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Custom Tails question
Saturday, February 04, 2006 9:10 PM
I have been thinking. HARD I posted some stuff about taillights with two lights in the outer tail of somewhere around the 95 year. I have seen (on ebay) a set of custom tails made, so that the outer bulb in the taillight acts as a turn signal. My idea is this::

I wanna get a set of outertails, but instead of the red lens, i wanna pick up a difused lens from IZN Tribal, allowing me to get a yellow bulb for the turn signal, and a red bulb for the braklight. And make a set of taillight covers so it looks like 3 holes.

I dont know if anyone followed that, but has anyone seen it done? I know IZN tribal sells the lenses, but how hard is it to get the lens off of the original taillight.




Re: Custom Tails question
Saturday, February 04, 2006 9:39 PM
do you mean these?

because if you do they are OEM toyota cavalier tail lights



In Loving Memory of Phil Martin December 14 2005
Re: Custom Tails question
Sunday, February 05, 2006 1:15 AM
Or something like what's in my sig? (95-02 Fire Tails)

And no, Satch, they aint done yet.











Re: Custom Tails question
Sunday, February 05, 2006 7:48 AM
Kardain wrote:Or something like what's in my sig? (95-02 Fire Tails)

And no, Satch, they aint done yet.


Dont tease me like that



In Loving Memory of Phil Martin December 14 2005
Re: Custom Tails question
Sunday, February 05, 2006 10:28 AM
no......hmm, lemme try to explain it better


Some taillights come with TWO bulbs on the outter taillight. I think its like a 195 and a 3157. I wanna get a hold of a set of them, rip off the RED lens on the tail, and put a clear lens on them. Put a YELLOW bulb in the outter socket, and wire it to turn signal. And put a RED bulb in the 3357 socket using it for brake lights. Instead of having a dual filiment bulb using it for turn signal and the brake light. Then i wanna get a taillight cover with two holes in the outter taillight and one hole around the reverse light.
I saw them on ebay, and i am kicking myself for not picking them up, but they had red lenses, so the turn signal would light up red.....and thats not what i want.

How hard is it to get the red lens off of the taillights and put a clear lens on?



Re: Custom Tails question
Sunday, February 05, 2006 11:03 AM
hey justin. you could do something like this....
take a bulb socket and mount it to the outer side of the taillight. like something like in this picture...


its a different light, but you get the picture.



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Re: Custom Tails question
Sunday, February 05, 2006 11:23 AM
i guess i wouldnt have a problem doing it, cause some 95 tails have two sockets already.... i am just not sure how to get the red housing off and the clear one on



Re: Custom Tails question
Sunday, February 05, 2006 7:43 PM
jwagg wrote:i guess i wouldnt have a problem doing it, cause some 95 tails have two sockets already.... i am just not sure how to get the red housing off and the clear one on


Lens Removal









Re: Custom Tails question
Sunday, February 05, 2006 7:51 PM
ouch, that looks kinda chopped up........ great idea though, i need everything to be perfect though, i was thinking of using a dremel with a THIN THIN wheel...... awesome work though



Re: Custom Tails question
Sunday, February 05, 2006 8:03 PM
Once the lens was off, that was all that I was going to need of it. Now I just gotta clear out the channel that the rest of the lens resides (darn super adhesive... ) and heat bend a clear piece of plexi to go back in that channel.











Re: Custom Tails question
Sunday, February 05, 2006 8:06 PM
ya, i plan on ordering a clear tail from IZN tribal




Re: Custom Tails question
Sunday, February 05, 2006 8:15 PM
Here's a test fit of the clear lenses that I got from IZN.

I still have to mount all the internals and re-wire everything up (far too many wires for my taste) but it gives an idea.



Perfect fitment.











Re: Custom Tails question
Sunday, February 05, 2006 9:29 PM
Kardain wrote:Here's a test fit of the clear lenses that I got from IZN.

I still have to mount all the internals and re-wire everything up (far too many wires for my taste) but it gives an idea.



Perfect fitment.


and once all that is said and done he will be making me a set for the cavy and will be handsomely rewarded



In Loving Memory of Phil Martin December 14 2005
Re: Custom Tails question
Monday, February 06, 2006 12:00 PM
i wish i could find the set of tails that im gonna make..........its gonna be insane. I just gotta get a hold of a set of tails with the two bulbs in them.



Re: Custom Tails question
Monday, February 06, 2006 12:28 PM
the 03-05's have 2 bulbs in the outers





Re: Custom Tails question
Monday, February 06, 2006 7:39 PM
Eazy Ent. ( 716 ) wrote:the 03-05's have 2 bulbs in the outers


Hey speaking of tail lights joe



In Loving Memory of Phil Martin December 14 2005
Re: Custom Tails question
Monday, February 06, 2006 10:53 PM
the izn tribal...is there a website?...i know i've seen a person with that name



Re: Custom Tails question
Monday, February 06, 2006 11:01 PM
IZN is 10 posts above you


the 4 door sunfire









Re: Custom Tails question
Tuesday, February 07, 2006 6:51 AM
let me know when they finally are available!


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Re: Custom Tails question
Tuesday, February 07, 2006 7:25 AM
let you know when what are finally avalible?



Re: Custom Tails question
Tuesday, February 07, 2006 8:52 PM
Okay, final question. Do 1995 cavalier taillight outers fit on a 2002 Cavalier?




Re: Custom Tails question
Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:53 PM
jwagg wrote:Okay, final question. Do 1995 cavalier taillight outers fit on a 2002 Cavalier?


All 95+ Cavi tails will interchange with Cavi coupe & sedan, as well as Sunfire sedan.











Re: Custom Tails question
Wednesday, February 08, 2006 12:06 PM
yeah. and the tails i took off and am now selling you jwagg came off my 96 sedan. wich leads me to questions about the actual year of my car??




Re: Custom Tails question
Wednesday, February 08, 2006 4:41 PM
Wojo wrote:wich leads me to questions about the actual year of my car??


I think you answered your own wonder...

Wojo wrote:yeah. and the tails i took off and am now selling you jwagg came off my 96 sedan.












Re: Custom Tails question
Wednesday, February 08, 2006 6:40 PM
yeah. like i said. 96. i thought they were only on 95's




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