I'm planning to do a 97-99 rear end conversion soon. As I'm looking at the current taillight setup on my car (a '96), I see that the bulbs for the brake and signal lights are being held by a socket panel.

Since the newer stlye (97-99) has the location of those two bulbs reversed (the brake lamp is above the signal lights), do I need to buy a new socket panel designed for the 97-99 model? Or did they change the way in which the light bulbs are mounted? What additional parts will I need for this, if any?

Please excuse me if I'm not explaning it clearly, but those who have done the 97-99 rear end conversion would probably understand what I'm asking. Any help is appreciated!! Thanks.

 

I did it. I just purchased the 97-99 taillights, took out the old 95-96 ones, and popped those in with the new trunklid. I did NOT have to do any modifications to the wiring harnesses or anything.....