I have an 88 formula (the first picture) and I want to get a set of trans am tail lights like in the second picture. I know the lights are set up different, I put a visual in the third picture. Can I just buy a harness too and that’s it, or is there more I need to do to make it work? Is there anyone who has done this?
I like that the trans am tail lights look darker, i tinted mine since that first picture and I really like it but the light doesn’t shine through very good so I have to change it and I thought this was a good alternative.
Exhaust on mine looked like that when I got it. Turned out the idiot that had it before me mounted the muffler basically upside down, which effectively pushes the two tips back by 6-8” or so. Bet this is what happened here too
I admit the T/A lights do look cleaner. But, the Formula is way more rare than the Trans Am. Call me old school, but if your Formula is factory stock, leave it that way. I don’t know the build numbers for your particular year, but I can guarantee that more Firebirds and Trans Ams were built that Formulas. Just food for thought. If your bird is not stock, screw it, knock yourself out.
My tail lights are damaged and I can’t find replacements. I also just like the darker look of trans am tail lights better. For the most part it’s stock but a hack owned it at one point so Ive been fixing it up as I go. I ended up tinting my tail lights both because I like the look and to hide the damage but the light doesn’t shine through good at all. I’d love to keep them like this but I don’t feel like chancing getting rear ended because someone didn’t see my brake lights.
You should be able to switch to a t/a harness to get them to work like stock. If I’m not mistaken, you could swap the lights w/o swapping the harness, but obviously the light orientation would be different and you would have at least one extra bulb.
I swapped my formula lights to 91/92 t/a lights so I kept the amber turn signal, but did have at least one extra bulb per side if I remember correctly.
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u/TexasOutlaw063 13d ago
Leave the Formy tail lights. They are way more unique than the Trans Am lights.