[heff]

Hello again, haven't posted in a couple years...got rid of all my Grand Prix stuff and cars, but that's another story.
Anyway, I ended up with a 1980 LeMans. Had a 265, air, radio, fender and drip rail molding, and that's about it for options. I'm putting my Pontiac 350 in it, with a 700r4, and a 3.73 rear. That's down the road tho.
I'm trying to find the things I do need to put it together after paint. The tail lights and grilles are being the most difficult.
The tail lights on this car have no chrome trim of any sort. They are the red/amber/clear lenses, but with silver painted stripes. They're both busted up, so there isn't much chance of restoring them. Anyone have a set like these, or a set with the trim? It doesn't matter what year they are to me. I'll put a pic of them on here tomorrow so you guys can see what i'm talking about. The grilles also look different, but i'll have to post pics of those also. If anyone has an extra set of grilles and tail lights, let me know.
Thanks

[Lightfoot]

Sent you (2) P.M.

[camerjeff]

Are they like any of these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tail-...item4840648f44

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/T295-...item2a0d216c1e

[Lightfoot]

First eBay link is '79 Grand Lemans tail lights. Sadly, I didn't have time to rescue the pair from the salvage yard in Westville Indiana before I moved. There is (was) a jadestone green coupe in there that had most everything still on it, three weeks ago.

The bottom eBay link is for FWD Phoenix tail lights. Absolutely won't work on a RWD A-body.

[iowapub]

Heff,
The tail lights you described are the same as the 80 Grand Am and are the most difficult to find. Lemans had the fins painted silver and the Grand Ams were painted black.
I have a set of 78's that have the chrome bezel. They could either be shined up or painted black like the 79's.

[iowapub]

From the top:
1978 Grand Am
1979 Grand Am
1980 Grand Am
1980 Lemans

I really don't know the difference in tail lights available for the Lemans vs Grand Lemans

[Lightfoot]

I never realized the '79 Grand Lemans utilized a bezel.
Almost the same as the '78 Grand Lemans/Grand Am, except the vertical dividers ar spread further apart.

The '80 Gand Lemans tail lights are by far the hardest to find.
There was a lense only on eBay a couple weeks ago. I can't find it now. Must have sold pretty quick.
A lot of left hand '79 GL tails on ebay right now> The NOS bezels are at premium prices.

http://motors.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_...ans+tail+light

[MattB78]

While everyone is in this thread, I figured I'd ask: Does anyone have the right rear 1/4 panel trim for a 78-80 Grand Am or Grand Lemans?

[T.D.Vick]

My driver's side tail light was broken when I bought my car. I found a pair of replacements so I have an extra passenger's side light that I would sell now. It's from an '80 Grand Lemans. I think the Grand Lemans has an extra rib or two from the standard Lemans, though, I can't say that is fact. Mine does have more ribs than the one that GA Man has pictured above. The lens has no cracks in it but most of the chrome paint has worn off. Let me know if you might be interested.

Thanks,
Troy

[Held for Ransom]

Troy, update your sig.

[Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by T.D.Vick

My driver's side tail light was broken when I bought my car. I found a pair of replacements so I have an extra passenger's side light that I would sell now. It's from an '80 Grand Lemans. I think the Grand Lemans has an extra rib or two from the standard Lemans, though, I can't say that is fact. Mine does have more ribs than the one that GA Man has pictured above. The lens has no cracks in it but most of the chrome paint has worn off.
Troy

Correction.
That piece is from a '79 Lemans. That's why it has 7 ribs, verses 6 on the 1980 design.
Also the chrome divider strips are more like pinstripes than 'steps'. That's the give-away.

1980 Grand Lemans tails actually have 3 'ribs' separated by an attached bezel.