68 park light question

[mightymouse]

i just received ( suppost to be a left and right N.O.S. )parking light assy. for a 67-68 c 10 that i got from e bay but i don't see a difference between the two. i thought there was a difference.both housings have made in USA and have guide1t and sae :67 and both lenses have guide 1TB and sae ip67 and either lens will fit either housing. can anyone tell me if these are the real deal . i don't have anything to compare them to I'm trying to gather parts to swap from 72-to 68 thanks...johnny

[mightymouse]

pics of parking light assemblies

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by mightymouse

i just received ( suppost to be a left and right N.O.S. )parking light assy. for a 67-68 c 10 that i got from e bay but i don't see a difference between the two. i thought there was a difference.both housings have made in USA and have guide1t and sae :67 and both lenses have guide 1TB and sae ip67 and either lens will fit either housing. can anyone tell me if these are the real deal . i don't have anything to compare them to I'm trying to gather parts to swap from 72-to 68 thanks...johnny

There is a little square notch, about 1/4", on the top of each housing. The lense has the same notch that fits into the housing notch. One housing has the notch further to the left, and the other housing has the notch further to the right

BTW, they are not C10 housings, but they can be made to work

[mightymouse]

hey jaros44sr, thanks for your reply , the tabs are in the center on top of these, maybe they are not for a c10, maybe for a large truck i dont know

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by mightymouse

hey jaros44sr, thanks for your reply , the tabs are in the center on top of these, maybe they are not for a c10, maybe for a large truck i dont know

Yep, thats what i thought. I just scribed a hole on the bottom of the housing using the grille hole as a guide, drilled, and used a button head bolt to mount them up as a true C10 would be....still nice to have NOS electrical stuff, even if its for a C30,40,50

How much did you pay, if i might ask...

[mightymouse]

Originally Posted by jaros44sr

Yep, thats what i thought. I just scribed a hole on the bottom of the housing using the grille hole as a guide, drilled, and used a button head bolt to mount them up as a true C10 would be....still nice to have NOS electrical stuff, even if its for a C30,40,50

How much did you pay, if i might ask...

i might have to try that cause in the e bay add states no returns but it also says its for 67-68 c10 pickup i sent her a message asking if shell take it back . i know its my responsibility to know what i'm ordering so i'm not mad just disappointed. i payed 49.95+9.95 shipping which would've been a good deal i think ...jw

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by mightymouse

i might have to try that cause in the e bay add states no returns but it also says its for 67-68 c10 pickup i sent her a message asking if shell take it back . i know its my responsibility to know what i'm ordering so i'm not mad just disappointed. i payed 49.95+9.95 shipping which would've been a good deal i think ...jw

The other thing that you have to look at, is the electrical plug. C tens had a 'T' shape connector, and yours may have a 'V' shape, IIRC

Its fixable with weatherpac connectors, if youre not a purist

[mightymouse]

the person that i bought these from on e-bay sent me a message saying these were the 12Th or 13Th set she has sold with out any problems and wants to know what the difference is from these and 67-68 Chevy c10 and would like me to send a pic of my old ones which i don't have any old ones can some one please post a pic of a original 67-68 park light housing. so i can see the difference thanks...johnny

[too much stuff]

I believe the c-10 thru c-30 housings bolt up from the bottom and the lenses have an R and L on the lenses for which side. Big trucks didn't. I have seen alot of these on e-bay in the last year or so for as little as 9.99 each...

['68OrangeSunshine]

I have found that the '68 connectors were different from the '67 connectors on the Parking Light Assemblies. The '68 connector [thru the radiator wall] has one contact perpendicular to the other, making a "T" . The '67 has one contact on an angle, making a "V".
Otherwise they are the same.
In the Headlight Switch, the '67s are configured so the Parking Lights go out when the Headlamps are energized. On '68s, the Parking Lights stay on with the Headlamps.

I found this out when I had a '67 Suburban. I hit a deer and my grille was trashed. I found a replacement grille on a junkyard '68 Suburban [there's no difference between C/K 10-20 models, I just lucked out]. It dropped in fine mechanically, but I had to splice in compatible connectors to make the electrical connections work.

[teeitup]

Thse NOS housings you have are big truck not 67-68 pickup

[jaros44sr]

You can tell her 12 or 13 people have C30 lights, is she from Kansas...
Does she go by the name Torchess


20121103_200148 by jarosaj, on Flickr


20121103_200121 by jarosaj, on Flickr

[teeitup]

Isn't she the one that one sold the NOS tachs on here and shipped them in orignal GM boxes that got damaged

[mightymouse]

thanks guys , i told her just forget it id try and sell em. she has another set on e bay right now she goes buy a- sally she seems nice though i think she would make it right but i dont want to mess with it anymore...thanks..jw

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by teeitup

Isn't she the one that one sold the NOS tachs on here and shipped them in orignal GM boxes that got damaged

Yep, never reimbursed me for transit damage to mine....first time i ever got burned in all the deals ive dun

[teeitup]

Jim, sorry to hear that, I had a run in with her or him through craigslist that wasn't good
Can you post a link on her ebay adds?
Thanks Randy

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by teeitup

Jim, sorry to hear that, I had a run in with her or him through craigslist that wasn't good
Can you post a link on her ebay adds?
Thanks Randy

The person had, supposedly, a lot of great parts for sale, but after the tach snafu, never showed up here again.....shame, dont think anyone had their panties in a bunch over it. The face of my tach was just slightly bent, once installed, very hard to see

I very rarely use ebay, so i havnt run in to her again. Luckily, i can get all the parts i need off of our classifieds. We seem to be a tight knit group, that take care of one another

Take care of yourself Randy

[midniteblues]

guys this is good info for anybody looking too replace their lights. I for one didnt know about the differnt connectors on 67-68 lights.

ebay definitly has its evils when the seller either dosent know what there selling or dont provide enough info on the item. I've been burned only once on s10 drilled and slotted rear rotors claimed they were for s10's and I even asked if they'll fit a zr2 but I guess the seller didnt know the zr2 rear is differnt from any other s10 but in the long run I got allmost twice what I paid for them and they fit the extreme they were bought for so no harm done

I have seen these lights on ebays and saw the studs witch turned me away after I read the discription I figuerd if they said they were for c10's then they didnt know what they were talking about that right there was a red flag

[mightymouse]

i forgot to say thank you for the pics ,thank you jaros44sr . that helped out...thanks..johnny

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by mightymouse

i forgot to say thank you for the pics ,thank you jaros44sr . that helped out...thanks..johnny

No problem, sorry it didnt work out for you....

[Koffer]

sorry about late posting on this but these are fit the P series step vans both steel and aluminum body built units by union city for chevy in the late 60 thru the 80s
They part of the box of goodies GM sent with the P chassis's that went to most of the coach builders of motorhomes also around the same time

[thelonerife]

Those people on Ebay have been informed of what their selling. They know it. Their just trying to find more people that don't know to buy them. I've seen them a lot on there and they still are saying that there for 67-68 c10's. They could be easily modified to work but I know thats not what you thought you were buying.

But all I'm saying is they know...

[aventur1]

Yep I just got mine today for a 68 and yes the housing is for c30 and up, although the plug is right and will connect up...left and right side...just have to drill the holes in the housing and add bolts I guess....