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Old 09-22-2008, 11:52 PM
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well i got my 99 T/a about 2 months ago and i love it , but i have the old LT style tailights.my 01 had the honeycomb taillights and i like those better,but i am just wondering what years had the LT taillights.i thought all 98-02 had the honeycomb.where should i start looking to find some?ive searched on here and they seem to get picked up pretty quick.
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93-97 had the grid lights
98-02 had the honeycombs

Odds are the last owner traded the honeycombs + cash with someone who had the grids. Quick way to make some extra cash before getting rid of the car. They're always on ebay though, you can easily find them on there.
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Originally Posted by blindxeyed
93-97 had the grid lights
98-02 had the honeycombs

Odds are the last owner traded the honeycombs + cash with someone who had the grids. Quick way to make some extra cash before getting rid of the car. They're always on ebay though, you can easily find them on there.
that what i thought. what a bastard!.........
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98-02 Are Honeycombs On V8 and V6 Firebirds.
93-97 LT1 has the grid lookin ones.


93-97 Firebird V6 has these
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Originally Posted by 1996firebirdformula
98-02 Are Honeycombs On V8 and V6 Firebirds.
93-97 LT1 has the grid lookin ones.


93-97 Firebird V6 has these
Ew! I hate those tail lights!
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Originally Posted by 1996firebirdformula
98-02 Are Honeycombs On V8 and V6 Firebirds.
93-97 LT1 has the grid lookin ones.


93-97 Firebird V6 has these
wTF! those would look pretty good in the dumpster.
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Thanks guys...I have those on my car! And they look good. I have Blackouts over them tho. I hate the honeycombs...had the grid ones for awhile and now i have the v6 ones.

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Originally Posted by SnowmanWS69
Thanks guys...I have those on my car! And they look good. I have Blackouts over them tho. I hate the honeycombs...had the grid ones for awhile and now i have the v6 ones.
its cool i had a teal v6 bird with those lights i had to cover them up. it was like BANG big red
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I just blacked out my tail lights. Honeycomb is the best looking, but I still would cover them up.
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I dont really like them with the covers off. Thats why I leave them on. I just like a different look.
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And if you live in Sweden and want to pass the yearly inspection you need one of these.
This is the euro tail ligts sold between 93-97 on euro sold cars.
Orange turn signals.
(And yes i still have my honecomb in my garage)


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Nice....
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kinda off topic, but do the 93-97 grid tailights, or even the 98-02 honeycomb taillights suffer from 'separation' like the 85-89 GTA grid style taillights?

separation is where the black grid part slightly comes off the clear plastic and no longer looks black, instead it looks dark grey.
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Originally Posted by blackls1maro
kinda off topic, but do the 93-97 grid tailights, or even the 98-02 honeycomb taillights suffer from 'separation' like the 85-89 GTA grid style taillights?

separation is where the black grid part slightly comes off the clear plastic and no longer looks black, instead it looks dark grey.
The 93-97 are very prone to doing that, about 90% of them do that actually. The 98-02 honeycombs dont have that problem because the outer lens is all one piece. Most use the term "delamination," rather than separation. Because the outer clear lens is laminated to the grid portion.
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i have the 93-97 v6 style lights...were do i get good blk out covers...
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Originally Posted by White94Bird
i have the 93-97 v6 style lights...were do i get good blk out covers...
Google...
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hawks3rdgen i has some good covers

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/fi...smokepair.aspx




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