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Old Nov 23, 2025 | 08:51 AM
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tail light search

anybody got one of these laying around... finish doesn't matter as long as
it's straight and not bent up


 
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Old Nov 23, 2025 | 09:34 AM
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anybody got one of these laying around... finish doesn't matter as long as
it's straight and not bent up

Uh oh. Did you have a little incident?
 
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Old Nov 23, 2025 | 11:53 AM
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https://autokrafters.com/taillight-l...5c-13450cfsbd/

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256621979761

 
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Old Nov 23, 2025 | 01:19 PM
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no 'incident'

talking to a guy about some custom tail lights
and he needs my style to mock up a proto type
I don't want to send my only... for up to three weeks so I'm looking for a spare
and I need the whole assembly and the lense (any lense...it doesn't have to be blue dot or script)


https://shindell-and-sons.squarespace.com/

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Old Nov 23, 2025 | 01:32 PM
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Might be more than you need or want. I bought this pair as NOS for my 51. (Not sure if they are or not) If your interested, make me an offer I can't refuse.

I went with original style on mine.


 
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Old Nov 23, 2025 | 02:26 PM
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Do what my wife does when she clothes online. If she doesn't like it or it doesn't fit she sends it back. I'm on a first name basis at the UPS drop off site.

Your buddy should buy one, make his prototype and then send it back....
 
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Old Nov 28, 2025 | 11:07 PM
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are you looking for the one with the Chrome Ford script? If so, let me know. I had one and think it is still laying around. I will look.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2025 | 06:02 AM
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I have this one I won’t be using. You can have it. Do. You need the mounting bracket?



 
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What kind of tail lights are you putting on your flatbed?

Those mounting brackets are not reproduced.
 
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I picked up some modern taillights that several vendors were selling at Carlisle. Has its own wiring harness and back up lights.

The passenger taillight doesn’t match the drivers side.
 

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The passenger taillight doesn’t match the drivers side.
You mean the old ones on your flatbed now or the new ones don't match?
 
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Old Nov 29, 2025 | 01:12 PM
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The old ones on now don’t match each other.
 
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Well, I've abandoned this quest... after talking to the mfg... he was wanting too much for the final product. My taillights are
fine. If he was gonna cut me a deal on his I might have followed thru but I didn't want to put 180 bucks into a new set when
mine are ok.

thanks for all the offers and advise

john
 
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