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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by y2k_ta
Amen! Never heard of a Firebird owner that didn't notice the flip-up headlights before buying their car.
As a kid I WANTED to buy a Firebird BECAUSE of the flip up lights... and I knew I'd never be able to afford a corvette.
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Ocala93TA
there ok , look like the lights that where on the prototype firehawk in 98
This was them..........

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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 01:30 AM
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I'm the black sheep but i think this ^ is thw worst looking firebird in history. I HATE those lights. Horrible. Way too small and sleepy looking. I hate the breathless kit but i think they look about 100x better.
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 02:25 AM
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Man, glad you found those.. I bet now that we have a link the word might get out about the incredible lights..









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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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$1,000 would be better spent on go fast mods!!!!
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 02:00 AM
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naw don't like them never have and never will i'm glad they didn't come out with the firehawk....
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jh2586
thanks for your opinion.. and yes i am new.. in fact i just bought my car about a week and a half ago. and thanks for your "try a search" remark.. i'll keep that in mind next time i ask for an opinion on an item.
Some topics have been discussed over and over, so sometimes it pays to try a quick search before reposting an old topic. Otherwise, we have to give you a hard time about it ....I think that's one of the forum rules
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 10:27 AM
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fail...
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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 09:13 AM
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i dont like them. Not for $1000 or even $100. I like the way the pop-up lights look on these cars
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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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WOW, those are awesomely fugly... hell no. corvette has a light system like that and they are ugly too.. keep the flip up.
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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I cant see coughing up $1000 for that.
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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I would get them if they were way way way way way way way way less..not for a G though
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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OMFG! i want them! those are so amazing looking, i will never again have to deal with a headlight motor! WOOT! just what ive always been looking for!









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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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Flip-up headlights on the Firebird have become sort of iconic. Lose the headlights, you lose the name. It's like buying Firebird and turning it into a Camaro or Corvette. You should've just started with one of those to save yourself $1000.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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I like my flip up lights, BUT I do hate the problems that come along with them.

I think I can deal with the small problems V.S dropping 1,000 on some lights. Back when I first saw these I kinda liked them but they just make it look really ricey to me now.
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 03:49 AM
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Love the Look.
Hate the way they fit

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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 06:06 AM
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One they are a rip off at $1k and two they look like crap. Just doesn't go with the firebird design at all and they don't even look factory. Posting about these headlights especially "Has anyone seen these?" it's like welcome to last year x 10 literally. It's your car but i think you're better off using $1k to buy performance parts instead of those crappy headlights.
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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Damn... Everybody is flaming this guy bad. Jeez.

All he did was ask if anyone had seen them before lol...
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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I personally like these head lights, but as the others said, for 1k they can suck my nuts...... Id see 250 tops for the pair and that better include HID system with it...

And it doesn't look like a Camaro to me, looks closer to the C6 lights.... now a C6 light conversion in a Fbody would probably look sweet too, or maybe the 5th gen camaro's lights, I really like those..
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 01:39 AM
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$1k is steep for that, but I can certainly understand why some would prefer non-flip up headlights. They're a totally unnecessary option other than to satisfy an aesthetic feature that was started in just the previous generation. That's why they got rid of them on the Vette though it had them longer, and I think it looks better than ever, although the Firehawk lights above do look disproportioned.
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