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| posted on January 24th, 2007 at 10:08 PM |
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Positioning of 57 Oval taillights?
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
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57oval
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| posted on January 25th, 2007 at 07:54 PM |
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can check tommorrow on spare guard
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| posted on January 25th, 2007 at 08:16 PM |
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Cool:thumb, many thanks
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| posted on January 28th, 2007 at 08:54 PM |
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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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| posted on January 28th, 2007 at 10:11 PM |
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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?......
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| posted on January 28th, 2007 at 10:37 PM |
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Hi Dino
You must get this right, I have seen many otherwise great looking cars spoiled by this detail.
Steve
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| posted on January 29th, 2007 at 08:32 PM |
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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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| posted on January 29th, 2007 at 09:17 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 1303Steve
Hi Dino
You must get this right, I have seen many otherwise great looking cars spoiled by this detail.
Steve
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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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| posted on January 29th, 2007 at 09:22 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 1303Steve
You must get this right, I have seen many otherwise great looking cars spoiled by this detail.
Steve
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Yeah I know, this is why I'm asking to make sure it's spot on.
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Measure 10mm down from original point for cable entry hole. Hope this helps
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Thanks 57oval, really appreciate your help on this.
What do you mean by the above?
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| posted on January 30th, 2007 at 10:35 AM |
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Hey Flinstones, give me a call 0419251129 Anton.
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