72 Tail Light Question
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
From: Glenvale Queensland
72 Tail Light Question
Does anyone know if the inner and outer tail light lenses can be swapped over?
I've just bought my first vette, Now I just have to wait 2-3 months for it to get here
. My problem is that over here the car must have amber rear indicators. What I was thinking about doing is swapping the lenses and changing the wiring to make the reverse light into the indicator(amber bulb), and having the stop/tail light work on the inner tail light.
Would appreciate any info or suggestions.
Cheers, Doug
I've just bought my first vette, Now I just have to wait 2-3 months for it to get here
. My problem is that over here the car must have amber rear indicators. What I was thinking about doing is swapping the lenses and changing the wiring to make the reverse light into the indicator(amber bulb), and having the stop/tail light work on the inner tail light.Would appreciate any info or suggestions.
Cheers, Doug
Intermediate
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 47
Likes: 0
From: Melbourne Vic.
I need to do the same thing on my 73BB for registration in Vic, any suggestions on what to do with the wiring loom to separate the indicators from the stop lights. Or is it simpler to run a new circuit for the indicators and just remove the old indicator wires from the stop lights?
Cheers
Tony
Cheers
Tony
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
From: Glenvale Queensland
My car won't be here for a couple of months, so I'm not sure how I'm going to change the wiring yet. It will depend on where, and how the wires connect. If you're not familiar with wiring, get a sparky to have a look.
Doug
Doug
Racer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 251
Likes: 0
From: Victoria Australia
Hi Doug. I have not long finished changing mine to get a roadworthy. There is another forum member from Aus who is very switched on. He has done a few of these and he emailed me a schematic on the easiest way to do this job. I followed it and it works great.
PM me if you want me to send you the schematic. Rgds Mark
PM me if you want me to send you the schematic. Rgds Mark
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 755
Likes: 1
From: Hobart Tasmania
Are you going for full registration or Special Interest. My '72 BB is registered for Special Interest in Tassie (52 days a year). Cars 30 years and older with the SI registration can have all the original tail light lenses. It is also staying LH drive.
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
From: Glenvale Queensland
Thanks Mark, sent you a pm.
Chris, I'm leaving it LHD. I would like full rego, even if it means making changes. When the car eventually gets here, it's going to be hard to get my butt out of it.
Doug
Chris, I'm leaving it LHD. I would like full rego, even if it means making changes. When the car eventually gets here, it's going to be hard to get my butt out of it.
Doug
