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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 08:13 PM
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does any know what year they became mandatory i have a 69 without them and have been told that i am required to have them and if not i need proof
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 08:15 PM
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sorry wrong forum
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 08:18 PM
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does any know what year they became mandatory i have a 69 without them and have been told that i am required to have them and if not i need proof
I don't know about mandatory, but they became standard on all Corvettes in 1966.

A popular modification to 69-82 Corvettes, has always been to convert the inner lamps to tail/brake lights.

Your 69 left St. Louis with back-ups, as did all other 69's.
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 09:57 PM
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I just modded my 71- and got rid of the back-up lights as well. I've registered several older Vettes and all I had to do was show the guy where the serial numbers were and that it matched the title.

I could see them being sticklers about license plate lights but reverse lights?


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Did a Law Enforcement Officer tell you this?
I live in Ohio and seem to get stuck in alot of roadside inspections and they have never checked my reverse lights.
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