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Cargo bed light lens - available new?

Posted By: northcoastmopar

Cargo bed light lens - available new? - 03/09/20 01:25 PM

I believe I know the answer, but wanted to confirm. Is there anyone out there that is reproducing the lens cover on the cargo bed light for 1972+ D and W trucks?

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Posted By: stumpy

Re: Cargo bed light lens - available new? - 03/09/20 04:16 PM

You might find a good used one on Ebay.
Posted By: 4x4 Roundup

Re: Cargo bed light lens - available new? - 03/09/20 05:40 PM

They do occasionally show up.
You can make that one look new again by using the same product used to clean the haze off the later model headlights. I did it and the original on my '79 looks new.

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Posted By: basketcase

Re: Cargo bed light lens - available new? - 03/10/20 12:13 PM

Beautiful truck!
Posted By: larrymopar360

Re: Cargo bed light lens - available new? - 03/10/20 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by basketcase
Beautiful truck!
Isn't it! I love that truck. He wouldn't sell it to me frown grin
Posted By: larrymopar360

Re: Cargo bed light lens - available new? - 03/10/20 10:20 PM

I've seen OUTRAGEOUSLY priced used ones on ebay (around $150). I bought a NOS one on ebay about a year ago and it was pretty dang steep too but I wanted it. I cannot even remember how much now but around the price of the used ones now. Hopefully you can polish out yours, but they get to a point of no return sometimes. I'll keep my eyes open for NOS....I'm always looking at NOS stuff.

I really think LMC would profit if they started reproducing these.
Posted By: northcoastmopar

Re: Cargo bed light lens - available new? - 03/11/20 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by larrymopar360
I've seen OUTRAGEOUSLY priced used ones on ebay (around $150). I bought a NOS one on ebay about a year ago and it was pretty dang steep too but I wanted it. I cannot even remember how much now but around the price of the used ones now. Hopefully you can polish out yours, but they get to a point of no return sometimes. I'll keep my eyes open for NOS....I'm always looking at NOS stuff.

I really think LMC would profit if they started reproducing these.


Kind of the point of my question. These wouldn’t be hard to reproduce in urethane. If anyone has a NOS or a near perfect used one I can make a mold off it and reproduce new ones. The urethane is very durable and crystal clear. I guarantee the safe return of the original and will provide a couple reproductions as compensation.
Posted By: larrymopar360

Re: Cargo bed light lens - available new? - 03/11/20 03:25 PM

Just has to be free of any chips and be smooth, but cloudy is okay?
Posted By: northcoastmopar

Re: Cargo bed light lens - available new? - 03/12/20 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by larrymopar360
Just has to be free of any chips and be smooth, but cloudy is okay?


The silicone used to make the mold picks up all surface details so a cloudy lens will probably result in a mold that creates parts that are hazy and not clear. Ideally it should be a clear, shiny part to make the mold.
Posted By: rbkt65

Re: Cargo bed light lens - available new? - 03/13/20 02:03 PM

what years to what years fit what you are needing? is it a 72-80 thing or to ?????
Posted By: northcoastmopar

Re: Cargo bed light lens - available new? - 03/13/20 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by rbkt65
what years to what years fit what you are needing? is it a 72-80 thing or to ?????


I do believe it's 1972-1980
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