10 hours ago, Esprit de corps said:

But Canada's west coast is warming up and it's time to get back on this project. I want to move it to the Progression forum though. If that's ok with the mods, of course.

Of course! That's a good place for it to live. Do you want me to move this whole topic or do you want to create a new one?

Yes, please, Ringo64. Move it to Progression.

Thank you.

14 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

You bet Dan !!

Don’t forget we love pictures around here … allegedly 😜😜😜

As they say, pix or it didn't happen.

3 hours ago, Esprit de corps said:

Yes, please, Ringo64. Move it to Progression.

Thank you.

All set :)

Short update. On Sunday, I met the guy I bought the Trans Am fenders from and bought a Trans Am tail light set. Dude still has a ton of parts and I will go back again soon.

This might be an odd question. The Trans Am tail lights have 2 more bulbs per side than the standard Firebird (like my Esprit) has. The extra plugs are smaller. I was going to use Dorman 85814 sockets (because I have a couple) but the 5 watt bulbs seem insufficient.

Is there a better choice for the sockets?

On 5/4/2026 at 4:23 PM, Esprit de corps said:

This might be an odd question. The Trans Am tail lights have 2 more bulbs per side than the standard Firebird (like my Esprit) has. The extra plugs are smaller. I was going to use Dorman 85814 sockets (because I have a couple) but the 5 watt bulbs seem insufficient.

Is there a better choice for the sockets?

I've ordered 1157 sockets and 10 bulbs for this build. Edit: which turned out to be the wrong parts. I've ordered more parts now. I have no idea if they're right anymore.

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