Removing tail light lens caps?Help!!
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Removing tail light lens caps?Help!!
Trying to replace passenger side turn signal/tail light bulb. Extremely diffucult to twist back into lens cap from under car. How do I properly remove lens cap and try to assemble bulb back in that way from the outside. No room for hand from trying under the car. Have removed about a layer of skin off hand already. I did remove a nut on inside but afraid to use too much pressure to pop it out. This is the only thing keeping me from enjoying some cruising this summer. Someone please help my poor hands. Oh yeah, 1974 Stingray. Thanks.
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Fairview Heights Illinois, near Saint Louis MO, STL C3 Shark
Im a little confused, aren't there two screws that you can take out from the outside of teh car, then just pull out the lense? My 76, I was able to do that. I took the lenses off in order to polish them cause they were a little grungy. Cleaned them right up.
Safety Car
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From: Florham Park NJ Port Credit Ontario
Nope..all of you are wrong.
74's had a one year only tail light.
There are two bolts that attach the whole one piece tail light to the fiberglass bumper retainer. They are located on the back of the tail light.
Unfortunately, the only way to replace the bulb is to destroy your hands.
Keep at it.
74's had a one year only tail light.
There are two bolts that attach the whole one piece tail light to the fiberglass bumper retainer. They are located on the back of the tail light.
Unfortunately, the only way to replace the bulb is to destroy your hands.
Keep at it.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2000
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From: Fairport NY
Originally Posted by Stewart's74
Nope..all of you are wrong.
74's had a one year only tail light.
There are two bolts that attach the whole one piece tail light to the fiberglass bumper retainer. They are located on the back of the tail light.
Unfortunately, the only way to replace the bulb is to destroy your hands.
Keep at it.
74's had a one year only tail light.
There are two bolts that attach the whole one piece tail light to the fiberglass bumper retainer. They are located on the back of the tail light.
Unfortunately, the only way to replace the bulb is to destroy your hands.
Keep at it.
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From: Lenoir City Tennessee
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Gotta remember this is the first year for the rubber bumper so things may have been a little different back at the tail lights also.
Having said that, I would have assumed like everyone else that the lights had 3 screws per lens.
Having said that, I would have assumed like everyone else that the lights had 3 screws per lens.
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Safety Car
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From: Florham Park NJ Port Credit Ontario
After I responded to this post, the next evening as I was backing the Vette out of the Driveway, I noticed that my passenger side tail light was out. 
I'm keeping my mouth shut from now on!
I'm keeping my mouth shut from now on!
