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Where can I buy new front parking light assemblies as my son's on his '53GMC are shot. Thanks

A lot of folks use "Classic Parts" or "Jim Carter's" for items like that. I've heard others mention "Chevys of the 40's" and "Patricks". "Brothers", "The Filling Station", and "LMC" get mentioned a lot. There are a lot of sources out there, and this list is hardly exhaustive.

Most of us probably have favorites, but these are mentioned often.

Welcome to the Stovebolt and have fun with the '53.

Bdammers47 is assuming '53 GMC parking lights are reproduced. I don't believe they are. Nearly every Chevy part is reproduced but us GMC guys sometimes have to settle for used unless we can luck into NOS items.

Keep your eyes on Ebay & etc. In the mean time sign up at http://www.oldgmctrucks.com/ also.

Lens, Lens Gaskets and Housing/fender gaskets are available.

But not the housing themselves.

Guide B50, I believe.

Thank you, I guess I will look for used parts.

This surprised me when I was looking to use them as signal lights on my Chev.

I am in the process of restoring the original front parking lights on my '52 GMC. They are Guide B-50's. If you do a Google search for that you will come up for some originals for sale. From that I learned they were also used for back up lights on Cadillac but from the pictures I saw the lens looks different than on mine. The lens are reproduced but not the base assembly.

Information on the 1947-1953 parking lights

The differences in the lenses are:

BACK UP LENS (B50 HOUSING - B29 LENS) ECCENTRIC PRISMATIC RINGS FROM BOTTOM TO TOP - ALSO HAVE TAPERED GASKETS BETWEEN LIGHT HOUSING TO FENDER

GMC PARK LENS (B50 HOUSING - F45 LENS) - ECCENTRIC PRISMATIC RINGS STOP AT 2/3 MARK AND HAVE A MAGNIFYING TYPE CLEAR GLASS TO THE TOP. ALSO HAVE FLAT GASKET BETWEEN LIGHT HOUSING TO FENDER

I believe that this information is correct, if not someone will provide the correct information.

Place a add in the parts wanted section,I bet somebody has a set for you.



Tim

I gave up trying to find and pay for real GMC parking lights. I used new repro Chevy lights for for a later year and they look quite similar.

What year chevy truck?

Cleits: You are correct, I spoke too soon.

My apologies.

Bill

I believe the ones I used are for 55 to 57 Chev trucks. They are in the Jim carter catalog. Parking Lights 55 to 57
By the way it appears his online catalog is improved and actually works now!

I used back-up lights from an early 50s Chevy car for my '53 GMC. I rarely see those on ebay and NEVER see GMC park lights for sale.

Coincidentally, I was at the junk yard Saturday and as I was walking past an old MTA passenger bus I happened to look over and see a marker light on the side of the bus that looked identical to the parking/turn signal light on my '53 except that the lens was amber. The housing itself is plastic, but you cant see that with the lens and ring on it. The guy told me I could have anything off the bus I wanted. If that is a stock part on an old passenger bus it might be a good place to look for replacements for our old GMCs. Of course that might be the only bus with those lights on it.

You should also try.. http://www.oldgmctrucks.com/ forum. Alot guys are one both.

I have two extra sets, to go along with 3 trucks. Found all on Epay... Lens I have new NOS bought under 1953 corvette as its the same lens. Not sure if the assembly is the same though. They do come up but you have to be looking often because they always sell.

Good luck you will find them. keep it GMC... LOL

Neal,

Also get a hold of mothertrucker on here or the GMC forum under the same name, sure to have them...

Thanks to all,you have been a great help!

I bought a whole truck for parts that had cherry parking lights.