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Subject: Fwd: Re: [oletrucks] lens replacements
From: mark@noakes.com
Date: 9 Dec 2001 18:46:46 -0800
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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