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Welcome to FordPinto.com, The home of the PCCA => General Help- Ask the Experts... => Topic started by: popbumper on December 10, 2014, 02:04:33 PM
Hoping one of you gurus knows this one - I've learned a LOT during my restoration but this one has me stumped.
I always ASSUMED that the wagon tail lights for all years were exactly the same. However, looking at Ford documentation I am seeing parts that fit from 1972-1975, then changed from 1976 on. Curiously, I ordered "D2FZ" (1972-1975) NOS tail lamp lenses and they fit my 1976 BEZELS just fine.
WHAT ARE the differences? Does anyone know? Thank you.
Chris
What I found to be the difference is the early ones are silver paint on inside of bezel w/ black in recessed area, later ones are black & black. early ones have a metal back plate, later ones plastic. I do believe lens are all the same.
That's interesting (and good to know). I have a '72 Squire wagon and was totally unaware of that!
Thanks!
Dwayne :)
I prefer the metal ones the plastic get brittle and break!
just my 2 cents!
One other difference is the metal back plate sockets will not fit on plastic backs,made for thinner metal plates does not allow them to turn to lock w/out changing the gasket and so the sockets for the plastic backs are loose and need to be shimmed to be tight on metal backs.
Thank you gentlemen! very helpful.
Chris