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2nova2 · 02-12-2001, 11:23 AM

Are the backup lens for 65 fleet the flat glass ones?

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Mongo · 02-12-2001, 08:16 PM

The glass lenses for my back up light are flat. so I am sure that the ones for your truck are to.

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*LILRED66* · 06-05-2007, 06:36 AM

The factory glass lense for the '66 Chevy truck reverse lights are flat clear glass. They became available as an option in 1966 on the fleetside beds. The stepside bed reverse lights are a domed plastic lense.

jchav62 · 06-05-2007, 10:43 AM

They are kind of flat glass with a little dome to them...I use them for the signal lights on my '62.

*LILRED66* · 06-05-2007, 10:44 AM

I see the domed style on fleetsides, sometimes, but mostly on the stepside beds. Looks good.

jchav62 · 06-05-2007, 10:47 AM

I've never seen them on steps...I usually see the domed plastic ones on step, if they have them at all...

Thanks...

*LILRED66* · 06-05-2007, 02:23 PM

Here are a few more examples of factory reverse lights on a couple of my '66 Chevy trucks. Reverse lights were not standard until 1966 on the fleetsides.

David Flores · 06-05-2007, 02:37 PM

So...did all 66's have reverse lights?

*LILRED66* · 06-05-2007, 07:07 PM

David:

Per the GM literature I have collected, the fleetside trucks in 1966, came with these reverse lights, as standard equipment. Every '66 Fleetside bed I have and have seen, has them. Per the Chevy trucks history books, that is one way to tell a '66 Chevy fleetside from a '64 or '65, not to mention the body badges. Other than the VIN, the only difference between the '64, '65 & '66 Chevy trucks is the body badges and the VIN on the underside of the drivers door jamb. I hope this helps.

Tony

David Flores · 06-05-2007, 11:57 PM

Damn, so I guess my bed is from a 64 or 65.
Oh well.

*LILRED66* · 06-06-2007, 10:17 AM

Here is a good shot of the domed lense reverse lights on a '65 Chevy stepside bed. Although, these lenses are different than the factory domed reverse light lenses I have seen in the past.

02-12-2001, 11:23 AM	#1
2nova2 Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 615	65 Fleet Backup Lights Are the backup lens for 65 fleet the flat glass ones? ------------------ Hugger Orange 70 CST Long Fleet V8,PS,PB,Tilt,Tach dash,Underdash AC, Lowered W/Rallys __________________ 72 GMC Burb barn door 4X4 350/350 PS PB Tilt ( gone but not forgooten) 64 Chevy II V8 Loaded Wagon 2004 Chevy 2500 HD Sonoma County, Northern CA

02-12-2001, 08:16 PM	#2
Mongo YES_____NO Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Somewhere in the vicinity of betelgeuse Posts: 7,351	The glass lenses for my back up light are flat. so I am sure that the ones for your truck are to. ------------------ Mongo - 30 miles west Of Protland OR. 66 chevy fleet side 1/2 converted to 3/4 ton ZZ4 crate motor w/700R-4 http://66chevy.homestead.com/66ClassicChevy.html Remember PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID, BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL. [This message has been edited by Mongo (edited 02-12-2001).] __________________ People many not remember what you said or what you did, but they will remember the way you made them feel. - unknown Cause, remember: no matter where you go... there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai 1984 Help support the board

06-05-2007, 06:36 AM	#3
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: 65 Fleet Backup Lights The factory glass lense for the '66 Chevy truck reverse lights are flat clear glass. They became available as an option in 1966 on the fleetside beds. The stepside bed reverse lights are a domed plastic lense. Last edited by LILRED66; 06-05-2007 at 06:36 AM.

06-05-2007, 10:43 AM	#4
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: 65 Fleet Backup Lights They are kind of flat glass with a little dome to them...I use them for the signal lights on my '62. Attached Images __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

06-05-2007, 10:44 AM	#5
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: 65 Fleet Backup Lights I see the domed style on fleetsides, sometimes, but mostly on the stepside beds. Looks good. Last edited by LILRED66; 06-05-2007 at 02:18 PM.

06-05-2007, 10:47 AM	#6
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: 65 Fleet Backup Lights I've never seen them on steps...I usually see the domed plastic ones on step, if they have them at all... Thanks... __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

06-05-2007, 02:23 PM	#7
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: 65 Fleet Backup Lights Here are a few more examples of factory reverse lights on a couple of my '66 Chevy trucks. Reverse lights were not standard until 1966 on the fleetsides. Attached Images

06-05-2007, 02:37 PM	#8
David Flores Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Temple Texas Posts: 399	Re: 65 Fleet Backup Lights So...did all 66's have reverse lights? __________________ 66 c10 swbfs My Build.

06-05-2007, 07:07 PM	#9
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: 65 Fleet Backup Lights David: Per the GM literature I have collected, the fleetside trucks in 1966, came with these reverse lights, as standard equipment. Every '66 Fleetside bed I have and have seen, has them. Per the Chevy trucks history books, that is one way to tell a '66 Chevy fleetside from a '64 or '65, not to mention the body badges. Other than the VIN, the only difference between the '64, '65 & '66 Chevy trucks is the body badges and the VIN on the underside of the drivers door jamb. I hope this helps. Tony

06-05-2007, 11:57 PM	#10
David Flores Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Temple Texas Posts: 399	Re: 65 Fleet Backup Lights Damn, so I guess my bed is from a 64 or 65. Oh well. __________________ 66 c10 swbfs My Build.

06-06-2007, 10:17 AM	#11
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: 65 Fleet Backup Lights Here is a good shot of the domed lense reverse lights on a '65 Chevy stepside bed. Although, these lenses are different than the factory domed reverse light lenses I have seen in the past. Attached Images



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