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'62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights #3206035 01/18/24 08:57 PM 01/18/24 08:57 PM
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VITC_GTX OP master V Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,929 Tri-Cities, Washington	Dumb question. On the back of a '62 Dart 440 I believe the lower lights are the taillight/brake lights and the upper lights are back up lights, correct??? I think I've seen all four with red lenses and I've seen the top two with metal block-off plates but I assume those cars may not have been 440's.

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: VITC_GTX] #3206061 01/18/24 11:07 PM 01/18/24 11:07 PM
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TJP I Live Here T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,347 Omaha Ne	LINKY www.tandmautomotive-omaha.com

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: VITC_GTX] #3206062 01/18/24 11:08 PM 01/18/24 11:08 PM
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jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia	Your OEM assumption is correct. Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: jcc] #3206066 01/18/24 11:32 PM 01/18/24 11:32 PM
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VITC_GTX OP master V Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,929 Tri-Cities, Washington	Thanks guys. Now the hunt begins for the lenses...

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: VITC_GTX] #3206069 01/18/24 11:58 PM 01/18/24 11:58 PM
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VITC_GTX OP master V Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,929 Tri-Cities, Washington	This is the picture that confused me...

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: VITC_GTX] #3206074 01/19/24 12:25 AM 01/19/24 12:25 AM
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topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,762 A collage of whims	Backup lamps were optional in that era.

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: topside] #3206216 01/19/24 02:26 PM 01/19/24 02:26 PM
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moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,386 north of coder	i like the ones with four red tail lights best !

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: VITC_GTX] #3206375 01/19/24 10:49 PM 01/19/24 10:49 PM
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jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia	Originally Posted by VITC_GTX This is the picture that confused me... I considered reversing mine, but too much work for what gain? Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: moparx] #3206378 01/19/24 10:59 PM 01/19/24 10:59 PM
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TJP I Live Here T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,347 Omaha Ne	Originally Posted by moparx i like the ones with four red tail lights best ! www.tandmautomotive-omaha.com

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: TJP] #3206401 01/20/24 12:10 AM 01/20/24 12:10 AM
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jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia	That would be only I believe a Polara 500, for the record. Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: VITC_GTX] #3206405 01/20/24 01:26 AM 01/20/24 01:26 AM
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AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,021 Oregon	Back up lights should be lower to the ground, and tail lights should be up high for visibility. But I don't think the guys at Chrysler were thinking like that in '62

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: jcc] #3206546 01/20/24 03:38 PM 01/20/24 03:38 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,386 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,386 north of coder	Originally Posted by jcc That would be only I believe a Polara 500, for the record. i believe you are correct. however, didn't the tail light and back up light bezels have the same mounting bolt patterns, so if one was so inclined, he could replace the back up light housing with a brake light housing so as to end up with four red tail lights ? or maybe just swap the back up light lenses with red ones ? i have four red assemblies on the shelf i picked out of a used car lot that went out of business over 50 years ago, and these came from the lot's junkyard in the field directly behind the lot. i can't remember if they were from the same car or not.

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: moparx] #3207358 01/22/24 11:19 PM 01/22/24 11:19 PM
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VITC_GTX OP master V Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,929 Tri-Cities, Washington	Originally Posted by moparx Originally Posted by jcc That would be only I believe a Polara 500, for the record. i believe you are correct. however, didn't the tail light and back up light bezels have the same mounting bolt patterns, so if one was so inclined, he could replace the back up light housing with a brake light housing so as to end up with four red tail lights ? or maybe just swap the back up light lenses with red ones ? i have four red assemblies on the shelf i picked out of a used car lot that went out of business over 50 years ago, and these came from the lot's junkyard in the field directly behind the lot. i can't remember if they were from the same car or not. PM sent.

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: moparx] #3207680 01/23/24 11:46 PM 01/23/24 11:46 PM
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jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia	Originally Posted by moparx Originally Posted by jcc That would be only I believe a Polara 500, for the record. i believe you are correct. however, didn't the tail light and back up light bezels have the same mounting bolt patterns, so if one was so inclined, he could replace the back up light housing with a brake light housing so as to end up with four red tail lights ? or maybe just swap the back up light lenses with red ones ? i have four red assemblies on the shelf i picked out of a used car lot that went out of business over 50 years ago, and these came from the lot's junkyard in the field directly behind the lot. i can't remember if they were from the same car or not. They are not the same. The bolt patterns are though. Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: jcc] #3228003 04/19/24 01:22 AM 04/19/24 01:22 AM
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VITC_GTX OP master V Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,929 Tri-Cities, Washington	Sometime in the past someone "re-wired" the truck wiring harness and wired all four lights as turn/brake lights. I'll have to see what it will take to wire the backup lights back in. The backup lenses and tail/brake lenses are interchangeable, correct?

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: VITC_GTX] #3228020 04/19/24 08:44 AM 04/19/24 08:44 AM
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SportF pro stock S Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,212 Minn	I've got these. I'll be in the midwest at races this summer, where are you from?

Re: '62 Dart 440 Tail Lights/ Backup Lights [Re: SportF] #3228064 04/19/24 12:03 PM 04/19/24 12:03 PM
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VITC_GTX OP master V Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,929 Tri-Cities, Washington	Originally Posted by SportF I've got these. I'll be in the midwest at races this summer, where are you from? PM sent

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