ok besides the flopping of the red and white combo what makes it different so they can't be swapped over, fitment. Like 01-02 to 98-00. I like the 01+ red white combo better, the red on top instead of bottom.

 

Eh I thought the 98-2000 lights weren't bad lookin, but the 01 - -2 lights were just fug pugly....as for the swap uhhhh....

 

i'm assuming you are talking about the sedan. the 98-00 and the 01-02 have a slightly different shape to them. the "outer" pieces of the 98-00 and 01-02 taillights can be interchangable but the "inner" pieces CANNOT. they can't be interchangable because the trunks of the 98-00 and 01-02 are slightly different. if you want to go for the red/clear look, they sell aftermarket ones on eBay, procarparts.com, etc. if you really want the acutal 01-02 taillight look, you can swap your existing trunk with a 01-02 trunk or vice versa for the 98-00 look.

hope this helps.