Horizontal Tail Lights vs. Vertical - Which years?

[TheDutchGun]

Just as the title suggests, I've seen SN-95s with both styles of taillights, which years have which taillights?

[BottleFedGTS]

94-95 had the horizontal, and the 96-98's have the vertical.

[TheDutchGun]

Originally Posted by BottleFedGTS

94-95 had the horizontal, and the 96-98's have the vertical.

Thanks, thats what I would have guessed.

[Intmdtr]

it was one of fords ideas on how to distunguish between the 5.0's and the 4.6's. i like the verticals so much better. i have seen alot of the 5.0's with the newer style taillights though. some people have changed them over.

[UK PONY]

Mustang tailights should be horizontal, it's part of the inherent design that says "Mustang" to other road users.

[84stanggt-top]

Originally Posted by UK PONY

Mustang tailights should be horizontal, it's part of the inherent design that says "Mustang" to other road users.

I think ya got mixed up, check out the early mustangs...

EDIT: uh...look on the back of your car too..

[TheDutchGun]

Originally Posted by 84stanggt-top

I think ya got mixed up, check out the early mustangs...

EDIT: uh...look on the back of your car too..

I assumed he meant vertical.

[UK PONY]

Originally Posted by TheDutchGun

I assumed he meant vertical.

I did - had just finished 3 hours of online exams so my brain was a bit fried...lol

[TheDutchGun]

Originally Posted by UK PONY

I did - had just finished 3 hours of online exams so my brain was a bit fried...lol

We'll give you a free pass this time.

[UK PONY]

Thanks DG.

[Darren5.0L]

I would never change out my horizontal tails for the verticals, verticals are for 4.6L's, lazy pre-PI SOHC 4.6's...

If it weren't for the 5.0L I never would have purchased a 94-98 Mustang short of a Cobra.

[UK PONY]

I for one am glad you like your car just the way it is Darren - I have horizontals on my foxes but the verticals (note I got it right this time...lol) are part of the inherent Mustang design. Not knockng your horizontals at all, if I had your car I'd leave it as ford intended (lookswise anyway).

[Arbour88]

One big drawback to horizontals is that sequentials wouldn't work, so I prefer the verticals.

John

[UK PONY]

^^ you could always put in a series of LEDs to achieve that John but I do like my verticals better.

[TheDutchGun]

Originally Posted by Darren5.0L

I would never change out my horizontal tails for the verticals, verticals are for 4.6L's, lazy pre-PI SOHC 4.6's...

If it weren't for the 5.0L I never would have purchased a 94-98 Mustang short of a Cobra.

Is that a mod that a lot of 94-95 owners do? Swap out the tails for the 96-98 version?