Installing blue dots - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

dubie · 07-02-2004, 11:56 PM

i have the holes drilled in my covers but was wondering what to use to hold the blue dot in place?? just use something like crazy glue??

*Randy70C-10* · 07-03-2004, 12:04 AM

I thought that they snap in place.

dubie · 07-03-2004, 12:12 AM

they have 4 tabs on them that look like you should just bend em out after they are inside the lens
i wanna make sure they don't fall out

highboy_04 · 07-03-2004, 03:16 AM

mine had the four tabs and the instructions said to just bend them out to hold the dots in. they seem to be pretty secure like that and they are still in the lens. so it must work pretty good. good luck.

OhioDan · 07-03-2004, 03:17 AM

Try some clear silicone around the inside?

That would also help to seal against moisture.

**jamie72** · 07-03-2004, 08:59 AM

last set i installed i just twisted the tabs,instead of just bending them that way you got something to hold in the lens in the holding ring and the ring to the lens.
good luck
jamie

FRENCHBLUE72 · 07-03-2004, 09:05 AM

When I put mine in I bent 2 tab's over the glass dot and bent the other 2 outward over the plastic lense..

dubie · 07-03-2004, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

When I put mine in I bent 2 tab's over the glass dot and bent the other 2 outward over the plastic lense..

Thats what I ended up doing. Thanks guys

67ChevyC10Stepside · 10-24-2004, 11:48 PM

wth are blue dots?

sub4rvr · 10-25-2004, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyC10Stepside

wth are blue dots?

They are little blue lenses that are added to the tail lights. When the brake lights are lit up they will make the lights look somewhat purple. I have an uninstalled set but my digi-cam is at the wife's work.

68w/sbc406 · 10-25-2004, 12:55 AM

and arnt they illegal??? not that i care, i am sure i could get a ticket for some of the stuff i have done to my truck

djracer · 10-25-2004, 01:01 AM

I am with Jamie72 I have installed them in this way many times!

Longhorn Man · 10-25-2004, 04:23 AM

Yeah, plenty of states have made them illegal.
You do't want to use crazy glue.super glue on plastic lenses, it'll fog them up REAL bad.

junkyardjohn · 10-25-2004, 12:29 PM

I PUT THEM IN THE SAME WAY AS JAMIE72 & DJRACER DID, BY TWISTING THEM. I ALSO PUT A BEAD OF JB WELD AROUND THEM. THEY'VE BEEN HOLDING UP IN MY BLAZER FOR MORE THAN 8 YEARS.

JOHN

Chevy Punk · 10-25-2004, 03:41 PM

does anyone have any night pictures with the lights on?

dubie · 10-25-2004, 03:43 PM

When I did the install, I bent the tabs and put a couple small dabs of contact cement on the sides of the bezel. Worked great!! and they looks very cool

I don't have any pics of what they look like with the lights on

canadianchevy72 · 10-25-2004, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Chevy Punk

does anyone have any night pictures with the lights on?

Here you go. Not a great picture but you can see them in there. ignore the one purple and one green light

*1972C10* · 10-25-2004, 07:04 PM

Any rear facing light other than red is illegal.

junkyardjohn · 10-25-2004, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 1972C10

Any rear facing light other than red is illegal.

BIG DADDY DON ... I'VE BEEN RUNNING THEM FOR 30 YEARS .... I GUESS I'VE BEEN LUCKY NOT TO EVER GET A TICKET FOR EM.

JOHN

Longhorn Man · 10-25-2004, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 1972C10

Any rear facing light other than red is illegal.

Depending on what state you're in.
Here in Ohio, motor Cycles can have the blue dots.
In Nevada (I think it's nevada) they reversed the no blue dot law a few years ago, and you can run them on anything.

kingsolver72 · 10-25-2004, 09:50 PM

Hey canadianchevy72,do I see maple leaves in your tail lights too?Or am I just seeing things from looking too hard?

Peregrine · 10-25-2004, 09:51 PM

The thing is I think most cops look for guys with imports now, so they leave us alone. Most of our trucks are driven by older guys

barn9 · 10-25-2004, 10:00 PM

There is the alternative of Bowtie Red Dots.

68w/sbc406 · 10-25-2004, 10:22 PM

i see them too...i think

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingsolver72

Hey canadianchevy72,do I see maple leaves in your tail lights too?Or am I just seeing things from looking too hard?

*1972C10* · 10-25-2004, 11:41 PM

I dont care if you been using them for fifty years A blue rearward facing light is illegal I have the 175 dollar ticket to prove it.

I thought about how some mini trucks have orange turn signals as well as many cars But i know for a fact that blue is I used to have blue reverse lights and They came on by a switch wich i sometimes forgot to turn off.

