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1969 Charger taillights

Posted By: road

1969 Charger taillights - 06/24/18 05:55 PM

I have some 69 charger rear taillights. Some have a thin silver stripe on the lenses and others do not. Why the difference? Is it an R/T thing?

Thanks
Posted By: maximus

Re: 1969 Charger taillights - 06/25/18 12:20 AM

I had an original 69 R/T and it did have the painted silver stripe.
Posted By: 375inStroke

Re: 1969 Charger taillights - 06/26/18 09:37 PM

The stripes just wear off. They were there originally.
Posted By: 70gtx440dana

Re: 1969 Charger taillights - 06/27/18 01:23 AM

The 70 lenses did not have the silver paint...I am thinking you have a pair of 69's and a pair of 70's.
Posted By: basketcase

Re: 1969 Charger taillights - 06/30/18 03:48 AM

didn't the '70s have small reflectors in them that the '69s didn't?
Posted By: DAYCLONA

Re: 1969 Charger taillights - 06/30/18 04:17 AM

Originally Posted By basketcase
didn't the '70s have small reflectors in them that the '69s didn't?



70's had the reflector, 69 didn't...
Posted By: DAYCLONA

Re: 1969 Charger taillights - 06/30/18 04:20 AM

Originally Posted By 70gtx440dana
The 70 lenses did not have the silver paint...I am thinking you have a pair of 69's and a pair of 70's.



IIRC the only 70's that didn't have the silver pinstripe were the ones used behind the finish panel (R/T 500 models)IIRC the 70 base models used the 69 lights...
Posted By: Morty426

Re: 1969 Charger taillights - 06/30/18 04:29 AM

Originally Posted By DAYCLONA
Originally Posted By 70gtx440dana
The 70 lenses did not have the silver paint...I am thinking you have a pair of 69's and a pair of 70's.



IIRC the only 70's that didn't have the silver pinstripe were the ones used behind the finish panel (R/T 500 models)IIRC the 70 base models used the 69 lights...


Think that is true but I also thought that there was a cut in of parts with or without the trim bezel
Posted By: DAYCLONA

Re: 1969 Charger taillights - 06/30/18 05:23 AM

Originally Posted By Morty426
Originally Posted By DAYCLONA
Originally Posted By 70gtx440dana
The 70 lenses did not have the silver paint...I am thinking you have a pair of 69's and a pair of 70's.



IIRC the only 70's that didn't have the silver pinstripe were the ones used behind the finish panel (R/T 500 models)IIRC the 70 base models used the 69 lights...


Think that is true but I also thought that there was a cut in of parts with or without the trim bezel



IIRC just the 70 XH models used the 69 lights with the chrome trim and silver stripe,70 XP/XS models all had the 1pc rear trim panel which can't be applied over the chrome bezels found on the 69 lights....

Mike

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Posted By: 70gtx440dana

Re: 1969 Charger taillights - 07/01/18 04:52 PM

Originally Posted By DAYCLONA
Originally Posted By basketcase
didn't the '70s have small reflectors in them that the '69s didn't?



70's had the reflector, 69 didn't...


Only half year on the 70 reflectors......early cars before about Dec 15, 1969 or so did not have reflector.
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