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I am looking for a CHMSL cover for my 1990 White Corvette. Car was in a rear end accident this summer. Vehicle was repaired beautifully. Except for the CHMSL. I believe it to be an aftermarket part because it now has 2 screws attaching it to the vehicle. Yuck! Looks awful.
Part # 21 00918411 LAMP has been discontinued.
I am looking for a CHMSL cover for my 1990 White Corvette. Car was in a rear end accident this summer. Vehicle was repaired beautifully. Except for the CHMSL. I believe it to be an aftermarket part because it now has 2 screws attaching it to the vehicle. Yuck! Looks awful.
Part # 21 00918411 LAMP has been discontinued.
Help. From my Forum Friends.
Thank you in advance.
Was the rear glass replaced as part of the repair? Could be very important and explain maybe why!!
I have a DRM but I'd think you should be able to find white.
You might post a snapshot of what you've got now. The part# is for a coupe(which I believe you have) but it could easily be assumed by description you meant a CHMSL bezel for a 'vert.
Was the rear glass replaced as part of the repair? Could be very important and explain maybe why!!
I have a DRM but I'd think you should be able to find white.
You might post a snapshot of what you've got now. The part# is for a coupe(which I believe you have) but it could easily be assumed by description you meant a CHMSL bezel for a 'vert.
You were the claimant in this accident?
Yes, I was rear ended. Hit about 35 to 40 MPH. Guy said he didn't see me, and then fled the scene. He hit me so hard it blew the back glass out. Yes, it is the CHMSL bezel. I added an image of the damage, repair and the bezel. Thank you for your response.
OP - Did you pay out of pocket for this repair or did an insurance company pay for/negotiate the repair with the shop. I don't believe I'd remove a thing for snapshots, it seems very obvious that a later rear vision was used as I suspected.
Does the defrost grid function? That could impact the repair procedures maybe. How long ago was the repair done?
If you took a cash settlement with the insurance company and paid out of pocket then the repair is between you and the shop. If you supplied the parts then maybe it's all on you!
If insurance negotiated with the shop then the proper repair is/should be on the shop and/or the insurance company.
The shop could have/should have transferred the upper panel from the car to the replacement rear glass. There's no short cuts to a proper repair. It requires either a complete rear glass from a correct car OR the transfer of the painted panel to the rear vision used for the repair.
***There should be many parting '90 and earlier coupes that would be happy to remove I'd think the panel and the CHMSL to use for the repair. It's quite easily removed.
- double check with your insurance. however, if you need one, and can't fine one on "C4 parts wanted," surf fleabay - several available. there's a seller here in south florida - "redneck43" - steve specializes in parting out C4's, and i've purchased many, many, many parts from him over the years. his prices, even with shipping are reasonable. you might even luck out and find one in white. if you contact him, tell him "joe c" sent you!
i'm a little curious about those two screws holding your current light assembly - wonder why the bodyshop did that, and is there some underlying reason - ???
Well my best guess is the replacement hatch does not have the added holes for the CHMSL
like this one
She will need 86-90 Hatch glass from a regular car or 90-95 ZR-1 Hatch..
here's the problem I have with the mounting. if the holes were not in the replacement hatch glass, the body shop would have to drill thru the replacement glass to mount the brake light as shown. The door and rear glass is tempered, while windshields are laminated. drilling thru tempered glass would be tricky, if not damn near impossible. one little slip up and BOOM! my gut feeling is the OP might have the correct glass with mounting holes for the center mounted brake light. just wondering why the body shop assembled as shown. maybe the OP can post a detailed pic of the underside hatch/hinge plate.
I honestly think the Body shop or whomever purchased parts.. Said they needed a C4 hatch glass and being used, they did not search out for the correct year..
I am not suggesting drill holes in the glass, I would go back to the body shop and tell them you needed a 86-90 Hatch glass to mount the CHMSL correctly.
Back in the late 80s I bought a 3rd brake light for my '85. It was actually a factory part but there were studs that were, what appeared to be, epoxied, or JB Welded, to the housing so that when holes were drilled in the hatch the bolts would miss the glass. I have a factory 3rd brake light that needs to be painted but it seems that if you have an early or late hatch then probably the best solution is to modify a factory part. The one I put on in or around 87-88 is owned by a friend of mine and it is still attached with no issues. The attached pictures show the factory mounting holes and bolts in the hinge where they passed through the glass (the green shaded area) since the glass was removed from this hinge. I marked a couple of Xs in the area where the hinge needs to be drilled in order for a 3rd brake light to mount to an early hinge. The second pic simply shows the approximate location the bolts are JB Welded to the hinge. I would expect the bolt heads need to be ground down so only the threads protrude past the bottom of the brake light housing, this way it will tighten up flat to the hinge. The locations given are just estimated locations, you'll have to fit it to your hinge carefully.
11-02-2017, 07:05 AM
CHMSL Bezel for 1990 Corvette
- double check with your insurance. however, if you need one, and can't fine one on "C4 parts wanted," surf fleabay - several available. there's a seller here in south florida - "redneck43" - steve specializes in parting out C4's, and i've purchased many, many, many parts from him over the years. his prices, even with shipping are reasonable. you might even luck out and find one in white. if you contact him, tell him "joe c" sent you! 
