housings:
-early 1970 housings didnt have holes in them for the pins
-late 1970 housings have the holes in them for the pins even though the pin type reflector wasnt used til 1971
-1971 rear housings also have the holes for the pins and say black and white on the back each with a corresponding p/n for each color
why?
the side lamp housing were painted while installed on the car, thats why the rear sidemarker retainers (located in the trunk) have overspray on them, some more than others. so when a car got billboards and since the sidemarker housing was painted to match the cars body color, the assy line worker would remove the body colored housing and pick an already painted white or black housing out of a bin and install that housing to match the billboard color
reflectors:
-1970 style without pins on back, 3403627 amber, 3403646 red
-1971 style, with pins on back, 3479347 amber, 3479348 red
If your car is already TX9 black then what happens. Do they take the painted Black housing out and put another Black housing in its place. The housing in this 1971 Cuda has a casting number and the letters black on them. I will have to take a look at the housing again and write the number down and go see what the parts book says.
