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Re: [oletrucks] fleetside tail light orientation

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Subject: Re: [oletrucks] fleetside tail light orientation
From: J Forbes <jforb@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 23:10:45 -0700
> Could anyone with intact 58/59 fleetside/wideside tail lights tell me what the
> orientation is on the screws on the tail light lenses?  I'm trying to figure 
>out what
> there would be a left and right side to these things...it seems to me that 
>they should
> be identical.
> 
> I have a NOS right side tail light base...so I know that GM distiguished 
>between
> them...just can't figure out what that difference would be.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark Noakes

Mark--

The screws on the lenses are at 12, 4, and 8 o'clock (just 
like the holes in the bed).  Perhaps the wires are longer 
for the right side?  just a guess...I can't think of any 
other differences.

If you want I can do some diassembly and photographing later...

-- 
Jim

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