New Firebird front turn signal / parking lights

[Everglades W68]

The front turn signal housings become dull with age (wind and dirt constantly hitting the lens) plus the interior gets very discolored (the hot bulbs illuminate all the time when the engine is on).

I ordered new ones - this is actually the second time I've replaced my front turn signals / parking light housings. They are easy to replace - put the headlights up and open the access panel below (2 bolts). Remove the parking light bulb & receptacle from the housing. I raised up the car with a floor jack to make it easier to reach under the car. Loosen the three tin nuts on the housing. You do not have to remove the bolts all the way - the housing will lift up and out of the three spots where it is bolted down. Once you get the housing out, then take the tin nuts. Reverse this procedures to put the light housing and everything back together.

I replaced the first set at about 90,000 miles/ 5 years and then replaced the second set at about 176,000 miles / 9.8 years.

[nascar24jd]

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Big improvement. Looks great.

[whitdog54]

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Where did you get them and how much?

Looks good.

[Niko97RS]

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gmpartsdirect.com for $36 bucks each

[whitdog54]

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gmpartsdirect.com for $36 bucks each

thanks...just saw the other thread :rolleyes:

[Everglades W68]

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Part # 10301406

[jrherald420]

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damn looks really good.

[StrtRacer98]

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Not bad, for every 5 years.

[Everglades W68]

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Here is what it looks like with the lights on.

...and yes, in case you are wondering, I did the same thing on the passenger side.

[jrherald420]

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That bumper looks so damn clean and chip free.

[Everglades W68]

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That bumper looks so damn clean and chip free.

Look at the ground effects in the third picture - plenty of wear there. The headlight doors - especially the drivers side show a fair amount of little chips from 10 years of driving.

One of the nice things about pewter- it is very forgiving as far as chips and wear.

However, the one thing I always do is put plenty of wax on the front end and the surfaces that face up towards the sun. I have said it before, but the GM clear coat on these 98+ cars is great. 10 years in the soiuth Florida sun and it still shines well. My 87 Firebird's paint was completely dull on the hood after 3 years and the rear bumper paint would come off on the cloth when I tried to wax it.

[Need4Camaro]

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replace your Turn Signal bulbs with LED bulbs and you will never experience the wear again.

[dave521]

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I have said it before, but the GM clear coat on these 98+ cars is great. 10 years in the soiuth Florida sun and it still shines well. My 87 Firebird's paint was completely dull on the hood after 3 years and the rear bumper paint would come off on the cloth when I tried to wax it.

Ugh, I wish I could say the same. My 01 pewter bird has the beginnings of clear coat cancer where bubbles start to form under the clear coat in random spots. Sometime soon I'm going to have to break down and repaint which really sucks given how much I like the current vinyl bird I have on there.

On the plus side, I plan on using the bad clearcoat as an excuse to my wife to get a raptor hood with a custom phoenix painted on. :banana:

[Heywood]

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Wow that's a huge improvement. My original fog/parking lights are almost as bad.

On the plus side, I plan on using the bad clearcoat as an excuse to my wife to get a raptor hood with a custom phoenix painted on. :banana:

Well played sir :D