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what's the difference between 95-96 & 97-99 rearend?

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Old 07-13-2003, 10:26 PM
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what's the difference between 95-96 & 97-99 rearend?

I know everybody and their brother knows this but me, but i have to ask anyway.
What exactly is the difference in the styles of the rearend of the 95-96 vs. the 97-99's? i know guys talk about "shaving" the trunk.. what is that and how do you do it??
basicly i want to know all this b/c i'm looking at a 96 and i want to put in the carbon fiber tail lights.. only avaliable for 97s and up. so what do i have to do to upgrade to the 97 rearend and how much $ and i looking at to do it?? i see the difference in the front but not the rear, other than the color of the lights.. but that said i have never had the 2 models side by side to look at either.

any help is appreciated.. thanks in advance
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Old 07-13-2003, 10:29 PM
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the 95-96 rear end has a body line in the lower lights and trunk. the lights are also shaped different and the colors are flipped.

you can do a conversion, it's costs some money,you need a new trunk and rear bumper I think, not to sure tho.
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The tailights are slightly different...they appear farther back in to the decklid, and have reverse lights/turn signals on the bottom rather than top...im sure theres more but thats what I know for sure
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Old 07-15-2003, 08:53 PM
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anybody got experience converting?? what's it involve?? i don't think i want to get the bumper b.c my intentions are to put a kit on anyway...
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