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bonnieclyde100 · 11-17-2013, 01:45 PM

i am having trouble installing my tail light bezel clips can anyone help maybe show a pic of one installed in a bezel

Mr Chevorlet · 11-17-2013, 02:42 PM

Interested in this too. Hope someone can give some details.

Andy4639 · 11-17-2013, 03:00 PM

Are these the ones U mean.

If so they slide into the trim peices and the little tang part holds them in place so they want slide after you place them. Some times the trim has to be bent just so slightly to insert them.

This is from memory since the last repaint I did away with all my trim.

bonnieclyde100 · 11-17-2013, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy4639

Are these the ones U mean.

If so they slide into the trim peices and the little tang part holds them in place so they want slide after you place them. Some times the trim has to be bent just so slightly to insert them.

This is from memory since the last repaint I did away with all my trim.

yes those are the ones. do the tangs go towards the outside or the inside of the bezels?

**jocko** · 11-17-2013, 04:33 PM

I doesn't believe it matters - when I did mine, if I recall, because of the length of the tang - one went toward the inside on one side and toward the outside on the opposite side. Had to do it this way because, when you think about it, they only "twist in" in one direction to lock in the groove - and so there's no way for them to face the same direction on the opposite sides of the truck - because there isn't enough room for the tang (i'm kinda referring to the upper retainer point on the bezel).
That's how I recall it - bottom line, twist it on at the point where the hole will line up with the clasp - and it should make sense which sense the tang needs to point when you do that. i.e. if you install it the wrong way - it wouldn't fit correctly, would protrude up into the curved portion of the bezel.

Andy4639 · 11-17-2013, 04:34 PM

If my memory serves me right they go to the outside. Hopefully some one who has installed them lately will chime in. It's been several years since I did mine.
The small tang is suppose to dig into the soft metal and keep them in place. The clips go in at a angle to the trim.

11-17-2013, 01:45 PM	#1
bonnieclyde100 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Henderson,TX Posts: 336	tail light bezel clips i am having trouble installing my tail light bezel clips can anyone help maybe show a pic of one installed in a bezel

11-17-2013, 02:42 PM	#2
Mr Chevorlet Rusty Nuts Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Clever Missouri Posts: 1,338	Re: tail light bezel clips Interested in this too. Hope someone can give some details. __________________ (Clever Missouri) Southwest Larry Mr Chevrolet My Build, The Marathon Truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=604414

11-17-2013, 03:00 PM	#3
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,945	Re: tail light bezel clips Are these the ones U mean. If so they slide into the trim peices and the little tang part holds them in place so they want slide after you place them. Some times the trim has to be bent just so slightly to insert them. This is from memory since the last repaint I did away with all my trim. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

11-17-2013, 04:33 PM	#5
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,975	Re: tail light bezel clips I doesn't believe it matters - when I did mine, if I recall, because of the length of the tang - one went toward the inside on one side and toward the outside on the opposite side. Had to do it this way because, when you think about it, they only "twist in" in one direction to lock in the groove - and so there's no way for them to face the same direction on the opposite sides of the truck - because there isn't enough room for the tang (i'm kinda referring to the upper retainer point on the bezel). That's how I recall it - bottom line, twist it on at the point where the hole will line up with the clasp - and it should make sense which sense the tang needs to point when you do that. i.e. if you install it the wrong way - it wouldn't fit correctly, would protrude up into the curved portion of the bezel.

11-17-2013, 04:34 PM	#6
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,945	Re: tail light bezel clips If my memory serves me right they go to the outside. Hopefully some one who has installed them lately will chime in. It's been several years since I did mine. The small tang is suppose to dig into the soft metal and keep them in place. The clips go in at a angle to the trim. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.



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