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Re: Rear turn signal lens color???

To: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Subject: Re: Rear turn signal lens color???
From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 09:28:20 -0600
As a rule or law... in the US, a vehicle could not have anything but red
before 68. I *believe* this was due to the US manufactured cars having the
same bulb indicate stop and turn. (And the front were clear turn indicators
until 68)
        To the best of my knowledge and recollection...    Peter C
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At 08:26 AM 11/19/1999 , you wrote:
>
>On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, N.A. Campiglia III wrote:
>
>> I recently ordered and received new rear signal light assemblies from Rimmer
>> for the wives '67.  Currently it has RED lenses on the signals but the ones
>> I received have AMBER lenses..  I noticed in the Spitbit catalog that the
>> amber ones are the correct ones for the year.
>> 
>> What do you guys (and Gals)  think, which are the correct ones????
>
>For North American specification, it was RED until the 1970 model year.
>For most other markets, it was AMBER from the beginning.
>
>--Andy
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