Notices
C5 General General C5 Corvette and C5 Z06 Discussion not covered in Tech

Flush Tail Lights

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 10:15 PM
  #1  
LTCHAPPA's Avatar
LTCHAPPA
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
20 Year Member
 
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 929
Likes: 45
From: Wayne NJ
Default Flush Tail Lights

What components would I need to make the tail lights flush with the body?. I see some kits out there but I would like to make my own.
Reply
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 10:23 PM
  #2  
04BlueGoose's Avatar
04BlueGoose
Racer
20 Year Member
 
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 373
Likes: 0
From: Wakefield R.I.
Default

Originally Posted by LTCHAPPA
What components would I need to make the tail lights flush with the body?. I see some kits out there but I would like to make my own.
8 stainless steal screws that are longer than the stock ones. Some pieces of hard plastic that you can drill through. Two different types of gaskets.

Search some of the vendor sites to see if you can find a good picture of all these parts. Much easier to see them than to try to describe them here. I have seen this kit for 19.95 somewhere recently which is not bad considering the price of gas to collect all this stuff.

I think I have installed about five sets of these for people so it is not a hard thing to do. Did one at our hotel at Carlisle a couple of years ago that we had gotten from West Coast Corvettes.

Hope this helps
Reply
Old Jan 25, 2008 | 01:29 AM
  #3  
tstar's Avatar
tstar
Le Mans Master
10 Year Member
 
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,987
Likes: 18
From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Default

I was thinking of using 1/2" PVC pipe for the spacers????
Reply
Old Jan 25, 2008 | 09:03 AM
  #4  
waddisme's Avatar
waddisme
Safety Car
Supporting Lifetime Gold
15 Year Member
Conversation Starter
All Eyes On Me
Liked
 
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 4,812
Likes: 46
From: Taylorsville North Carolina
Default

That would probably work. You almost have to have some type of seal once you push them out that far. I bought the 19.95 ones from flea bay, but once I say what they were, you could make them yourself. They just already had the distance right.
Reply
Old Jan 25, 2008 | 09:29 PM
  #5  
camvette91's Avatar
camvette91
Racer
 
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 480
Likes: 0
From: Laredo Texas
Default

Originally Posted by tstar
I was thinking of using 1/2" PVC pipe for the spacers????
I was thinking the same thing but I have not taken the lights off to see what I can do.
Reply
Old Jan 25, 2008 | 10:37 PM
  #6  
thetaxman's Avatar
thetaxman
Race Director
 
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 16,513
Likes: 4
From: Official Dirty Dozen Member
Default

Originally Posted by tstar
I was thinking of using 1/2" PVC pipe for the spacers????
no, go to home depot
they have some spacers you just cut to length, got em from the section with all the specialty hardware.
it was like 10 for a buck

If I remeber correctly the 2 outside ones are a bit shorter than the other 6

do a search and you can find the info
Reply
Old Jan 25, 2008 | 11:35 PM
  #7  
04BlueGoose's Avatar
04BlueGoose
Racer
20 Year Member
 
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 373
Likes: 0
From: Wakefield R.I.
Default

Originally Posted by LTCHAPPA
What components would I need to make the tail lights flush with the body?. I see some kits out there but I would like to make my own.
Just tripped over this at Fleabay
Item #120213267147 15.95 + 4.50 ship
Reply
Old Jan 26, 2008 | 01:30 AM
  #8  
unionlandlord's Avatar
unionlandlord
C5 General
Supporting Lifetime
 
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 3,391
Likes: 0
From: Boosted in Manhattan & Round Rock TX. President of the Non Club Club of Kansas and Round Rock , Not the flat part.
Default

A few pics.

Paul G.

Reply
Corvette Stories

The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts

story-0

2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 First Look: Everything You NEED to Know!

 Michael S. Palmer
story-1

5 Best & 5 Worst Corvette Daily Drivers

 Joe Kucinski
story-2

The Headlights of Every Corvette Generation Explained

 Joe Kucinski
story-3

5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!

 Joe Kucinski
story-4

Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained

 Joe Kucinski
story-5

Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette

 Verdad Gallardo
story-6

10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love

 Joe Kucinski
story-7

Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer

 Brett Foote
story-8

10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)

 Michael S. Palmer
story-9

8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems

 Pouria Savadkouei
Old Jan 26, 2008 | 04:18 AM
  #9  
tstar's Avatar
tstar
Le Mans Master
10 Year Member
 
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,987
Likes: 18
From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Default

That's the look I'm after Paul, not totally flush but inset the exact same depth as the third brake light. You got those nylon spacers were thetaxman suggested? It looks like two are 3/4" and the rest are one inch or 7/8"...

