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Andrews24

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Hey guys, I’m looking to buy a set of Cobra Tail Lights?
 

90sickfox

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Lmr is a great spot for repros.
 

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You didn’t look very hard bro.

https://lmr.com/item/LRS-13451C/85-86-Mustang-Svo-Lh-Taillight-Lens-Also-For-93-Cobra
 

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ThinBlue502 said:
You didn’t look very hard bro.

https://lmr.com/item/LRS-13451C/85-86-Mustang-Svo-Lh-Taillight-Lens-Also-For-93-Cobra
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Out of Stock Bro

https://lmr.com/item/LRS-13404/83-93-mustang-tail-light-housing-kit
 

Rdub6

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Seems everything is out of stock these days! Big waiting game right now. Sucks!
 

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Andrews24 said:
Out of Stock Bro

https://lmr.com/item/LRS-13404/83-93-mustang-tail-light-housing-kit
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Just like everything else homie
 

90sickfox

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They come in on the 31st. Link your email and they'll notify when available.
 
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90sickfox said:
They come in on the 31st. Link your email and they'll notify when available.
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I got that set up for my wheels! Can’t wait for that email!!!
 

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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foxresto.com
 

Mustang5L5

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If you can’t wait til the end of the month, buy the standard 83-86 lights and add the pinstripes yourself

https://lmr.com/item/LRS-13450A-K/83-84-Mustang-Taillight-Lens-Kit
 
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Mustang5L5 said:
buy the standard 83-86 lights and add the pinstripes yourself
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That's what I did...

 
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Mustang5L5

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KRUISR said:
That's what I did...
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How I did mine as well. They were OEM 83-86 lights and I added the stripes. I did it 20 years ago and they held up perfectly since

 
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Mustang5L5 said:
How I did mine as well. They were OEM 83-86 lights and I added the stripes. I did it 20 years ago and they held up perfectly since

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You masked them off and painted the stripes as well? What type of paint did you use?
 

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You masked them off and painted the stripes as well? What type of paint did you use?
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I painted the center bar. The stripes are 1/4" or 1/8" pinstripe that I applied and then cleared over. I took that pic somewhat recently, and did this in the very early 2000's.


You can kinda see one paint run in the center bar. Guess my standards weren't what they are today.
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
I painted the center bar. The stripes are 1/4" or 1/8" pinstripe that I applied and then cleared over. I took that pic somewhat recently, and did this in the very early 2000's.


You can kinda see one paint run in the center bar. Guess my standards weren't what they are today.
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Looks good on yours and @KRUISR . My first ‘86, I had the middle bar painted black to match the car...... but I think I may like the stripes. It’s a “down the road” project anyway! Time to think about it.
 

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That's what I did...

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I scuffed the lenses with 400 or 600 grit, placed tape where I wanted the stripes with 1/8" tape. Then taped both sides of where the tape lines were, then pulled up the 6 tape lines. I masked off everything else not to be painted and sprayed gloss black. Could have painted with semi-gloss, flat or even the grey colour some have.

After paint cured for prescribed time, pulled all the tape and sprayed clear over entire lens.
 
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I did the same as these guys for my 93 LX>Cobra Conversion. Just to be clear - as KRUISR mentioned above, the actual color is Gray, so if you want it to be perfectly matched you will need to paint them or find a pinstripe that would match (unlikely?) I was also under the impression that the LMR gray wasn't quite right, at least on the first batch. Not sure if it was ever corrected.

ALSO: Don't forget that the one center line on the bottom of the lense doesn't wrap all the way around!
 
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That is correct. the OEM 93 cobra taillight is actually an 85-86 SVO which were charcoal grey in color. the 1984 SVO taillight was black. I did see a side-by-side of both and it's a noticable difference.

Given most of us here don't actually have 93 cobras, not critical to be authentic IMHO. For instance, i knew the cobra lights had one bar stop short due to the reflector on the side and not wanting to block it. I thought this looked a little silly so I installed my pinstripe to continue all the way around. i also painted mine black. Not authentic, but not what i was going after here.


Also, the repop taillights being sold today are the 83-86 taillights with vinyl pinstripes applied. the OEM's were painted. DCR has the original tooling, so the lens itself is made to Ford specs, but from what i remember, the paint striper broke and Ford never repaired it. So the stripes are 1/8" vinyl that are applied an in additional process.
 

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IMHO, the black 1984 SVO lens kit looks better

https://lmr.com/item/LRS-13450E-K/84-Mustang-Svo-Taillight-Lens-Kit

Than the charcoal 85/86 SVO and 93 cobra lenses.

https://lmr.com/item/LRS-13450C-K/85-86-Mustang-Svo-Taillight-Lens-Kit-Also-For-93-Cobra


Both are out of stock for now unfortunately.
 

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@Mustang5L5 - I agree with you on the look. If I had an original '93 Cobra I would have gone with the correct version, but since I don't I went with black because I liked it better.

I did notch out the stripe, though. Just personal preference when you are doing your own thing
 
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