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TEAM THC · 01-27-2006, 07:18 PM

Hey Has Anyone Seen The Factory Looking Tailight That Are All Clear? Where Can They Be Ordered. Some One Here Has Them On There
86 But I've Never Seen The Anywhere.....

f.monroe · 01-27-2006, 07:34 PM

I dont know where they can be bought but your truck would look great with them . I have posted before that I think they look perfect on Silver trucks . All other colors , I like the factory Red as a contrasting color ......but silver just looks right with the clear factory style . Frank

Prerunner1982 · 01-27-2006, 10:12 PM

as far as anyone has found nobody seems to make them as they are illegal.. so everyone went to making the euro style lights.. many people have tried to locate them, but with no luck.. you might find some on ebay, but they go for a high price...

C-10volvo · 01-27-2006, 10:31 PM

once in a blue moon they will be on e-bay going for 250+. i would go with some blacked out lights

**swervin ervin** · 01-28-2006, 08:55 AM

I found some at a truck show in Pigeon Forge a few years ago and just about bought them. They were pretty cheap at the time but after walking around thinking about how many tickets I would get if I had them, I changed my mind. They are illegal, even with red bulbs.

cliffsta · 01-28-2006, 10:01 AM

.... wait a minute. You guys kinda switched from clear taillights to clear sidemarkers.... clear "Euro" style taillights are perfectly legal... right? It's the clear sidemarkers that are illegal and ticket magnets....

chevyjr73 · 01-28-2006, 10:56 AM

in Virginia any kind of clear light added to the vehicle is illegal. also blacked out taillights and headlights are illegal as well. i know because i got a ticket a few years ago for blackout kits on my camaros headlights. improper equipment is what it said on the ticket.

**swervin ervin** · 01-28-2006, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cliffsta

.... wait a minute. You guys kinda switched from clear taillights to clear sidemarkers.... clear "Euro" style taillights are perfectly legal... right? It's the clear sidemarkers that are illegal and ticket magnets....

No one switched. We are talking about stock appearing clear taillights, not Euro style.

cliffsta · 01-28-2006, 05:48 PM

What's the difference between clear taillights and Euros? Do clear taillights not have any red in them I'm assuming? Euros aren't illegal around here, grandma in her 1977 cutlass supreme has friggin Euros.

**swervin ervin** · 01-28-2006, 06:59 PM

You are right, Euros aren't illegal. Once again, we are not talking about Euros. We are talking about totally clear tail lights, with absolutely no red in them. They look just like stock lights but only clear.

82c10 · 01-28-2006, 08:06 PM

he's talking about like this http://www.procarparts.com/store-det...=onlinestoreDB, except for a 73-87

cliffsta · 01-28-2006, 09:09 PM

Thanx 82c10 i see what y'all mean finally.

Dunno WHY you would want them

but to each his own.

82c10 · 01-29-2006, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cliffsta

Thanx 82c10 i see what y'all mean finally.

Dunno WHY you would want them

but to each his own.

cause they look good

bowtiehotrodder · 01-28-2006, 10:26 PM

The factory tailight looks best

ARAMP1 · 01-29-2006, 06:02 PM

I don't get it. Why are clear tail lights illegal? As long as the bulbs are red, what does it matter? The Cadillac Allante had clear tail light lenses with red LED bulbs all stock. Is that illegal?

Sometimes lawmakers just erk me with these stupid laws.

82c10 · 01-29-2006, 06:06 PM

the ones i posted ARE dot approved

C&C Chevy · 01-29-2006, 06:24 PM

The Allante ones have a red lense in them, which makes them legal. There has to be some kind of red reflective material in the tail light assembly for them to be DOT approved for street use.

82c10 · 01-29-2006, 06:38 PM

no it doesn't, but yes you do have to use a red bulb,see, these also don't proof found here http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-98...32834022QQrdZ1

84 400 · 01-29-2006, 08:08 PM

clears are for queers unless u have a silver truck like u do and it looks nice man . i have no idea were to get them but i see them on ebay from time to time. my 84 i got this past september hasclears on it that the previous owner installedbut as my truck is black they really stick out. also u will need led bulbs as the red bulb covers u can buy at auto zone like the ones i have melt and losse color with in a few months .

