Lost
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hey guys im still new to this and i was wondering is there anyways u can get a 98 trunk with tail lights to fit onto a 95. thanks
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IRingTwyce
I ROCK at bumper cars!
Yeah, unbolt it from the 98 and bolt it to your 95. 
Make sure you swap out the outer lights on the fender too. They are slightly different, in both trim and reflective design.
Make sure you swap out the outer lights on the fender too. They are slightly different, in both trim and reflective design.
Lost
CEG'er
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Don't you need to make sure you take the light bulb connectors from the Post 98, too? If you swap housings, you will be using a different style plastic lock on the base of the bulbs, which won't match up to the lighting connectors if you don't splice in the connectors that came from the donor...
right? Or am I confused? Never worked with a Pre-98, so I don't know, for sure.
right? Or am I confused? Never worked with a Pre-98, so I don't know, for sure.
IRingTwyce
I ROCK at bumper cars!
If it wasn't dark outside, I'd run out and compare the connectors on my two cars. I'll try and do it tomorrow if someone hasn't alrealy answered the question.
Lost
CEG'er
wait so in the 98s trunk theyre are 2 bulbs for the taillight strip and 4 in the fenders? am i right. or am i confused
IRingTwyce
I ROCK at bumper cars!
No lights on the lid in the 98+. It's a reflector strip only.
Lost
CEG'er
ohhhh ok gotha. wat about reverse lights?
m4gician
Hard-core CEG'er
on a 98, the reverse lights are ON the tail piece... so you'll be good, just make sure you run the electrical connector to it and you'll be fine.
not 100% possitive but I believe the connector to the light bulb socket is the same but the light itself is different .... when I go out to my car today i will take a look at my 95, just had the tail lights off my 99 yesterday so I can let you know ...
ok the harness ot the lights appears to be the same from 95 to 99 ... the buld are different so the bulb holder would be different, the pre 98 use the round base light and the post 98s use the wedge base .... not sure if the bulb holder fits the the light differently between the years ...
ok the harness ot the lights appears to be the same from 95 to 99 ... the buld are different so the bulb holder would be different, the pre 98 use the round base light and the post 98s use the wedge base .... not sure if the bulb holder fits the the light differently between the years ...
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Lost
CEG'er
alright.. thanks for ur help guys
96MystiqueGS
Veteran CEG'er
I just put a set of pre 98 Mystique tail lights into my 98+ Mystique and I had to switch to the pre 98 harness and bulb holder. So in order to put 98+ lights on a 95 you would need the bulb holder and the harness.
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Smalls
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dont mean to jack your thread, but i just bought a pre98 lid for my svt today for $20 and was wondering what else i would need. all i have is the trunklid with the lights and the one connector i unplugged. does the connector from the post98 fit the pre98 connector?
Static
CEG'er
if it doesnt just splice it... that is provided your not talking about the bulb holder in which that question was just answered