> 1951 Tail Light Bracket, Jim Carter Tech Article

> Passenger tail light 1951 Acc Inst Man

Learned something new. Looking at Brad's photo of a pre-1954 truck (with a '54 bumper), it looks like the tail light mounting was changed when the bed design changed in 1954. On my '54 3104, the tail light bracket bolts to two diagonally drilled holes on the fender side of the stake pocket.

Some of the diagrams in the 1947-1954 Factory Assembly Manual and in the 1954 Accessories Installation Manual are only for a 1954 truck. This is another example of how confusing it must be to follow this '54 FAM when assembling an earlier model AD.
> 1947-1954 FAM tail light mount
> 1954 Acc Inst Man p.67
> 1954 Acc Inst Man p.68

> My '54 drivers tail light mount
> My '54 passenger tail light (bracket not visable)

> 1947-1955 Tail Lights, Jim Carter Tech Article

- Lonnie


- Lonnie
My '54 3104
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