07-02-2004, 11:56 PM	#1
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	Installing blue dots i have the holes drilled in my covers but was wondering what to use to hold the blue dot in place?? just use something like crazy glue?? __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

07-03-2004, 12:12 AM	#3
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	they have 4 tabs on them that look like you should just bend em out after they are inside the lens i wanna make sure they don't fall out __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

07-03-2004, 03:16 AM	#4
highboy_04 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: kansas Posts: 1,071	mine had the four tabs and the instructions said to just bend them out to hold the dots in. they seem to be pretty secure like that and they are still in the lens. so it must work pretty good. good luck. __________________ '67 c10 350/th350

07-03-2004, 03:17 AM	#5
OhioDan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New Carlisle, Ohio,USA Posts: 1,404	Try some clear silicone around the inside? That would also help to seal against moisture. __________________ LIFE AIN'T EASY WHEN YER FAT AND GREASY! GMC= Got More Class! 1970 GMC LWB, Fleetside, 350/4spd, Flowmaster "40's", 2002 GMC 16" Rallies, cowl hood,and added a bunch of options that weren't there when I started.

07-03-2004, 08:59 AM	#6
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,839	last set i installed i just twisted the tabs,instead of just bending them that way you got something to hold in the lens in the holding ring and the ring to the lens. good luck jamie __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

07-03-2004, 12:04 AM	#2
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	I thought that they snap in place.

07-03-2004, 09:05 AM	#7
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	When I put mine in I bent 2 tab's over the glass dot and bent the other 2 outward over the plastic lense..

10-24-2004, 11:48 PM	#9
67ChevyC10Stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Butler PA Posts: 3,034	wth are blue dots? __________________ 67 c-10, 400 SB, TH350, 4.10 gears, Blazer tank,camaro tach, sidemarker fuel fill (soon) WTB: stepside parts, 67 front end parts, 67 small window cab. posi for 3.73 or 4.10 for 12 bolt and 10 bolt.

10-25-2004, 12:55 AM	#11
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	and arnt they illegal??? not that i care, i am sure i could get a ticket for some of the stuff i have done to my truck __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

10-25-2004, 01:01 AM	#12
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	I am with Jamie72 I have installed them in this way many times! __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

10-25-2004, 04:23 AM	#13
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Yeah, plenty of states have made them illegal. You do't want to use crazy glue.super glue on plastic lenses, it'll fog them up REAL bad.

10-25-2004, 12:29 PM	#14
junkyardjohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SOMERSET KY. Posts: 6,427	I PUT THEM IN THE SAME WAY AS JAMIE72 & DJRACER DID, BY TWISTING THEM. I ALSO PUT A BEAD OF JB WELD AROUND THEM. THEY'VE BEEN HOLDING UP IN MY BLAZER FOR MORE THAN 8 YEARS. JOHN __________________ junkyardjohn 69 1 TON TOW TRUCK // 84 4WD CUCV BLAZER// 85 1 TON 4WD STAKE TRUCK// 86 M1031 5/4 TON 4WD CUCV// ALOT OF OLD TRUCKS FOR ONE OLD MAN TO DRIVE. THERES ROOM FOR ALL OF GODS CREATURES RIGHT NEXT TO MY MASHED POTATOES// LIFE MEMBER OF P.E.T.A (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) DON'T RENT U-HAUL ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH IT WILL AMAZE PART OF THE PEOPLE & ASTONISH THE REST

10-25-2004, 03:41 PM	#15
Chevy Punk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Blaine WA Posts: 455	does anyone have any night pictures with the lights on?

10-25-2004, 03:43 PM	#16
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	When I did the install, I bent the tabs and put a couple small dabs of contact cement on the sides of the bezel. Worked great!! and they looks very cool I don't have any pics of what they look like with the lights on __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

10-25-2004, 07:04 PM	#18
1972C10 Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 2,686	Any rear facing light other than red is illegal.



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10-25-2004, 09:50 PM	#21
kingsolver72 10/30/19 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ottawa kansas Posts: 5,244	Hey canadianchevy72,do I see maple leaves in your tail lights too?Or am I just seeing things from looking too hard?

10-25-2004, 09:51 PM	#22
Peregrine Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 329	The thing is I think most cops look for guys with imports now, so they leave us alone. Most of our trucks are driven by older guys __________________ Brian 72 C10 longbed 350/th400 Let the world change you and you will change the world.

10-25-2004, 10:00 PM	#23
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	There is the alternative of Bowtie Red Dots. Attached Images __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

10-25-2004, 11:41 PM	#25
1972C10 Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 2,686	I dont care if you been using them for fifty years A blue rearward facing light is illegal I have the 175 dollar ticket to prove it. I thought about how some mini trucks have orange turn signals as well as many cars But i know for a fact that blue is I used to have blue reverse lights and They came on by a switch wich i sometimes forgot to turn off.

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