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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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How do you remove the tail lights because i want to get some new ones? and also how would i remove my auto shifter and replace it
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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peal the carpet back and unscrew the tail lights from inside the trunk
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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What he said.


And to take off the shifter there is a pin that is u shaped on the front of it. The side which faces the radio. I just took a flat head screw driver and popped it out. Then just pull up on the **** and it will come off.

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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by alamantia
peal the carpet back and unscrew the tail lights from inside the trunk
+2 on what he said...

may be easier to pull the back interior panels off too for the plastic wing nuts. should be 5 of them on each side i believe.

(speaking from trans am experience here, is it different on a camaro?)
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 05:53 AM
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yeah camaro's only have like 3 wing nut things one them

oh and just a quick tip, put the retainer back on the shift **** half ways so you dont loose it, believe me it's a bitch trying to find that retainer in the car, it looks like a over grown staple basically
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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Camaros only have 2 wing nuts on each one. Atleast mine does.
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Camaros only have 2 wing nuts on each one. Atleast mine does.
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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LS1 only has two
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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yep just two, then just remove the three bulbs from the tail light. Please tell me your not getting euro lights!
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im getting these
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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why? why? why?
but hey, if you like them, enjoy.
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ugliest thing i ever seen
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at least he's bein different :shrug: course i maybe defending him cause i have some on my car... no not by choice, they came on the car, i've been meening to switch them out
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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at least he's bein different :shrug: course i maybe defending him cause i have some on my car... no not by choice, they came on the car, i've been meening to switch them out
I support being different, but as long as it is a good kind of different. Different does not always equal good, and this is a prime example of such a time.
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