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Old Jan 17, 2017 | 08:28 PM
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'79. I can't get the inner two lights on the rear to do anything. I'm not even sure if they are supposed to be on with the lights, or with the brakes (only one element in bulbs). New bulbs, I've checked fuses (would these lights have their own fuse?), wiggled lines, scratched the connection in the housing. I'm at a loss. Any help would be greatly appreciated! And does anyone know where this connector is supposed to connect and what it could be for?



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Old Jan 17, 2017 | 08:38 PM
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Those are back-up lights. Someone did a bubble-lamp conversion and may have boogered the rear lighting harness. The bulb is a #1156 single filament. Put your car in reverse and see what happens.

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Old Jan 17, 2017 | 08:39 PM
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The inner lights are backup lights.
Looks like you have after market 'bubble lenses'.

An auto or stick will have a different switch to activate the lights, what do you have?
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Wow! I'm a moron. Ha. Yep, had the wife put the car in reverse and they lit right up! Somehow i had convinced myself that converting to the bubble lenses included a reverse light delete of some sort. After all the other surprises I've found in the previous owners work, nothing would surprise me. Thank you all. Problem solved. Lol.


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Old Jan 19, 2017 | 08:09 PM
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GM really saved a couple of pennies by only having TWO brake lights operate on 69-82 Corvettes, sacrificing the safety of all occupants. 68's have all four tail lights light up, and so do all 1984-up Corvettes!!! Lou.
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Old Jan 19, 2017 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by loup68
GM really saved a couple of pennies by only having TWO brake lights operate on 69-82 Corvettes, sacrificing the safety of all occupants. 68's have all four tail lights light up, and so do all 1984-up Corvettes!!! Lou.
68 had it right looks best and safest...
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Old Jan 20, 2017 | 11:22 AM
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Since I work on trailers & wanted somethen different,no bubble etc,I put 4 "flat lights" in my old 78.
Hooker headers,Hooker header ex pipe kit,no mufflers,twin tiped resonators.



had the hooker header bb side ex on the 68,did a thrush side pipe ex on the 70. muffler delete on the 85, I try not to do the same ex twice.

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