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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #15 on: 16 January 2008, 13:09:52 »

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Yes, but can you not just swap the complete catera trunklid including lights for the omega trunklid and then fit the outer tail lights



Yep ! that will fit  :y

An Catera trunk lid is not so expensive, but the shipping from the USA to GB or the Netherlands thats exspensif i think..  ::)
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #16 on: 16 January 2008, 15:33:34 »

The photo's don't work Elvin, only the facelift Omega  :y
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #17 on: 16 January 2008, 16:18:26 »

still don't work
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #18 on: 16 January 2008, 16:21:08 »

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Yes, but can you not just swap the complete catera trunklid including lights for the omega trunklid and then fit the outer tail lights



Yep ! that will fit  :y

An Catera trunk lid is not so expensive, but the shipping from the USA to GB or the Netherlands thats exspensif i think..  ::)
I agree, can the parts be supplyed in Europe as the catera is built in germany is it not
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #19 on: 16 January 2008, 18:21:33 »

Swapping Omega tail lights for Catera units isn't as easy as it seems. For both the pre-facelift and facelift Omegas you would need the corresponding Catera trunk (Boot) lid. The pre-facelift Catera (97-99) had a full width light/reflector on the lid that would work on the Omega because both cars share the identical fender (wing) mounted units . The Omega's white portion seems a little darker but a spray of tint would bring the Cadillac strip to match. One owner over here converted his pre-facelift Catera with a Vauxhall trunklid which, as I said earlier, is comparitively easy. Converting an Omega would be the same.

pre-facelift Catera:
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/73182471

pre-facelift Vauxhall:
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/75677668

pre-facelift Catera w/Vauxhall trunklid:
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882701

Facelift cars are a bit trickier. Of course you'll first need a Catera trunk lid. Next, the lights on both cars have the red and white portions reversed so you would need the Catera's fender mounted units as well as the lid mounted ones in order to match. Also, our turnsignals are LEDs. Don't know if there's a difference in the wiring but that shouldn't be a problem. Then there's the center mounted brake light strip, which is what you guys really want right? For you guys with lip mounted spoilers, that pretty strip of LEDs will be covered. You'll either need to convert to the wing style spoiler or forgo it altogether.

facelift Catera:
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/73182486

facelift Vauxhall:
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/73182442

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« Last Edit: 16 January 2008, 22:03:48 by elvin315 »
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #20 on: 16 January 2008, 20:12:18 »

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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #21 on: 16 January 2008, 21:17:00 »

It works, I've made it easier for everyone to see





« Last Edit: 16 January 2008, 21:22:10 by jim »
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #22 on: 28 March 2008, 07:35:45 »

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...Facelift cars are a bit trickier. Of course you'll first need a Catera trunk lid. Next, the lights on both cars have the red and white portions reversed so you would need the Catera's fender mounted units as well as the lid mounted ones in order to match. Also, our turnsignals are LEDs. Don't know if there's a difference in the wiring but that shouldn't be a problem. Then there's the center mounted brake light strip, which is what you guys really want right? For you guys with lip mounted spoilers, that pretty strip of LEDs will be covered. You'll either need to convert to the wing style spoiler or forgo it altogether...

Elvin


No the LED brake light is hideous in my opinion and would be the last thing, along with the wing spoiler that I would want on my car.

What I do like is the rear light clusters. There are other differences in the boot (trunk) lids:

The Catera has no handle, but does have a line (indented) which continues around from the line running down the side of the car, along the line at the top of the rear light cluster and accross the boot lid.

On the Omega the curved corner of the top inside of the rear light clusters is where that side indent line is drawn down to the bumper and it does not continue around the back of the car.

What I'd like to get to is a Catera light cluster and boot lid, with the long LED brake light smoothed out and maybe even the indent trim line smoothed out, and then a standard Omega boot lid lip spoiler.

No chrome. :y




What concerns me is this though:

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In Europe we don't have the extra lights  ::)
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We have extra at the back though. ;) Rear fog/high intensity lamps - those lamps that get turned on once a year for the MOT (Yearly vehicle road worthy check) and maybe one other time when it's gently raining on the motorway!  >:(


Does this mean that a rear light conversion would leave you with no fog lamps and therefore illegal and unable to blind people on a rainy motorway?
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #23 on: 28 March 2008, 16:26:43 »

NIce pics:)
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #24 on: 29 March 2008, 11:02:16 »

It looks like the rear lights on the rear wings would need adapting to make the Catera lights to fit , but any competant body shop panel beater should manage it !! , It would be best to get the overall dimensions of the tail lights first and work out whether the lights will fit at all !! 8-)
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #25 on: 29 March 2008, 11:41:10 »

Has anybody got night pics??

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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #26 on: 29 March 2008, 17:22:40 »

Can anyone confirm if the catera bootlid has foglights? They look so much better and is that a break light in the lip?
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #27 on: 06 April 2008, 16:24:32 »

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Can anyone confirm if the catera bootlid has foglights? They look so much better and is that a break light in the lip?

No, the Catera does not have fog lights in the rear clusters.

Yes, that long high mounted LED strip is the high level brake light.
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #28 on: 14 April 2008, 16:31:54 »

Ok here we go... these should help...

I think if you get the rear pannel and you remove some of the screws you may be able to somehow glue it on the OMEGA trunk lid...

seems to have enough clearance.








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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #29 on: 04 May 2008, 20:01:56 »

looks good
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