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I got my 95 trans am a couple weeks ago and already looking for parts...
Found a lot of stuff on hot performance but I just couldn't see myself paying $899 for a set of tail lights. My passenger side one that's a pretty significant crack around the corner of it and a couple big fat chips out of the top... I looked on eBay just for the one light on the driver side but didn't really see anything that matched... I said what the heck and started looking on Craigslist last night and found this pair of 98 to 2002 set for 200 bucks...
There's put a few scratches that I'm hoping I can buy for polish out and one of the retaining posts is broken but I'm pretty sure I could repair that....
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Food for thought. Depending where you live the covers may be illegal. Many states address the covers by stating the distance over which the lights must be visible, some specifically stating “in sunlight”. Some states require that the reflector portion of the taillight be visible. Seven states do not allow covers or tinting at all.

The issue may not arise until someone rear ends your vehicle. A forensic engineer can make a good case for blaming the covers on your lights.

A decent summary of state requirements:

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I did a few little strips of Velcro instead of two sided tape... And of course LED lights..
Question: why does every challenger and charger out there want to race me..??...
This is my going to work car not my race car... When I am driving my dual quad duster they don't even try it...
Food for thought. Depending where you live the covers may be illegal. Many states address the covers by stating the distance over which the lights must be visible, some specifically stating “in sunlight”. Some states require that the reflector portion of the taillight be visible. Seven states do not allow covers or tinting at all.

The issue may not arise until someone rear ends your vehicle. A forensic engineer can make a good case for blaming the covers on your lights.

A decent summary of state requirements:

Thank you I read that as I was taking all this under consideration when I put them on. Maybe I should remind you here at this point I live in Portland Oregon LOL they got much bigger fish to fry here than my blacked out lenses...lol.. the last time I got in a wreck I was driving my wife Durango and a challenger ran a red light and t-boned me in the driver side sent me flying and the big old wrecked scene in the middle of the intersection and when a police officer finally came and I was standing on the curb he pulled up look through his passenger window passed if anybody was bleeding I said no and he said okay the wrecker will be here soon and took off.... Didn't check to see if the guy was drunk didn't get out of the car nothing. And of course his insurance tried to say that it was my fault LOL.. I was the second car in line leaving the green light...
I put two brand new LED lights in the brake light and I'm not going to block that one out...
Why buy a kit. Go buy some 800 wet and 1000 grit wet sandpaper. Then polish with the plastic polish.
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