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| | | | Joined: May 2010 Posts: 85 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2010 Posts: 85 | are the original tail lights round or more rectangle shaped? I'm looking around and seeing web pages that show both as being accurate for a 52 chevy. little confused here. the rectangle lights have the polished bezel. the circular lights do not have a bezel. just a solid red lense that you screw into the housing.
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 565 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 565 |
"Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just leave me alone, you're starting to freak me out."
1957 GMC 150
| | | | | Joined: May 2010 Posts: 85 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2010 Posts: 85 | thank you. i greatly appreciate it.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 554 | My 1952 originally came with only a drivers side rectangular light. The passenger side just had a reflector.
Chuck | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | The round lights were after market replacement after your wife backed the truck into the pole.
All trucks had only one light on the driver's side until somewhere around the late 60's or early 70's I believe.
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 565 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 565 | I think factory dual taillights started in early to mid 50's on trucks.
"Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just leave me alone, you're starting to freak me out."
1957 GMC 150
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Turn signal lights were required in 1960. Obviously they need 2 tail lights. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
There were no standard equipment dual tail lights during Advance-Design years (1947-1955).
It looks like RPO 249 (Regular Production Option - factory installed option) dual tail lamps were available from 1950 onwards only on/for Advance-Design panel-body trucks.
It looks like accessory (dealer or customer installed) GM dual-filament right-hand tail/stop lamps were available all Advance-Design years (this most likely matched the stock left-hand tail/stop lamp).
Accessory (dealer or customer installed) truck directional signals kits were available from at least 1949-1955st. However, through 1953, the dual rear signal lamps were in addition to the different-shaped single tail/stop lamp.
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