Side marker light lenses
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With that said... is there an easy way to get to the assembly to change it?
Last edited by RetiredMxMan; Dec 1, 2014 at 08:19 PM. Reason: Missed asking the question.
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I was looking for a replacement rear side marker lens for my 75 which i got stripper on, no such luck so far, guess i will have to wait till the next Blooming-ton Gold in Indy next year and get a used one.
Have tried 1000/2000 paper and polishing it but still looks bad to me.
Have tried 1000/2000 paper and polishing it but still looks bad to me.
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All 68-82 marker lights were an assembly, made up of the lens and housing. The lens came glued into the housing. They were never offered separately, either by Chevrolet or as repros. The lamp socket was removable from the back, to facilitate replacing the bulb, so there was no reason to have the lens removable.
Unfortunately, the lenses weren't always glued in all that well, often causing the lens to fall out. This was particularly true of the 70-74 lamps, with the chrome plated pot metal housing. The late 74 -82 lamps had a plastic housing, which the plastic lens tended to bound too a little better.
If you've lost a lens, short of finding a good used lens and re-gluing it into your housing, your only option for a new lens is buying a complete new, $62.00 marker lamp assembly.
Unfortunately, the lenses weren't always glued in all that well, often causing the lens to fall out. This was particularly true of the 70-74 lamps, with the chrome plated pot metal housing. The late 74 -82 lamps had a plastic housing, which the plastic lens tended to bound too a little better.
If you've lost a lens, short of finding a good used lens and re-gluing it into your housing, your only option for a new lens is buying a complete new, $62.00 marker lamp assembly.
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Just wondering. Kind of figured that was the answer. No way in hell I'm going to pay 2-$300 for a new set. Ill be creating something in my workshop. Either find another vehicle lights to cut up. Or cut them out of some other plastic.....
