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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeSomething
I just grabbed a pair from someone on here and I'm gonna VHT the red to compliment my Berger panel... The whole wiring harness part sucks tho, I can't find any LT1 harnesses so the bottom will stay lit up ...

you just need to do alittle re-wiring, its not hard at all
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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You don't have to rewire anything. Just stick them in. lol

wtf!
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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I don't think it makes a difference either way.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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I like the LT1's, I didn't rewire anything I like it better with only 1 of the back lights lighting up.
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Cobra2WS6
What do u guys mean by the bottom lights up? You talkin about the red part
Making the whole light light up like this on mine:



All i did was tap into the low filament wire (middle one) on the main taillight socket and run a wire to the empty slot (middle one) on the turnsignal socket. So now the blinker stays on low filament too. It looks wayy better than just having the corners lit up, and it was really easy too.

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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 01:24 AM
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I like em! but maybe im a bit biased.
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 01:58 AM
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Wow that looks great Jakson
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 02:24 AM
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i think the lt1's on firebirds look better....i added them to my car
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 07:50 AM
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i like both.
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Jakson
Making the whole light light up like this on mine:

http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...jpg?1166590853
>>>NO NEED TO QUOTE PICS!!!<<<

All i did was tap into the low filament wire (middle one) on the main taillight socket and run a wire to the empty slot (middle one) on the turnsignal socket. So now the blinker stays on low filament too. It looks wayy better than just having the corners lit up, and it was really easy too.
Have diagram for it? Wirring is not my thing at all

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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Loochy88
i dont get the thing with the ls1 lights... they have the ugly yellow piece and the lines dont line up. Everyone dumps on the stock yellow front corner lights in favor of clear corners.

The lines on ls1 lights dont even line up right, the lt1 style do.

Lt1 style are nicer by far.
what he said!!! I did the swap a while back
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Justin00SS
You don't have to rewire anything. Just stick them in. lol

wtf!
not just as easy as slipping them in! you have to cut a little to make them fit in hole
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 10:31 AM
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LT1 tail lights look good on NBM LS1 Camaros. Thats about the only time I'd switch back to them.
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 10:36 AM
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Few pic i found





You can also do this
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 10:41 AM
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Well my bad a$$ camrea is headed to casio to get fix so i took some with my phone Not good and lighting wasnt that great so heres what i got!


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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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With VHT tint
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by RUDE SS
Have diagram for it? Wirring is not my thing at all
It is so easy it is stupid! The hardest part in doing this is removing the spare tire to get the tailights off. Follow Jackson's instructions and it's cake.

I just did mine in 5 mins. Here is my halfassed write up.
Look for the brown wire that is labled B on the harness. Now look at the light the harness that was used as a turnsignal on your ls1 lights. There should be an empty slot labled B with a green stopper in it. Pull the stopper out. Inside you will see a very small wire. Get a spare peice of wire you prob have laying around the garage and place it in the hole making sure that the new wire is making a good contact with the wire in the harness. After you get the wire in the hole make sure to put a good amount of blacktape around the socket to makesure its not gonna come out. Now you need to go back to the other light and either cut the wire labled B that is brown or carefully peel the insulation off using some pliers. ( This is what I did). Then you need to take the other end of the wire and and just wrap it around the Brown wire. And your done Make sure to blacktape this wire too. I am assuming you know to strip the wires so I left that part out

Turn the headlights on and smile.
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by RUDE SS
Have diagram for it? Wirring is not my thing at all
Wiring is not my thing at all either, but this was easy. Just follow smg's instructions and you are golden. The only things i did differnt was I used one of them scotch lock splicers to tap into the main socket wire. Then i got another GM socket from the parts store (for like 3-4 bucks) and took it apart and used one wire out of that for each of my tail lights. Next i pulled the turnsignal socket apart. Then pulled the stopper thing on the turnsignal socket, and put the wire i got from the parts store plug in its place. That way it has a factory style connector for the end of the wire. Then snap the turnsignal socket back together and put the other end of the wire in the scotch lock and clamp it down. Makes for an easy install and no wire stripping!

Sounds kind of confusing in writing but once you look at it, its easy to understand. I can get some pics if you want.

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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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You should take pics of your set-up b/c I am sure it looks a little nicer than mine. We could make a final draft of our write-ups and get it a sticky. It's a pretty common question and no one really ever answered it. They just beat around the bush.
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 04:53 PM
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DansRedZ28 your car look Zaweet!
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