92_maro

hey guys, i dont know if its just me, but i have never cared much for the taillights on out 82-92 camaros, i just though i would see if anyone on here is running custom taillights, at the moment i am molding some 67 camaro taillights on my 92, it would be awsome if somone else has pics of somtinhg like this done

crazy3rdgen

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The corvette tail light conversion is pretty hott.. this is a camaro at my dads work that i took pics of that had the conversion on it,,,, looks awsome imo

crazy3rdgen

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klumb15

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yuck...can that car fly or what???? the vette taillights dont' flow with the body of the camaro at all....looks wierd IMO...stock taillights look awesome IMO, jus tkeep them or black em out....those are the only 2 things that look good...

crazy3rdgen

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hey klumb you should race him.. i have money that u wouldnt talk **** on his car in person.... 383 under that hood tare u up:lala:

305q_ta86

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klumb15

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whats racing have to do with how I think a car looks??? everybody has there own opinions on how things should look on there own cars.....everybody is entitled to there own opinion so step off my back...who cares if he has a 383 stroker under the hood, if I could have one, I would too....but i'm 18 and that guy is prolly at least in his 20's or 30's....whats the big deal if I say IMO anyways????

crazy3rdgen

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ha ryan

crazy3rdgen

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"anyone runngin custom taillights? " is what 92 said.. i posted the pic.. then u went on how u dont like themm wheres ur custom lights at... lol im jp with ya... take a joke man ...dont hate on the mans car..

Avenger007

doesnt look too hot. Maybe if it were a newer C5 looking oval taillight. Still though, i like the 91-92 T/A lights on firebirds where it says "pontiac" in glowing letters

305q_ta86

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I have that.


(And btw I just think everyone can have their own opinion, and as long as everyone respects everyone else, we're good.)

92_maro

keep posting them if you got more, I just finished my right side, im supposed to be getting my new digital camera in the mail tomorrow and will post pics, im very impressed with the way they have turned out to look

MetalliCamaroRS

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Some people paint the lights all red, I think thats the best taillight mod I've seen. Not a fan of the Corvette conversion kit at all, looks cheesy but thats my opinion.

omnipotentgoku

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I've blacked my tail lights out (paint) all the way up to the reverse lights. Looks pretty interesting IMO. I like it, but will do it again on a better set of lights as those I have already have stress fractures, and that sucks. I'll find the digicam and take some pics later.

Zrated83

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I love the grid style taillights. Blackouts look real good too. Post up some pics when you get a chance to show us what you did. Here is a pic of my red taillights

omnipotentgoku

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Hey mike, what did you use to color the amber ? Those look badass by the way, post some more pics of your ride so I can store em in the gallery.

FndmntlsOfPimpn

Miek those tailight look A+ pne of the best ive seen done i think i want to do that to mine then add a light shade of vht jus to kind of smoke them not black them out that would look sick i think

Zrated83

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Thanks for the compliments guys. I used Testors Candy Apple Red transparent paint to paint the amber parts. I took the lenses apart so I could still polish the outsides. I have more pics of my car in this thread and there are some on my cardomain site.

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omnipotentgoku

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Do you have any illuminated pics ?

Zrated83

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Nah but I could get some for you. Finals are finishing up so I will have plenty of time to get some pics

CrazyHawaiian

I got some stuff but I'm not gonna show any pics until all of them are done.

Tobias05

Gridded Taillights or black outs for me

I love camaro taillights.

Brandon

Graboid

i like mine more than the grid taillights (have a set in my cellar...)

85_ZED28

did you black out the turn signals?

Graboid

painted them with clearcoat/black paint mixture

Sickness91Z28

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has anyone done what Gabroid did but with the grid style taillights? I've been trying to think of something custom to do with my taillights..

85_ZED28

they look awesome. so what do you use for turnsignals now, or does light still shine through?

