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MM
3rd Gear
Member # 1247

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I have discoved the orgin of the mystery amber rear marker lights on the Fbodfathers 35th car. Tell me what you think of them on my car..... [Big Grin]

I'll keep everyone guessing for a little bit before I reveal where they came from..... But if you CAN guess where they came from you get a gold star.... [Wink]

http://www.netsnapshot.com/pcw/buildalbum-cgi?ACCOUNT=9278&KEY=6

[ 03. November 2003, 09:07 PM: Message edited by: MM ]

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Hawkeye
5th Gear
Member # 88

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Bicycle reflectors! [Razz]

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MM
3rd Gear
Member # 1247

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quote:
Originally posted by Hawkeye:
Bicycle reflectors!

Nope its a GM part.... [Cool]

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chrisL
Shhh, I'm on the phone.
Member # 97

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Europe

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FireChicken
11 Secret Herbs & Spices
Member # 2067

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quote:
Originally posted by MM:
I have discoved the orgin of the mystery amber rear marker lights on the Fbodfathers 35th car. Tell me what you think of them on my car..... I'll keep everyone guessing for a little bit before I reveal where they came from..... But if you CAN guess where they came from you get a gold star....

http://www.netsnapshot.com/pcw/buildalbum-cgi?ACCOUNT=9278&KEY=6

They look an awful lot like the reflectors from the firebird...

look good, IMHO

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1997Z4CSS
2nd Gear
Member # 2155

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I'm gonna guess Austrailia is where they are from. They got Camaros there with different stuff

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SS 891
2nd Gear
Member # 1968

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an 89 GMC jimmy has a similar side marker, but i think it is bigger than what you have on there..

Possibly a Beretta?

[ 04. November 2003, 06:14 AM: Message edited by: SS 891 ]

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Jeremy Elliott
1999 Camaro SS #0891 Pewter
Tri-State F-Body Association
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2002Z4CSS
"Post"er Child
Member # 1393

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They had to come off some sort or truck would be my guess.I need a set of those! [Smile]

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35th 02 ss
2nd Gear
Member # 1667

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I would say that they are for the export Camaro.

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Bill Mason
2nd Gear
Member # 1807

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quote:
Originally posted by FireChicken:

quote:
Originally posted by MM:
I have discoved the orgin of the mystery amber rear marker lights on the Fbodfathers 35th car. Tell me what you think of them on my car..... I'll keep everyone guessing for a little bit before I reveal where they came from..... But if you CAN guess where they came from you get a gold star....

http://www.netsnapshot.com/pcw/buildalbum-cgi?ACCOUNT=9278&KEY=6
They look an awful lot like the reflectors from the firebird...

look good, IMHO

Agree, They sure look a lot like the front side marker lights on a LS1 Firebird (Canadian ones at least)!!

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Mark IXZD 150
2nd Gear
Member # 235

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Whatever they are - there's a reason the ones on the rear are RED.

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HotWheelSS aka HTWLSS
SSOA Director
Member # 117

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I guess we'll find out the answer tonight when we see Scott..... [Big Grin]

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Xsta Z 28
2nd Gear
Member # 740

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The front side markers of a Trans Am / Fire Bird are the same size as the rear side marker of a Camaro.

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FireChicken
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Member # 2067

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quote:
Originally posted by Xsta Z 28:
The front side markers of a Trans Am / Fire Bird are the same size as the rear side marker of a Camaro.

So did I guess right, or just turn into Captain Obvious?

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MM
3rd Gear
Member # 1247

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quote:
Originally posted by FireChicken:

quote:
Originally posted by Xsta Z 28:
The front side markers of a Trans Am / Fire Bird are the same size as the rear side marker of a Camaro.
So did I guess right, or just turn into Captain Obvious?

You guys are correct..... you get the gold star. It took me a while to figure it out. After Greg posted those pics of Scotts car with the amber rears I thought somewhere in the GM parts bin something would work. I ran across a used Firebird at one of my dealers and thought it look about the same size so I grabbed a tape measure and went to work. I took a gamble that they would work... plus I figured that GM wouldn't have spent extra money on tooling up a special size light... I figured they just put yellow in the die instead of red... and I was right. [Big Grin]

You can enjoy the fruits of my labor...

#5977941
and
#5977942

I think they run around 20 bucks a piece....

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Mike Bonte
1st Gear
Member # 1892

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wouldn't that be illegal? [Confused]

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MM
3rd Gear
Member # 1247

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quote:
Originally posted by Mike Bonte:
wouldn't that be illegal?

Uh... who cares... we don't have vehicle inspections here... I doubt that the euro spec headlights that I am going to put on and the police grade strobes are either... oh yeah better add no front plate to the list of no-no's..... [Big Grin]

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2002Z4CSS
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Member # 1393

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They must have a bigger lamp housing to allow the strobe light bulb to fit.

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Travisnd1
2nd Gear
Member # 1982

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are the lenses easy to replace from red to orange?

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MM
3rd Gear
Member # 1247

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quote:
Originally posted by 2002Z4CSS:
They must have a bigger lamp housing to allow the strobe light bulb to fit.

I was wondering about that but I may look for a smaller size unit for the sides and fog lamps.... For the headlights and rears space is not a problem. I'm still in the shopping stages...

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MM
3rd Gear
Member # 1247

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quote:
Originally posted by Travisnd1:
are the lenses easy to replace from red to orange?

They are the EXACT same....except they are amber, mounting tabs and screw hole are the same. Total install time less then 5 minutes.... it took longer to find my torx bit set then it did to install them. [Cool]

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FireChicken
11 Secret Herbs & Spices
Member # 2067

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quote:
Originally posted by MM:

quote:
Originally posted by FireChicken:

quote:
Originally posted by Xsta Z 28:
The front side markers of a Trans Am / Fire Bird are the same size as the rear side marker of a Camaro.
So did I guess right, or just turn into Captain Obvious?
You guys are correct..... you get the gold star.

WHOOP!!!

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