Neonitus

I found a 1997 Trans am Hatch for $120 ....
I'm going to pick it up tonight but I wasn't 100% sure it would fit my car
2000 Pontiac Formula


My question is will I have problems with the hatch since there seems to be differences between 93-97 and 98-02 birds?


I see changes more in the front bumper hood ect. ..

Well if someone can help I'd appreciate it thanks.

Super-Bat

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93-02 hatches are all the same. Will fit fine. Only issue you will have is with the window defroster. There should be a write up somewhere on how to make it work though. Very simple process. involves splicing wires. I think turning 2 wires into 3 or something like that. Pretty good deal. Is it color matching?

whitdog54

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Yup will fit. If its color matching that pretty awesome deal. Like said above you have to splice wires. Im not sure if you need to go from 2 to 3 or from 3 to 2. Im sure someone will chime in, but its not something thats going to require a whole weekend to do.

Just make sure you get the T/A hatch struts/shocks too. The firebird/formula ones dont seem to lift and hold up the heavier t/a hatch.

Super-Bat

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^Agreed about the hatch struts. I still don't have a set and it gets kind of dangerous when getting things out of the hatch area. The TA hatch is really heavy!

1995blacktattop

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yeah get the hatch struts. they are ~ $60 at AZ. i had to replace mine this summer after getting hit in the head one too many times, lol.

blindxeyed

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There's 2 wires on the old hatch and 2 wires on the new one. Only difference is the 93-97's came with a 3 pin harness connector with an open cavity, and the 98-02's came with just a 2 pin harness connector. As was already said though, just cut and splice. The wires are the same colors, you really can't screw it up.