Two tailight styles for 1972 ???
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Two tailight styles for 1972 ???
I was working on refurbing my tailights (I have 2 sets) (see thread here)and noticed that when I was installing the completed set on the car I noticed they were not the same as the ones already on the car.
Neither set appears to be a repop, both have/had 40 years of grime inside and out on them, both have the same molded in "guide 3a SAE ST1A72" on the lens
Has anyone else ever noticed that theres more than 1 style for 72 tail light lenses ? any comments as to why ??
Neither set appears to be a repop, both have/had 40 years of grime inside and out on them, both have the same molded in "guide 3a SAE ST1A72" on the lens
Has anyone else ever noticed that theres more than 1 style for 72 tail light lenses ? any comments as to why ??
Last edited by RetroRanger; February 28th, 2012 at 11:28 AM.
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Just an Olds Guy
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Retro - there shouldn't be 2 styles. From where I'm looking at the pics, the left set middle ribs don't look even. Kind of like they were ground down by someone at some time. I have several sets of these lenses and they are all the same as the one on the right. None of my lenses are repops either.
Once they are cleaned up and installed though, no one is going to be able to tell, especially from head on.
If the ones on the left are OEMs, I'd take them to GM and ask for a new set..
Once they are cleaned up and installed though, no one is going to be able to tell, especially from head on.
If the ones on the left are OEMs, I'd take them to GM and ask for a new set..
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thanks for the interest guys
Alan is right they are the same, both lowers. Ive looked at them seperately many times, but it wasnt until i had them side by side that I saw they appear very different.
curiously the 4 uppers I have all look the same which made me think maybe just the lowers came in two flavors ?
Alan is right they are the same, both lowers. Ive looked at them seperately many times, but it wasnt until i had them side by side that I saw they appear very different.
curiously the 4 uppers I have all look the same which made me think maybe just the lowers came in two flavors ?
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