Thanx both of you! Those, longer screws some EPDM and Spring time and I'm set!

Last edited by tstar; Jan 26, 2008 at 04:20 AM.
Reply
Old Jan 26, 2008 | 11:10 AM
  #10  
unionlandlord's Avatar
unionlandlord
C5 General
Supporting Lifetime
 
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 3,391
Likes: 0
From: Boosted in Manhattan & Round Rock TX. President of the Non Club Club of Kansas and Round Rock , Not the flat part.
Default

Originally Posted by tstar
That's the look I'm after Paul, not totally flush but inset the exact same depth as the third brake light. You got those nylon spacers were thetaxman suggested? It looks like two are 3/4" and the rest are one inch or 7/8"...

Thanx both of you! Those, longer screws some EPDM and Spring time and I'm set!
Thay came from eba...y last lear. I only had them for 60 days or so. When I went to LEDs I took the spacers out. I Would try and make your own. 1" and 3/4" spacers work well.

Reply
Old Jan 26, 2008 | 11:16 AM
  #11  
thetaxman's Avatar
thetaxman
Race Director
 
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 16,513
Likes: 4
From: Official Dirty Dozen Member
Default

Originally Posted by 04BlueGoose
Just tripped over this at Fleabay
Item #120213267147 15.95 + 4.50 ship
and you can go to home depot and make them for about 3 bucks
Reply
Old Jan 26, 2008 | 12:41 PM
  #12  
yaknow's Avatar
yaknow
Le Mans Master
20 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 7,207
Likes: 312
From: Lino Lakes MN
Default

Hopefully this link works for you

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1373344
Reply
Old Jan 26, 2008 | 02:02 PM
  #13  
camvette91's Avatar
camvette91
Racer
 
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 480
Likes: 0
From: Laredo Texas
Default

Originally Posted by yaknow
Thanks 4 the link
Reply
Old Jan 26, 2008 | 02:37 PM
  #14  
tstar's Avatar
tstar
Le Mans Master
10 Year Member
 
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,987
Likes: 18
From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Default

Thanx!!!
Reply
Old Jan 26, 2008 | 04:00 PM
  #15  
thetaxman's Avatar
thetaxman
Race Director
 
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 16,513
Likes: 4
From: Official Dirty Dozen Member
Default

I forgot about the weather strip.
I did install it when I did mine though.
I didn't spend that much for any of the parts though.
Reply
Old Jan 27, 2008 | 11:49 AM
  #16  
Digmo's Avatar
Digmo
Instructor
 
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 133
Likes: 0
From: Columbia MO
Default no corvette tax at Lowes

Try Lowes for all the spacers, ss screws, ect that you need. Should total less than $10.00

Ray
Reply

Get notified of new replies

To Flush Tail Lights





All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:37 PM.

story-0
2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 First Look: Everything You NEED to Know!

Slideshow: Is the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 the best Silverado yet?

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-06-16 08:01:12


VIEW MORE
story-1
5 Best & 5 Worst Corvette Daily Drivers

Slideshow: 5 best and 5 worst Corvette daily drivers

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-06-15 10:32:13


VIEW MORE
story-2
The Headlights of Every Corvette Generation Explained

Slideshow: The headlights of every Corvette generation explained

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-06-15 10:17:14


VIEW MORE
story-3
5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!

Slideshow: The 5 best and 5 most overrated Corvette track packages ever.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-06-09 12:46:45


VIEW MORE
story-4
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained

Slideshow: Every 2027 Corvette engine explained

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-06-09 12:16:31


VIEW MORE
story-5
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette

Slideshow: A Jaguar designer's personal project imagines what a modern front-engined Corvette might look like if Chevrolet revisited the golden age of the Stingray.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-06-08 19:53:43


VIEW MORE
story-6
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love

Slideshow: 10 ugly Corvettes that we still kinda love.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-06-03 10:34:17


VIEW MORE
story-7
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer

A lot of money has changed hands at the online auction house over the years.

By Brett Foote | 2026-06-03 10:21:50


VIEW MORE
story-8
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)

Slideshow: 10 great gifts Corvette enthusiasts actually want for Father's Day!

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-06-03 15:43:40


VIEW MORE
story-9
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems

Slideshow: These are the quirks, annoyances, and oddly lovable problems that every Corvette owner eventually learns to live with.

By Pouria Savadkouei | 2026-05-28 09:31:39


VIEW MORE