tail light replacement
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Elderslie, Scotland
tail light replacement
Here's a wee question.
I am planning to replace the tail lights and rewire them so that they pass the UK safety test. Need to convert the reverse to ambe turn signals and fit a reverse and fog light.
The originals are old and have a couple of cracks so I want to fit new ones whilst I'm at it.
The car has an 80-82 rear bumper on it. Will I need to get 80-82 tail lights or will the 74-75 ones fit? I reckon the older style are nicer.
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/1980-...-up-lamps.html
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...Product_Viewed
The rear.
I am planning to replace the tail lights and rewire them so that they pass the UK safety test. Need to convert the reverse to ambe turn signals and fit a reverse and fog light.
The originals are old and have a couple of cracks so I want to fit new ones whilst I'm at it.
The car has an 80-82 rear bumper on it. Will I need to get 80-82 tail lights or will the 74-75 ones fit? I reckon the older style are nicer.
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/1980-...-up-lamps.html
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...Product_Viewed
The rear.
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Well if you look at this part it fits all years 74 to 82, so the diameter and attaching points should be the same as far as your switch is concerned.
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1974-1982.html
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1974-1982.html
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Elderslie, Scotland
They would look good on a restomod 
The issue we have over here is that we need to have a flashing amber turn signal. I plan to do a bit of rewiring and the reverse lights will have amber bulbs fitted. I might even swap the lenses round with the tail and brake in the middle. We have to fit a reverse light and rear fog. I am planning clear LED's either side of the number plate. One red one white.
I stripped it tonight. What a mess. I'll start a new thread.
The issue we have over here is that we need to have a flashing amber turn signal. I plan to do a bit of rewiring and the reverse lights will have amber bulbs fitted. I might even swap the lenses round with the tail and brake in the middle. We have to fit a reverse light and rear fog. I am planning clear LED's either side of the number plate. One red one white.
I stripped it tonight. What a mess. I'll start a new thread.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Charleston SC
Somebody will surely correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure a 1974taillight assembly is a unique design (Lens and unit are combined). I know they aren't interchangeable.
Have a great day,
Brgds, Bill
Have a great day,
Brgds, Bill
Racer
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From: candler nc
seems like i have heard the same thing! i just sold a full set of 81 tail lights on ebay for 50.00 to an enthusiast from down under. wish i could have helped you out!
Instructor
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From: Dwingeloo Netherlands
Your problem is well known over here:
the simple way is to do away with the reversing lights, and put amber bulbs in the sockets. Remove the wires from these sockets.
Then take the wires from the front flasher lights and connect with the converted reversing lights.
Now you have flashing amber lights at the rear, but the brake lights are also still flashing, so this needs to be resolved:
Find the two wires at the indicator switch to the back up lights, remove these from that switch and connect them to the brake light imput side of the switch.
There is a feed from the brake light switch to the indicator switch, so you can use these connections.
Cor
the simple way is to do away with the reversing lights, and put amber bulbs in the sockets. Remove the wires from these sockets.
Then take the wires from the front flasher lights and connect with the converted reversing lights.
Now you have flashing amber lights at the rear, but the brake lights are also still flashing, so this needs to be resolved:
Find the two wires at the indicator switch to the back up lights, remove these from that switch and connect them to the brake light imput side of the switch.
There is a feed from the brake light switch to the indicator switch, so you can use these connections.
Cor
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Racer
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From: Elderslie, Scotland
Cheers guys, I've got them out and they are the original 75 lamps and with the bumper being an 80-82 they fit fine.
The cabling is a mess at the back. Full rewire required I reckem. Must have been a family of Bubba's in here Cables were all brittle and some were burned. Touching the exhaust? Joints were here and there.
Joint covered in Christmas sellotape
The cabling is a mess at the back. Full rewire required I reckem. Must have been a family of Bubba's in here
Cables were all brittle and some were burned. Touching the exhaust? Joints were here and there.Joint covered in Christmas sellotape
