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bloodknight :	(02 September 2010 - 09:14 PM) its all good. jus another day in paradise. how r u
Formula71 :	(02 September 2010 - 09:15 PM) other than a head cold, awesome
Formula71 :	(02 September 2010 - 09:15 PM) lol
bloodknight :	(02 September 2010 - 09:15 PM) oh those suck
Formula71 :	(02 September 2010 - 09:17 PM) tell me. I slept till noon, made it till 6 and woke up at 10. Now I've got to try to go to bed so I can make it to work tomorrow
bloodknight :	(02 September 2010 - 09:17 PM) i hate feeling sick
bloodknight :	(02 September 2010 - 09:17 PM) ouch. im glad i dont work
Formula71 :	(02 September 2010 - 09:18 PM) well I didn't today. lol
bloodknight :	(02 September 2010 - 09:19 PM) and if i go back to work its gonna be on my terms with my own schedule and hours
1993TransAm :	(02 September 2010 - 09:20 PM) brb
bloodknight :	(02 September 2010 - 09:20 PM) ok
Formula71 :	(02 September 2010 - 09:21 PM) I'm lucky, my company has flex hours, so for the most part I can pick my hours
bloodknight :	(02 September 2010 - 09:21 PM) nicevthat helps
Formula71 :	(02 September 2010 - 09:22 PM) yea, cause I am soooo not a morning person. lol
bloodknight :	(02 September 2010 - 09:22 PM) me either, never have been
Formula71 :	(02 September 2010 - 09:24 PM) I inherited mine from mom, and grandfather
Formula71 :	(02 September 2010 - 09:27 PM) did you finally decide on a paint combo?
Formula71 :	(02 September 2010 - 09:32 PM) well hate to bail, but I'm going to try and get some sleep, and maybe make to to work tomorrow.
Alches :	(02 September 2010 - 09:34 PM) Wooo! car is all fixed finally! just put a topic up for it in the 3rd gen forums with lotsa pix
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#1 79TAYungBlud

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 04:21 PM

idk if you guys know about 'em yet but RestoreAMuscleCar just came out with LED taillight inserts for 74-78 and 79-81 Firebirds,Formulas,T/A's: http://transamcountr...p?topic=21556.0 They have em in sequential & non-sequential

link to buy it:
74-78
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974-1978-L...emZ310081192116

79-81
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...IT&viewitem

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http
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQe3DLZ9rxI...ler=restoreamu

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWYu0eRjN7Q...feature=related

jus spreading the word

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 04:25 PM

I love the looks of those but they are kinda pricey.

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 06:00 PM

looks real good and also a great safety upgrade

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 06:25 PM

Worth every penny IMO. I want to try to build my own though. Those are so sexy.

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 06:26 PM

Crispy, on Dec 29 2008, 09:25 PM, said:

Worth every penny IMO. I want to try to build my own though. Those are so sexy.

They are cool but like Crispy said, shouldnt be too hard to make your own...

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 09:11 AM

Crispy, on Dec 29 2008, 09:25 PM, said:

Worth every penny IMO. I want to try to build my own though. Those are so sexy.

If you figure out how to build your own please make a post showing the procedure and parts needed as I may like to try that also.

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 01:33 PM

I'm not a big fan of LED tail lights on old cars. I think it looks weird. Granted they may be brighter, but my question is why bother with the cost (or work if you're doin' it yerself) when regular lights work just fine?

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 08:23 PM

I just got a set of these for xmas, sequential. Will be installing them tomorrow if all goes well.

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/6706/dsc03628ag4.jpg

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 08:46 PM

looks cool. post up some pics of them installed

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 08:49 PM

WILL DO

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 09:30 PM

I really need to learn how to do LEDs. I've already got sequential brake lights & turn signals.

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 11:06 PM

they've got wire assemblies like that for the fourth gen for 70 bucks

http://www.webelectr...om/products.htm

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Posted 31 December 2008 - 08:15 AM

I do like the idea of the sequential taillights, just not sure I want them that bright.
However, I do want to see photos of how it goes together and works.
I may want them for my modded '81 Turbo Trans Am.

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Posted 31 December 2008 - 04:33 PM

VIDEO! All right gang,

http://videos.street...-LED_208829.htm

Install went well, just a few hours. Instructions supplied were good but a schematic would have helped. The instructions mentioned a black zip tie around a certain wire lead and there was no black zip tie on a lead so a little trial and error. Thought I might have to trim a board to fit but come to find out the board was miss labeled. The look and function though is well worth the money. easily 10 times brighter than stock bulbs. If anyone from restoreamusclecar reads this, The only way I could get the sequentials to work properly, is if I leave the light bulbs in the original bulb harness. That means I have the LED tail lights on the outside, and the bulb harness funtioning on the inside of the trunk....did I miss something? or is that the way it works? I realize in order for the capacitors to discharge, there must be a pulse felt on the line.

some shots of the install:

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1628/dsc03637hl9.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/8743/dsc03638dx3.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1109/dsc03639ft5.jpg

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Posted 31 December 2008 - 04:34 PM

That looks great Randy. Only thing I don't like is how they look round. Would be nicer if they lit up the tails more evenly. The 79-81 look more consistent. But if you look at restore a muscle cars video they look more consistent on the 78 also. Kinda puzzling.

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Posted 31 December 2008 - 04:49 PM

could be video camera angle too, cause in person, they don't look round, just bright

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 06:34 PM

Well, tried again tonight to get a better angle and hopefully the tail lights wouldn't look so "round". Well so much for that. I hope improvements are made to these so they span across the back of the car more solidly.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/LED-tai...1977_635648.htm

maybe ignore the lights and just enjoy the idle........ :B):

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