I don't know; is the pickup tail light lens 4 1/4 inch in diameter? I
measured it and the 3 3/4 I stated before was wrong. If so, that sure is an
easy fix.
Can anyone verify this?
Thanks,
Mark
On Sun, 09 December 2001, Bruce K wrote:
>
> I'm going by memory from my dad's old '58 here, but aren't these
> lenses and the frame around them the same as for the standard TF
> pickup tailights (round)?
>
> If so, any of the parts houses have them in plastic and glass.
>
> Bruce K
> Bekett@uslink.net
>
> At 9 December 2001, you wrote:
>
> >As time permits, I'm doing a restoration on the center tail light
> on my
> >TF Suburban. I already have NOS and rechromed side tail light bases
> and
> >plastic lenses for the "normal"/side/main tail lights.
> >
> >For the center tail light/license plate light, I was surprised to find
> >that these are glass and not plastic. I am trying to come up with
> spares
> >of Suburban specific parts in case I ever get hit in the back.
> >
> >I have two complete tail light assemblies but only one set of the
> lenses.
> >
> >1--Does anyone know of or have any lenses that they would be willing
> to sell?
> >
> >2--Does anyone know of any good way to reproduce these in small
> quantities?
> >When I was a kid, I used to do the Plasticast liquid resin in molds
> and
> >both of these lenses are definitely good enough to make molds, but
> I don't
> >think that Plasticast would hold up to the weather. I don't know
> of any
> >other pourable material like that though.
> >
> >Just wondering,
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Mark Noakes
> >58/56 Chevy Suburban
> >59 GMC Suburban
> >Knoxville, TN
> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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