LX taillight not sitting flush

At1Maverick69

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I replaced my GT taillight lenses with a pair of 86 & older pair, but it's not sitting flat with my hatch lid like the old GT lenses was, it looks like the hatch is sticking out more that it was. Do I need the housing to do that? or does it matter if I took it out from a hb or a coupe? I have a 87-93 LX style too, is that gonna work better? attached is a pic.. thanks!

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tunedin302

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Welcome to the club. That is just how they fit since the lenses aren't as thick.

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At1Maverick69

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is that the case with the 87-93 LX's too?

 

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No, the 87-93 LX lenses are more "bubbled" and you won't have the same problem as the 86 GT lenses.

I'm part of this club also, I bought a pair of the 86 GT's, stripped them black, and they are not flush either.

Does this mean the 87-93 hatches are longer and the 86's were shorter?????????? Although I wouldn't change a hatch based on this, would this indeed cure this problem or was it the same story?

Either way, this doesn't bother me and my car looks more like a Cobra or SVO anyways.

 

At1Maverick69

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well, it just bothers me cuz, my car is banged up bad enough by the previous owner, now it looks like the hatch isn't put together right

 

At1Maverick69

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and plus, not to say it of bad taste, but almost everybody has LX tails though, if my GT's look at least a tad better than it does ( I'm gonna try to paint it), I would keep it. I like LX tails, dont get me wrong..