82c10 · 01-29-2006, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 84 400

clears are for queers unless u have a silver truck like u do and it looks nice man . i have no idea were to get them but i see them on ebay from time to time. my 84 i got this past september hasclears on it that the previous owner installedbut as my truck is black they really stick out. also u will need led bulbs as the red bulb covers u can buy at auto zone like the ones i have melt and losse color with in a few months .

i ain't a queer but, if you have a set like the first ones i posted, i will send you some brand new stock style taillights in trade for the clears, put some pics of the tails on the truck

84 400 · 02-01-2006, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 82c10

i ain't a queer but, if you have a set like the first ones i posted, i will send you some brand new stock style taillights in trade for the clears, put some pics of the tails on the truck

i might consider your offer although they have kindof grown on me. at night they have this really cool look

bodydropped · 01-30-2006, 11:54 AM

my dad has clear tails that he has had on his truck for about 2 years now and we have yet been pulled over (knock on wood) but the tails have a red reflective strip on them to make them legal because they were never dot approved because of no red reflection thats why later on in the 90 on the 88-98 tails went from clear to clear with red in them to make them legal as far as anyother state u might check in to ur state laws to see what u can and cant run but i like my 41 chevy tails on my truck better than my euros

popparipper · 01-31-2006, 08:57 PM

check these out they my fit
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/73-85...33545923QQrdZ1

C&C Chevy · 01-31-2006, 09:58 PM

The old clear ones for our trucks are not DOT approved and every set that I ever saw advertised, said so in the advertisement.

"For offroad use only".

82, Kayee uses that same description for all there ghetto lights. I'm sure they wouldn't actually care if you got pulled using there tail lights.

84 400 · 02-01-2006, 02:49 AM

oh they have the red reflective tape one strip of it on each so they were semi legal but driving from texas all the way home to Mass we did not have one cop look at them twice even though tthe brake light bulbs were white. They only said man nice truck

01-27-2006, 07:18 PM	#1
TEAM THC CUSTOM CHEVY FIEND Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CHICO CA Posts: 227	Factory style clear tailights Hey Has Anyone Seen The Factory Looking Tailight That Are All Clear? Where Can They Be Ordered. Some One Here Has Them On There 86 But I've Never Seen The Anywhere..... __________________ THE QUEST CONTINUES TO BUILD A TRUCK WITH THE PERFECT BLEND OF OLD AND NEW SCHOOL STYLING. SEE PROJECT PICTURES AT CARDOMAIN.COM. SEARCH MEMBER ID TEAMTHC

01-27-2006, 07:34 PM	#2
f.monroe Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Caldwell,Tx. Posts: 3,648	Re: Factory style clear tailights I dont know where they can be bought but your truck would look great with them . I have posted before that I think they look perfect on Silver trucks . All other colors , I like the factory Red as a contrasting color ......but silver just looks right with the clear factory style . Frank __________________ Born and proudly residing in a Red State !

01-27-2006, 10:12 PM	#3
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	Re: Factory style clear tailights as far as anyone has found nobody seems to make them as they are illegal.. so everyone went to making the euro style lights.. many people have tried to locate them, but with no luck.. you might find some on ebay, but they go for a high price... __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call

01-27-2006, 10:31 PM	#4
C-10volvo Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon Posts: 1,028	Re: Factory style clear tailights once in a blue moon they will be on e-bay going for 250+. i would go with some blacked out lights __________________ Ken Morgan For fun: 1964 Volvo 122 For slow: 1984 Chevrolet C-10 For everything else: 1997 BMW M3

01-28-2006, 08:55 AM	#5
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Re: Factory style clear tailights I found some at a truck show in Pigeon Forge a few years ago and just about bought them. They were pretty cheap at the time but after walking around thinking about how many tickets I would get if I had them, I changed my mind. They are illegal, even with red bulbs. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

01-28-2006, 10:01 AM	#6
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	Re: Factory style clear tailights .... wait a minute. You guys kinda switched from clear taillights to clear sidemarkers.... clear "Euro" style taillights are perfectly legal... right? It's the clear sidemarkers that are illegal and ticket magnets.... __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

01-28-2006, 10:56 AM	#7
chevyjr73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: chesapeake,virginia Posts: 117	Re: Factory style clear tailights in Virginia any kind of clear light added to the vehicle is illegal. also blacked out taillights and headlights are illegal as well. i know because i got a ticket a few years ago for blackout kits on my camaros headlights. improper equipment is what it said on the ticket.

01-28-2006, 05:48 PM	#9
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	Re: Factory style clear tailights What's the difference between clear taillights and Euros? Do clear taillights not have any red in them I'm assuming? Euros aren't illegal around here, grandma in her 1977 cutlass supreme has friggin Euros. __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

01-28-2006, 06:59 PM	#10
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Re: Factory style clear tailights You are right, Euros aren't illegal. Once again, we are not talking about Euros. We are talking about totally clear tail lights, with absolutely no red in them. They look just like stock lights but only clear.