Graboid

shines through very well

85_ZED28

thanks for the info

91rsowner4life

hey 92_maro i also had the idea of old-school camaro taillights on a thirdgen but never really had enought money to do it but would love to see a photo shop of some theo

digital_burnout

i got bored one day and did this. The reverse lights still shine thrue and so do the turn signals.

omnipotentgoku

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so your the guy who made the red x ??? Wow, your work is pretty popular man, seen it everywhere. You da man ( can't see the pic)

PontiacRacing

That Corvette conversion looks okay, but not very original. I like blackouts , but its overdone. The painted tailights just look cheap to me. I think the tail lights are one of the worst features on our cars. They are one of the things on the car that really show the age of the car. If only some company would make euros for our cars.

Avenger007

i dont think the lights are too bad if you do some work. Grabiod yours looked real nice. I like the use of just red and white...giving it that clear look. I agree that they show the age of our cars but thats what makes a custom job make the car that much better. I want to know if anyone has done a custom C6 or C5 version of their taillights instead of the squarish C4 version. if you put some blackouts/tinted black lens on those corvette style lights it could look pretty good....maybe at least on a firebird.

Ima start on some photoshop.

Abubaca

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The vette lights...

Amen to that.

I think EVERYONE pretty much knows how old they are. ...and do you not like 1stgens because they're too old?

PontiacRacing

Everyone knows how old they are. 1st gens are different, they are old enough to be considered classics. Our cars aren't quite to that point yet.

Abubaca

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Yeah, I know. I just never understand that reasoning. Don't get me wrong, it's all good.

I think it's the older styling that most of us really like. Sure some of us can't afford newer, and some just use it as a cheap platform for a race car, but most of us really like the styling. They look 20 years old because they ARE 20 years old.

omnipotentgoku

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One day the legacy of the ******heads in Camaro's, and Italians in IROC's will long be forgotten, and it can then become a classic. Right now, just because it is associated with the 80's, it will always be looked back upon as a relic of the 80's. I don't believe that any other decade will be looked back upon with so much disdain as the 80's

PontiacRacing

Yeah, tell me about it. I remember when I was in high school, my class's theme was going to be ****** mania, on on the t-shirts they were going to have third gen Camaro with a ****** man driving it.

92_maro

hey guys, i got my digital camera today and im gonna snap some pics of the 97 taillights that i molded on, i have no clue on how to post pics so if someone could give me some pointer that would be great

Zrated83

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When you reply to a post under the options thing you will see "Attach File" Then just hit browse and select your pic. It has to be a certain file size though.

If you have your pictures hosted on a website just use the http code. If you want I could host them for you. Just email them to me w.prokop@comcast.net

92_maro

awsome, i will snap some pics and send them to you then

SLP IROC-Z

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for people painting the tail light turn signals red, i think it would look much better if u painted over the red part with red as well. i think it would match better.

tsb09000

Has anyone ever thought about making their own clear taillights or would this look too much like an import thing? I'm still contemplating it since my car is white and every other lens is clear.

The_Wraith

crazy3rdgen

is that a GTO spoiler with longer wingstands? if so please put it back on the goat.

Avenger007

heres my pics of the vette C5 lights on a firebird. Black and red are the 2 colors you decide which looks best.

Avenger007

heres the grey. I like the C6 lights better...i might try that.

92_maro

im having some issues learing on how to use my digital camera at teh moment, im not a really smart guy when it comes to electronics, i will have pics by tomorrow to give you an idea of how 67 camaro tails look

92_maro

sorry its taking me so long to get pics, anyways, i ended up shaving my antenna, all emblems as well as filling the holes in, and i also shaved my side markers, i wanted to give you a ruff idea on the look im going for on the car so i waited on the pics until i complete these things. my paint just arrived which is charcoal grey met. im sparying a grey kandy over it, and then in satin black i will have the old school hockey stick on the side, wheels are supposed to be in this weekend which are 17x11 torq thrust in the back and 16x8s up front, i was tempted to go 17s all aroudn but im going for a retro look on the car and i think this will accomplish the look im going for, for the hood, its not in the picture but it is a 4 inch cowl, i know theres not to many fans of 4 inch cowls out there but if its done right it looks very nice, and finally the engine is just a 96 lt1 which is yet to be installed, and the interior is tore apart at the moment being done in all red, yeah it will be bright but i think it will look nice pics should be up in a few hrs