94-95 Tails vs 96-98 Tails: Whats the true Mustang Tail light

[ReplicaR]

I had a discussion with my friends a while ago, and I must say as much as I like my tail lights, and as much as I like how the horizontal arrangement makes the car look wider, I can't help to think that the modular tail lamps are the true mustang tail lamps. As long as I remember, pretty much every mustang ever had the vertical arrangement of the tails, and there were 3 of them. What do you guys think?

 

[94twinscrew]

I don't know man,I like standing out and being different....everyone does the conversion. I tried a set once,they were on the car for one day....just didn't look right to me. Horizontals for life 8)

 

[GDawg]

It was vertical to begin with... it should always be vertical... Horizontal just doesn't look right.

 

[19mustang95]

It was vertical to begin with... it should always be vertical... Horizontal just doesn't look right.

yeah, horizontals do look good tinted though. but horizontal FTW

 

[LI98GT]

because of the mustang tradition, verticals win out for me. Infact I really didn't like the horizontals at all for all these years, but after 13 years, I've actually gotten used to them to the point where I think they look good now, just not as good as the verts.

 

[Mustanger]

There were a few Fox body ones that had horizontals too weren't there? I like my stock 94 tail lights better than the 96+ ones, they just flow better and the vertical ones are not symetrical like all the traditional verticals. My 69 Mach was great looking, and the 64.5 vert tails started it all.

 

[scarface]

I think it is just a matter of opinion. Both owners will tell you theirs is better.

 

[97blackgt]

vertical FTMFW >

 

[bigjohnson4.6gt]

vertical FTMFW >

+1

 

[95Grandtouring5.0]

I think that horizontals just make the ass look wider which is why im horizontal for life

 

[The Green GT]

Oh yea you know you want it.

 

[Adam]

Horizontals basically said " You can whoop me" to me :dancing6: :banana:
I have never and I mean NEVER been beaten by a 5.0 SN-95 on the street or at the track. The poor old 94-95 made the anemic 96 seem like rocketships. My step dad bought a brand new 94 rio red in late 93, 5-speed, awesome looking car, slow as molasses in January. Yes it is personal preference. I did like the horizontals on the Fox bodys though.

Adam

 

[94twinscrew]

Horizontals basically said " You can whoop me" to me :dancing6: :banana:
I have never and I mean NEVER been beaten by a 5.0 SN-95 on the street or at the track. The poor old 94-95 made the anemic 96 seem like rocketships. My step dad bought a brand new 94 rio red in late 93, 5-speed, awesome looking car, slow as molasses in January. Yes it is personal preference. I did like the horizontals on the Fox bodys though.

Adam

slow huh? :nonono: you've obviously never raced a built one.....I'll keep my "whoop me" lights,along with my peekish 550 pounds of torque.....and leave it in sleeper mode for guys that think like you :hammer:

 

[Mustanger]

Horizontals basically said " You can whoop me" to me :dancing6: :banana:
I have never and I mean NEVER been beaten by a 5.0 SN-95 on the street or at the track. The poor old 94-95 made the anemic 96 seem like rocketships. My step dad bought a brand new 94 rio red in late 93, 5-speed, awesome looking car, slow as molasses in January. Yes it is personal preference. I did like the horizontals on the Fox bodys though.

Adam

slow huh? :nonono: you've obviously never raced a built one.....I'll keep my "whoop me" lights,along with my peekish 550 pounds of torque.....and leave it in sleeper mode for guys that think like you :hammer:

LOL... I am with you on this one! I know my 94 is one of the slowest stock Mustangs, but someday it won't be! It will be fun to see the looks when I pull on them!... Anyway the horizontals really look better IMO!

 

[Anrev]

Vertical ARE the tradition. However, I have never seen a 96-98 tail light I liked. It looks more like an oval lens with 2 little lines for accents. The horizontals have character. And style. The verticals look like an afterthought. uke:

 

[Adam]

For every fast 94-95, there is a much faster 96-98. For every fast 96-98, there is a much faster 99-04. Its a viscious cycle. I am sure there are plenty of 94-95's that would kill my old car, I just never ran into them. Having a notoriously "slow" car was fun, especially when you showed them the tail lights. Hell I had an auto 98, everyone thought they could whoop me... O0

Adam

 

[AaRoN]

vertical FTMFW >

+1

+2

 

[Foster98GT]

Verticals and sequentials FTW O0

 

[gt96stang]

Verticals and sequentials FTW O0

sequential lights are the best... gotta give another up to the verticals.. plus I like the look of the verticals because most I see are faded..

 

[OnyxCobra]

one of the things i didnt like about the horizontals was that the bottom "light" is a dummy and at night i thought the 2 looked stupid. I think Mustangs are supposed to have the 3 verticals plus i like the look of the newer look, and i love my sequentials.