Positioning of 57 Oval taillights?

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1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Jan 2007, 10:08 pm

#567053

Hi All,

Does any one know the correct location of where the oval's taillights sit on the rear guards?

If someone has an oval can they measure there's up please and advise.

Thanks in advance
Cheers

57oval Officially Full-On Dubber

305 posts · joined Oct 2006 · 25 Jan 2007, 7:54 pm

#567288

can check tommorrow on spare guard

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1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Jan 2007, 8:16 pm

#567299

Cool:thumb, many thanks
Cheers

LUFTMEISTER Veteran Volks Folk

2,041 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 28 Jan 2007, 8:54 pm

#567966

you can make a template out of an old cereal box. set the cardboard over an old guard and make 2 flaps that meet at the "V" in the guard. then mark the mounting hole on the card. The "V" will be the refence point for marking the new holes. Will do both sides by flipping card over. did it with my 50/50 taillights on brand new guards. easy

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1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Jan 2007, 10:11 pm

#567987

Dubb61,

I don't have the original guards to work off as your suggesting.....otherwise I would have the tail lights on already.

57oval, any luck wit the measurements? Or any one?......

Cheers

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Jan 2007, 10:37 pm

#567989

Hi Dino

You must get this right, I have seen many otherwise great looking cars spoiled by this detail.

Steve

57oval Officially Full-On Dubber

305 posts · joined Oct 2006 · 29 Jan 2007, 8:32 pm

#568212

ok measurements for tail lights are, at the y section of the guard measure with a square 170mm l or r .Measure up 5mm from that point for lower hole of bracket. Measure 10mm down from original point for cable entry hole. Hope this helps

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 29 Jan 2007, 9:17 pm

#568220

1303Steve wrote:Hi Dino

You must get this right, I have seen many otherwise great looking cars spoiled by this detail.

Steve

Yes, I have too...
even with the lights in different positions on each guard...

or too low or too high....

the lights were poistioned 2 inches higher in 1956, as thats when the towel rail bumpers were introduced into the USA...

Lee

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1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 29 Jan 2007, 9:22 pm

#568221

1303Steve wrote:You must get this right, I have seen many otherwise great looking cars spoiled by this detail.

Steve

Yeah I know, this is why I'm asking to make sure it's spot on.

57oval wrote:Measure 10mm down from original point for cable entry hole. Hope this helps

Thanks 57oval, really appreciate your help on this.
What do you mean by the above?

Cheers

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305 posts · joined Oct 2006 · 30 Jan 2007, 10:35 am

#568325

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