I finally found a guy who makes clear rear side lenses for a T/A, previously no one made them. I bought some front clear sides while I was at it. I think it looks great.




Got my Kenny Brown SFC's installed today too, made the car a whole lot more firm & solid. Definitely an awesome mod.

 

They look good man, what did he do? I made my own, check the sig for pics.

 

I don't know how he made them except they came out looking good. I've been looking for those rear sides since I bought the car. Thanks for the compliment!

 

I think both look great. 'Sunset WS6', whoever you bought those from, do they sell anymore and if so what's his website or email address-and price. And 'TheV6 Bird', how did you make yours? Thanks for your help. Also, think it would look good on mine-or do you know of anyone that sells black outs for those (I have blackouts up front).

Thanks in advance for any help,

Erik

 

Go to the WS6/Hawk section on LS1.com for the info. I paid $90 for mine. He's not making any new sets for a little while but I ordered a 2nd set from him & it should be here in the next 2 weeks....

 

Looks good. Wouldn't the rear sides that I bought for my car not fit the T/A's? I bought them from http://www.procarparts.com/store/dis...=DBL-35-GM085. I made my first ones for my 94 camaro myself as well. Didn't look as good as these, but it was nice being that only person with (around here) with them back then.

 

The lenses they sell fit the rear sides on a Camaro & the front sides on a Trans Am but not the rear sides on a Trans Am.

 

$90 seems like alot to pay for clear corner lenses, but I must admit they look NICE.

 

I think he's charging $75 for rear & front shipped now....

 

Erik, here is an instruction sheet of how I made my clear lenses. You should buy an extra set of lenses from a junkyard to do these on; that way if you don't like them, or you decide to sell the car, you can put the stock pieces back on the car and keep your hard work if you ever get another Firebird

Personally Erik, I wouldn't do this to your car. I did this (along with the clear turn signals) to mine because my car is white, and I prefer a clean, smooth look to cars, instead of stuff just sticking out of place. I like the clean, smooth look of your black TA with the blacked out lenses. I think you should either keep your lenses stock, or paint them black (I believe VHT's "Nightshades" paint will do this, but I am unsure; do a search)

Anyway, here are my instructions in case you or someone else wants to do this.

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 its the stuff used in drop cieling 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 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, 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 project!

 

Hey V6bird, I did mine almost the same way, straight down to the ceiling light panel from Home Depot. Just thought it was funny that people can come up with the same idea and do it almost the same way.

 

Thanks a LOT for the help, I really appreciate it. I think I might either buy some or try to make my own, just to see what they look like. But I'll probably end up looking for black covers or painting them black to keep the look going.

Thanks for the replies,

Erik

 

Hahaha, I guess great minds think alike!