01-28-2006, 08:06 PM	#11
82c10 needin' money Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 1,106	Re: Factory style clear tailights he's talking about like this http://www.procarparts.com/store-det...=onlinestoreDB, except for a 73-87 __________________ *SWB Stands for Short Wide Bed*

01-28-2006, 09:09 PM	#12
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	Re: Factory style clear tailights Thanx 82c10 i see what y'all mean finally. Dunno WHY you would want them but to each his own. __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

01-28-2006, 10:26 PM	#14
bowtiehotrodder SIX BANGER Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NC Posts: 169	Re: Factory style clear tailights The factory tailight looks best __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2597018(NN) 1979 chevy truck swb 454 w turbo400 with buckets 1977 chevy truck swb soon to be 454 1976 chevy dually 454 1969 chevy truck six shooter

01-29-2006, 06:02 PM	#15
ARAMP1 ROCK*STAR Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 202	Re: Factory style clear tailights I don't get it. Why are clear tail lights illegal? As long as the bulbs are red, what does it matter? The Cadillac Allante had clear tail light lenses with red LED bulbs all stock. Is that illegal? Sometimes lawmakers just erk me with these stupid laws. Attached Images Last edited by ARAMP1; 01-29-2006 at 06:02 PM.

01-29-2006, 06:06 PM	#16
82c10 needin' money Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 1,106	Re: Factory style clear tailights the ones i posted ARE dot approved __________________ *SWB Stands for Short Wide Bed*

01-29-2006, 06:24 PM	#17
C&C Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Midwest City, OK Posts: 1,001	Re: Factory style clear tailights The Allante ones have a red lense in them, which makes them legal. There has to be some kind of red reflective material in the tail light assembly for them to be DOT approved for street use. __________________ Robert Current: 1986 SWB Silverado 4.3 / TH400 Past: 1985 SWB Silverado 305 / TH350 - sold 1995 1987 1/2 ton Silverado - FI 350 / 700R4 sold 2007



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01-29-2006, 06:38 PM	#18
82c10 needin' money Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 1,106	Re: Factory style clear tailights no it doesn't, but yes you do have to use a red bulb,see, these also don't proof found here http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-98...32834022QQrdZ1 __________________ *SWB Stands for Short Wide Bed* Last edited by 82c10; 01-29-2006 at 06:41 PM.

01-29-2006, 08:08 PM	#19
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: Factory style clear tailights clears are for queers unless u have a silver truck like u do and it looks nice man . i have no idea were to get them but i see them on ebay from time to time. my 84 i got this past september hasclears on it that the previous owner installedbut as my truck is black they really stick out. also u will need led bulbs as the red bulb covers u can buy at auto zone like the ones i have melt and losse color with in a few months . __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

01-30-2006, 11:54 AM	#22
bodydropped Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: beaumont,tx Posts: 757	Re: Factory style clear tailights my dad has clear tails that he has had on his truck for about 2 years now and we have yet been pulled over (knock on wood) but the tails have a red reflective strip on them to make them legal because they were never dot approved because of no red reflection thats why later on in the 90 on the 88-98 tails went from clear to clear with red in them to make them legal as far as anyother state u might check in to ur state laws to see what u can and cant run but i like my 41 chevy tails on my truck better than my euros __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ropped/sig.jpg

01-31-2006, 08:57 PM	#23
popparipper Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: toronto Posts: 11	Re: Factory style clear tailights check these out they my fit http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/73-85...33545923QQrdZ1

01-31-2006, 09:58 PM	#24
C&C Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Midwest City, OK Posts: 1,001	Re: Factory style clear tailights The old clear ones for our trucks are not DOT approved and every set that I ever saw advertised, said so in the advertisement. "For offroad use only". 82, Kayee uses that same description for all there ghetto lights. I'm sure they wouldn't actually care if you got pulled using there tail lights. __________________ Robert Current: 1986 SWB Silverado 4.3 / TH400 Past: 1985 SWB Silverado 305 / TH350 - sold 1995 1987 1/2 ton Silverado - FI 350 / 700R4 sold 2007 Last edited by C&C Chevy; 01-31-2006 at 09:59 PM.

02-01-2006, 02:49 AM	#25
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: Factory style clear tailights oh they have the red reflective tape one strip of it on each so they were semi legal but driving from texas all the way home to Mass we did not have one cop look at them twice even though tthe brake light bulbs were white. They only said man nice truck __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

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