1GA Talon Tail lights on 1GB Eclipse Success

[bigbird94]

I just picked up a 1993 Eclipse GSX. I really hated the look of the stock tail lights and the paint matching stripe that runs through the middle. There is a 1990 Talon in my local junkyard so I figured I could take the lights off of that for my car, although I wasnt sure if they would swap over. After searching around for quite some time I really could not find a clear cut answer as to whether or not it would work so I just went for it with intentions of documenting the results.

After removing my the tail lights from my GSX I could see that the wiring was slightly different. Both the two center lights and the third, outside light, have a different electrical clip. I was able to directly swap over the wiring/clips/bulbs for the two center-most lights. The outside light required a slight modification to fit. The Eclipse light had four keys on it ( See Pic ) where as the Talon's had only 3. In order to make it work I basically forced it in there and RTV'd to fit snug. Worked great.

The actual fitment of the lights is not perfect. There is a slight gap (about 1/2")on the sides of the light between the bottom of the light and top of the bumper meet. ( See Pictures )

Overall I am very satisfied with this modification. I picked up my tail lights from the junkyard for only $40 and they have absolutely no cracks at all. They look MUCH better than the stockers and give it a sort of unique look IMO.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to comment this thread or PM me.

 

[zcoh2gdsm]

im more of a 2g guy but that's a huge improvement, looks great.

 

[stacked1G]

looks awesome man!, seriously good stuff. i have never been a fan of that line through the tails.

 

[4g63turbo84]

Looks alot better!!

 

[pbwu1f]

Wow those look perfect for finding them at the junkyard, and for $40 can't beat that. I also prefer the Talon look of the Mitsu.

 

[bigbird94]

Thanks for all the compliments everyone. This could be the best mod for the money I have ever done.

 

[RedTalonTsi]

looks good, I was actually interested in just the opposite though, do you have any insight if your old 1gb eclipse tails will fit on a 1gb talon? You said the fitment from a 1ga talon to your 1gb eclipse wasn't perfect. What did you do with your old tails?

 

[1990boost]

Looks good, I like it

 

[hotrodssnova]

looks good, I was actually interested in just the opposite though, do you have any insight if your old 1gb eclipse tails will fit on a 1gb talon? You said the fitment from a 1ga talon to your 1gb eclipse wasn't perfect. What did you do with your old tails?

1ga tail lights are shorter in height then the 1gb tail lights. You can swap tail lights from talon to eclipse to laser as long as they are 1ga. Same goes for 1 gb to 1gb eclipse to talon to laser.
I am getting ready to put the 1ga tail lights on my 1gb laser....but, I am also going with the 1ga bumper also.
If you look at the corner of his tail light, you will see a slight dip. Switching the bumpers will eliminate that and also fill the gap.

 

[gixxer6]

VERY nice!

 

[M Baker]

Looks good! I bet you could find a black foam weatherstrip at a autoparts or hardware store that would fit in there.

 

[midnight_dsm]

Looks great man! Good job

 

[Steve93Talon]

You can swap tail lights from talon to eclipse to laser as long as they are 1ga. Same goes for 1 gb to 1gb eclipse to talon to laser..

Maybe the outer sections are interchangeable on the 1GB's (though looking at the below pics, it seems like the outer part is shorter on the Talon and the inside lower edge dips down to follow the curve of the center section), but the center on the Talon is completely different. It dips down to accomodate the license plate and reverse lights, unlike the Laser and Eclipse which are down lower on the bumper. Also, the Laser tails are pointed at the lower outer corners, unlike the Talon and Eclipse which are rounded off.

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To the O.P. - I commend your effort but the gap and the pointed corner on the rounded body ruin it for me. Why not just do some black vinyl over the blue center stripe if you don't like it? That rear bumper is the straightest 1GB Eclipse bumper I've seen in a long time!

 

[bigbird94]

Steve93, I ended up filling the gap by the rounded corner with a black foam strip and now you really have to look to notice it.

And yes the bumper is extremely clean!!! I've never seen one like it.

 

[4G63gst1990]

Damn i like this alot i may just do the 1ga rear conversion to my 92 gsx