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Old 10-29-2008, 03:14 PM   #1
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trans am body kit on a formula?

for a 96 fourth gen does this work? is it considered wrong if someone does it?
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Old 10-29-2008, 03:18 PM   #2
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idk but i want the transam front bumper
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Old 10-29-2008, 03:23 PM   #3
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idk but i want the transam front bumper
yeah can you put a trans am high rise spoiler on too? will that work or would you need a new hatch
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Old 10-29-2008, 03:50 PM   #4
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front bumpers are different, rear bumpers are different, and hatches are also different. you can't just swap spoilers.
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Old 10-29-2008, 04:35 PM   #5
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front bumpers are different, rear bumpers are different, and hatches are also different. you can't just swap spoilers.
so negative on the bumper swap? u mean they are different looking, or different like they wont fit
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Old 10-29-2008, 04:36 PM   #6
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They will fit, but in order to make your v6 or formula look like a T/A, you have to swap the front and rear bumpers and the hatch.

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Old 10-29-2008, 04:37 PM   #7
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They will fit, but in order to make your v6 or formula look like a T/A, you have to swap the front and rear bumpers and the hatch.

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arrite cool thanks justin
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Old 10-29-2008, 04:49 PM   #8
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yea it will work
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Old 10-29-2008, 04:50 PM   #9
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anyone know if people frown upon making a formula look like trans am? or is it just whatever
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Old 10-29-2008, 04:54 PM   #10
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anyone know if people frown upon making a formula look like trans am? or is it just whatever
Just don't put the T/A badges on it and lie and say it's a T/A. Most people won't care if you swap the T/A stuff over as long as you don't try to pass it off as a real T/A.

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Old 10-29-2008, 04:59 PM   #11
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Just don't put the T/A badges on it and lie and say it's a T/A. Most people won't care if you swap the T/A stuff over as long as you don't try to pass it off as a real T/A.

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isnt the only difference between a t/a and a formula the body kit? or is there something i didnt learn right
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isnt the only difference between a t/a and a formula the body kit? or is there something i didnt learn right
Yes, but putting the body kit on a Formula still won't give you a real Trans Am.

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Old 10-29-2008, 05:15 PM   #13
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Yes, but putting the body kit on a Formula still won't give you a real Trans Am.

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heh yeah thats true. thanks for the advice man
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IMO buy a full body kit FOR a formula, (not a T/A oem kit) and then do a add on lip/spoiler to the stock firebird lip, like the mecham add ons. that way its still unique as a formy with a more agressive look

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Old 10-29-2008, 07:14 PM   #15
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IMO buy a full body kit FOR a formula, (not a T/A oem kit) and then do a add on lip/spoiler to the stock firebird lip, like the mecham add ons. that way its still unique as a formy with a more agressive look
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Old 10-29-2008, 07:45 PM   #16
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anyone know if people frown upon making a formula look like trans am? or is it just whatever
Yes they frown upon it. Why would you want to take a good looking car and make it ugly. F u c k all of you who quote me and change my words and say fixed.
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Old 10-29-2008, 09:14 PM   #17
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if you can do it do it
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Old 10-29-2008, 09:19 PM   #18
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I've always been a fan of the early LT1 T/A's with the bumpers but low rise spoiler. But the Firebird/Formula front end looks incredible with a Ram Air I hood too.
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Old 10-29-2008, 09:38 PM   #19
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i HATE the stupid ass t/a body kit thats why i sold my old t/a and hoped to buy a formula cause formulas look alot better...
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Old 10-29-2008, 10:30 PM   #20
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wow i donno guys...personally i like the trans am because of the rear...the front kind of looks like a space ship but i figured if you are going to do the rear might as well do the front
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Old 10-29-2008, 10:41 PM   #21
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its not a body kit, its the body.

you would also need to change the foglights
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Old 10-29-2008, 11:54 PM   #22
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its not a body kit, its the body.

you would also need to change the foglights
yeah thats what i meant though. true.
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