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**mr48chev** · 10-10-2009, 10:49 PM

The brackets are different from one side to the other and on a stock rig the drivers side tail light sits higher than the passenger side because of the license plate.

Stock type tail lights are available through most of the Chevy truck goodie suppliers and they come in black, chrome or stainless.
Here is a set of ss brackets but as you can see the left light sits just that much higher than the right.
I'm planning on running a 54 rear bumper and putting the license plate in the middle. I want to run stainless lights and stainless brackets but I may have to make my own brackets to have the lights sit even with each other. I just looked on the Brothers site and 54 brackets are straight across but I don't know if they will bolt up to earlier beds.
Without a rolled pan it is near impossible to find tail lights that look good on one of these truck that aren't the original lights.

One light was original with the second an option and required in some states by then. With the minivan latte sucking soccer moms flying up behind me I want all the light I can produce without going to over sized lights.
Sometimes safe trumps cool.

10-10-2009, 10:49 PM	#4
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,838	Re: 1951 chevy pickup tail light question. The brackets are different from one side to the other and on a stock rig the drivers side tail light sits higher than the passenger side because of the license plate. Stock type tail lights are available through most of the Chevy truck goodie suppliers and they come in black, chrome or stainless. Here is a set of ss brackets but as you can see the left light sits just that much higher than the right. I'm planning on running a 54 rear bumper and putting the license plate in the middle. I want to run stainless lights and stainless brackets but I may have to make my own brackets to have the lights sit even with each other. I just looked on the Brothers site and 54 brackets are straight across but I don't know if they will bolt up to earlier beds. Without a rolled pan it is near impossible to find tail lights that look good on one of these truck that aren't the original lights. One light was original with the second an option and required in some states by then. With the minivan latte sucking soccer moms flying up behind me I want all the light I can produce without going to over sized lights. Sometimes safe trumps cool. Last edited by mr48chev; 10-10-2009 at 11:07 PM.