RS Tail lights different how?

[Bumblebee10]

does any one know the part number to make them rs or do you have to replace the whole light?

[67 GTO]

Originally Posted by Bumblebee10

does any one know the part number to make them rs or do you have to replace the whole light?

I asked about this from my dealers parts guy. He looked it up and the RS tails are a one piece deal and cost $82 for one, way too much dough x 4

You could paint the chrome interior black on the non RS tails but you'd have to take the assembly out and remove the red lens. It looks like they're glued on so it would take heating them up to remove. Too much work for little gain for me.

[Bumblebee10]

yeah wanted it to be just a lens but I was thinking about putting black out covers on just not sure if you could see the brake lights in the dark or if it is legal in florida

[VenomZ302]

Originally Posted by caverman

The difference is very slight IMO. I looked at a RS and Non-RS side by side. You could kinda tell a difference then but otherwise I couldn't see the difference. Most people will never know one was darker than the other.

To each his own, but I find it incredibly easy to determine RS vs. regular tail lights. All you have to do is know what you're looking for, and that's easy. Look for more distinct semi-circular red in the tails.

See? The non-RS tail lights will be completely red.

[nessa131]

it's alot easier at night to tell the difference........

[CamaroFemme]

Originally Posted by camero

It's not that the RS ones are tinted; the inner housing is black instead of chrome.

Really? It looks to me like the whole light is darker, not just black housing.

I think the RS' "darker, more sinister-looking" (that's from the brochure) tail lights look better, but I wouldn't pay $82 X 4 to get them if I didn't already have them.

And they're easy for me to spot, but I know what I'm looking for.

[1bacamaro]

i just cant see its worth the money for the r/s package. i ordered the 2ss and couldnt see spending 1200 for headlights.

[djm96z28]

^ I agree. On an SS, I would not pay for the RS package. But if I were getting an LT, I would have it--mainly because you'd get the rear spoiler and the 20" midnight silver wheels. The taillights don't make much difference to me, and I actually like the looks of the standard headlights better than the halos on the RS.

[camero]

Originally Posted by djm96z28

....and the 20" midnight silver wheels.

Not to mention $1000 worth of Pirellis!

[glambert1]

actually the difference seems very noticable to me and its always the ones who dont get the rs package that complain that its too much money for nothing but cmon admit it guys you really wish you had it dont you ?

[Frank in MD]

Did anyone else read the thread title and immediately think of Joe Pesci's character in "Goodfellas"?

Different how? How am I different? What the %*#! is so different about me?

[trickortreat]

The package is more than just tail lights.

Includes 20" x 8" front and 20" x 9" rear flangeless, painted aluminum wheels with Midnight Silver finish, body-color roof ditch molding, high intensity discharge headlamps and RS unique tail lamps.

I only wanted the HID headlights and the rims for my 2SS, so I had to buy the RS package to get them. It's an old strategy used by car companies. Put one or two things in a package they know people will want, throw in some other stuff and people will buy it.

[CamaroFemme]

Originally Posted by glambert1

actually the difference seems very noticable to me and its always the ones who dont get the rs package that complain that its too much money for nothing but cmon admit it guys you really wish you had it dont you ?

No one is saying it's "nothing." It isn't THAT much more for the RS package, so if you're already buying a brand new Camaro, I'm sure most people that wanted the RS package could get it.

[1bacamaro]

The 20's come standard on the 2ss so you just get headlights.