TA steering wheel Looking at now, it looks ugly as f!!k. The radio was a double din built in 6 disc changer radio from a 03 Pontiac Vibe. I painted the power window switch, AC *****, fog light switch, headlight switch and rear defrost button. The dimmer wheel by the headlight switch is from a 97-02 Camaro. Radio control buttons were from a 2004 Bonneville GXP.
Last edited by LT4vert; 02-27-2014 at 06:19 PM.
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The Camaro switches do snap into the TA bezels just fine. But, the switches are alot smaller so you are left with big gaps. I used a plastic filler which is like bondo but for flexible plastic and rebuilt the holes to go with the Camaro switches. Then re-textured and re-painted the bezels ebony. I had converted all the switches in my old Trans Am to black. Yes the LT1 switches. I had a problem with the window switch in my 2000 SS and replaced it with a spare I had from old 94 Z.
Also, how did you get the black mirror adjustment switch?
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No the LS1 era switches are smaller too. They just changed the radius on the edges to be a little more rounded. All Pontiac switches remained the same size as well.
For the power mirror and AC ***** I masked of the white areas and painted. I went to automotive paint supplies store locally and them match the ebony paint color using a matte finish DuPont interior paint. I sprayed the paint with these small aerosol jars they sold, so I did not need a paint gun.
For the power mirror and AC ***** I masked of the white areas and painted. I went to automotive paint supplies store locally and them match the ebony paint color using a matte finish DuPont interior paint. I sprayed the paint with these small aerosol jars they sold, so I did not need a paint gun.
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No the LS1 era switches are smaller too. They just changed the radius on the edges to be a little more rounded. All Pontiac switches remained the same size as well.
For the power mirror and AC ***** I masked of the white areas and painted. I went to automotive paint supplies store locally and them match the ebony paint color using a matte finish DuPont interior paint. I sprayed the paint with these small aerosol jars they sold, so I did not need a paint gun.
For the power mirror and AC ***** I masked of the white areas and painted. I went to automotive paint supplies store locally and them match the ebony paint color using a matte finish DuPont interior paint. I sprayed the paint with these small aerosol jars they sold, so I did not need a paint gun.
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They will snap in but are smaller than the Pontiac switches so they have small gaps all around. It doesn't look horrible, but it bothered me enough to leave the Pontiac switches in until I do something like lt4vert did.
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The gaps are large enough to be pretty unsightly. The gaps are not unifom. The side to side width of the ponitac and chevy switches are the same. The gaps are at the front and back of the switch. I did a quick illustration pictured below of how the camaro switch sits in the pontiac bezel. Our old style electronics (i.e a 30 amp window switches) leave a rats nest of large gauge wires crammed into a small opening, it would really challenging to try to work some kind of backlight solution into all that without wanting to put a gun to your head
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If you put together a circuit that works PM me. Im pretty deep in another project and wont be getting to something like this for awhile.
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I'm planning a cheaper route, after of much disappointment from grabbing camaro switches that were too small.Im going to paint my trans am switches black, and then get some small stickers to go on there and then use a crystal clear coat over those, Ive already upgraded the door handle lights to LEDs so the illumination is pretty good as is.
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I've been doing the same thing. Replacing all the gray switches and *****. Looks so much better with the rest of my interior.
I even got the hvac controls from a camaro and disassembled it and combined it with the firebird one.
Bonus! The camaro ***** have backlit pointers. I could never see where the hvac controls were pointing before if it was dark.
Just noticed how old this thread is.....
:-/
I even got the hvac controls from a camaro and disassembled it and combined it with the firebird one.
Bonus! The camaro ***** have backlit pointers. I could never see where the hvac controls were pointing before if it was dark.
Just noticed how old this thread is.....
:-/
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