Yep, the original left side taillight on my 1950 cleaned up real nice had no rust, just dull paint but the lens and bezel chrome was shot. So I ordered new set of glass and plastic lens so I would have a choice and a new bezel from Chevy Duty and I also added a new reproduction right side unit and bracket to the order.
The new unit was very cheaply made, off size, thin material, socket and bracket inside was tinny. The new bezels were very thin, the formed nose at the top was poorly defined and they left a large gap when fit over either the repro or original body. I actually had doubts whether they would stay in the catch at the top they fit so sloppy. Also the opening for the lens was formed to small and you had to force the plastic lens in, I thought I was going to break it or have to file it to fit. The glass lens didn't fit in the opening at all and it looked like you would have to do a little dolly and hammer work to get it to fit.
The holes in the right bracket were in the wrong location and it had to be modified to fit.
All in all I guess it depends on what you hold as a standard. When compared to the original taillights they are in my opinion, poorly made reproductions that look OK from a distance.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Last edited by Denny Graham; 05/16/2008 12:47 PM.
