yeah i dont think anyone sells them for birds only camaros, mine i think i have to remove the housing and break the orange thing off and cut something clear to fit and glue in place, at least thats what some people i know did. sounds kinda iffy no place has like a pre-cut piece i could use? ironically my dad broke a turn signal lense in his car(they were glass) and he went to a guy to have a new one made, and asked about what i wanted to do and the guy said its not gonna work could (material i was going to use was too soft and easy to damage/scratch, risk of leaking moisture in)

 

I built my own. It just takes a sheet of Acrylic (clear ceiling tiles), dremel, Clear Silicone RTV, and I used Goop Adhesive, and some large rubberbands. I also spray-painted the insides silver/chrome because some of the reflective material was gone.

Basically just pry/break off the yellow, make sure to get all of it off with the dremel.

Take and cut down the center piece and mounting point, you'll see what I'm talking about when you get it apart. Then cut out the acrylic the shape of the old lens, but make it larger. I did this with the dremel and some cutoff wheels.

Then glue the new lens to the housing with the Goop Adhesive, and hold it all together with the rubberbands. Then come back after it's dried and shape the lens to what it should be with the dremel and some sanding drums. Then after that's done, clean the seam of the lens and housing really well, and put a coat of the Clear Silicone in the seam, you don't need much, just enough to seal all the gaps.

Then you're pretty much done.. just need to re-install and maybe trim some of the lens to make it fit just right.

 

i couldnt find anything on that pro-car parts site for a trans am.

i have the basic idea of how to make my own, i was just trying to take out some of the guess work to save time and maybe get something better then acrylic cuz some people supposedly had problems with it getting scrated or broken or something from stones and such.

 

you could do it with Polycarbonate, but that scratches easier than acrylic...

 

I have clear for both the front and rear side.

Clear front
Clear rear side markers

 

where did you get those?
did you make them?

 

Procarparts.com on Ebay. They put it there once in awhile. It's much cheaper than from their website. But if you want to go ahead and pay a premium for them, here are the links.

Front clear corners:
http://www.procarparts.com/store-det...%2DXXFR%2DBL2X

Rear side markers:
http://www.procarparts.com/store-det...%2DREXX%2DSM21

 

I got clear corners from procarparts too.

 

Well I'll be! They finally made those things for Firebirds! Do they have reflectors in them? That's what I could never get in the ones I made: reflectors

Yes, I did make my own, and yes I did do I write up. Even though they make them, I'll post my own instructions again

CLEAR REAR SIDEMARKERS

1. First, buy a clear plastic sheet of plastic from Home Depot. I don't know the name of the stuff, but it’s the stuff used in drop ceiling panels in offices. You will need a Dremel, or some rotary tool (variable speed ones are best, since a one speed, 35,000 RPM one will cut so fast it will melt the plastic that you must cut later) Also, buy some clear silicone and white spray paint (I used white engine enamel).
   
2. Take the lenses off your car. You will then have to pry off the red lens from the housing. This is the toughest part of the whole project. Try heating it up with a hairdryer, and then try to pry it off gently with a flathead screwdriver. Don't worry if you crack the red lens plastic, because this stuff is VERY brittle. All you need is the gray housing anyway.
   
3. Once you have separated the lenses, trace an outline of the housing on the plastic sheet (don't forget to trace the little stub the sticks out on one side). It was hard getting the pencil or marker to show on plastic, so I put down some masking tape on the plastic sheet, then traced with a marker. That allowed the lines to be shown on clear plastic. Always remember: it is better to be a little larger than a little smaller.
   
4. Next, with the masking tape still on, you must cut out the plastic with a rotary tool. After cutting it out, test fit it to the housing. You may have to sand some rough edges with some sand paper or use the rotary tool if you have a sanding drum piece (like I did). You must also drill a hole where the screw will go to hold the lenses in place on the car. BE CAREFUL!! The plastic is very brittle, and I had my whole plastic lens crack off when I drilled the first time I did this.
   
5. You should ask around on this step, since I don't know how many people have done it: Since the housing was a gray, and I wanted a white, smooth look for my white car, I painted the housing white with engine enamel (I used that because I thought the heat from the bulb would cause normal paint to flake or melt). Without it, the clear lens would show the gray part of the housing. So I put two coats of the white paint on the housing.
   
6. Next you must silicone the clear lenses to the housing. This sounds simple, but it gets a little complicated. Since the stock red housing was thick, and the new clear lens was thin on my car, if I siliconed the clear lens to the housing with just one layer of silicone, the lens would sink in drastically from the car, making it look like a hole was in the car.
   
7. I ran two thick layers of silicone down the edges of the housing (let the first one dry, put down second layer, attach lens, let dry) When the silicone dries, you may have to sand the edges so it will fit well. If you still see a small recession in the body because your silicone wasn't thick enough, then put some small blobs on the back of the housing to raise the ENTIRE housing up (rather than just the lens, which what you were doing before). This step is mostly trial and error.
   
8. Also, remember that stub on the housing? Don't put silicone on that, it must fit in with the body. If you do get silicone on it, just use the rotary tool to saw it off. You will also need a red bulb so your lens will be street legal. The PN for the bulb is 194 for rear markers (If I remember correctly) I used the APC ones from Pep Boys, and they are fine to me and have not blown out.

Good luck with this process, if you have any questions, e-mail me again.



Procarparts probebly stole the idea from me, they should give me a cut of the profits!

 

you the man winger! and dont think i dont know its u you crazy little asian man not many asian people in mississippi with an 97 trans am plus LT4 conversion damn i hide on other forums and you still pop up to give me just the answer i was looking for