Tail light lense question

Discussion in 'Color is everything!' started by mc71454, Sep 12, 2004.

  1. mc71454

    mc71454 Well-Known Member

    Tail light lenses...

    My '72's have a black border, I have another set of lenses but they have a silver border...Are these '71's ????

    Anybody want to trade if they are '71's ?????
     
  2. gstewart

    gstewart Well-Known Member

    taillights

    the 1972 tailights are installed with 4 screws across the middle of the lens .
    they do have a black framing . however , i have heard that some of the early 72's had 71 taillights installed .
    the 71 taillights have a silver framing & 8 screws required to install them . they also have a stamping of "sta 71" on them .
     
  3. TXGS

    TXGS Paint by numbers 70 GS 455 4spd

    My 72 has 8 bolts per side on the taillight lenses and it was built in the spring. 02/72built in freemont, CA :confused:
     
  4. mc71454

    mc71454 Well-Known Member

    The lenses I put on have 4 screws in each lense to install and they are stamped STA 72 but with a silver border not black like the ones I took out which are also stamped STA 72.

    So true '71 lenses have 8 screws in each lense? AM I understanding this correctly?

    Thanks For the Replies !!!!
     
  5. gstewart

    gstewart Well-Known Member

    taillights

    i have both 71 & 72 taillight lenses . the one off the car are sta stamped "71" and the ones on the car are stamped "72" . over the years , sta stamp usually meant the model year of production .
    my car was built in fremont , oct 71 .
     
    Last edited: Sep 13, 2004
  6. gstewart

    gstewart Well-Known Member

    taillights

    maybe we should ask duane for a definitive answer .
     
  7. TXGS

    TXGS Paint by numbers 70 GS 455 4spd

    I need to look at my bumper again. It has been a while and I have owned 3 diffrent A bodies in the last year or so I may be getting it confused. :TU:
     
  8. Nicholas Sloop

    Nicholas Sloop '08 GS Nats BSA runner up

    By the way, I believe that in 72 GSs had black surrounds on the tail light lenses and Skylarks had sliver (I think...)
     
  9. TimR

    TimR Nutcase at large

    Correct. I have a set of NOS 72 taillights here that have the silver edges. I think the skylark custom got them, the rest were black edges including the GS. Four screws per side is the 72 style..if they take 6, then most likely someone changed out the housings and lenses....I bought two parts cars together, the 72 had 71 lenses on it and the 71 had the 72 style!!!LOL Lots can happen in 30 plus years.

    Some of the housings have all the screw bosses in them so either style (71 or 72) lens will still screw in...

    Later
    Tim
     
    Last edited: Sep 26, 2015
  10. mc71454

    mc71454 Well-Known Member

    Thank You...I will just paint the edges flat black and remove the silver pinstriping..
     
  11. TimR

    TimR Nutcase at large

    Plasti-kote has a paint called "Hot Rod Black"....it looks great in that application, very good match to GM semi-gloss black. Sprays nice too.

    Later
    Tim
     
  12. mc71454

    mc71454 Well-Known Member

    Thanks Tim...I will pick some up today..
     

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