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can you help me find the part #'s for the 1960 DeSoto tail light chevrons.
i am looking for a set
cheers, tom
They do not have a part number of their own. They are part of the taillight lens assembly.
Years ago I pulled a NOS lens out of a sealed box and all three had fallen off in the box.
They are clear plastic that has been vacuum metalized on the inside then glued onto the lens. The glue did not expand and contract at the same rate as the plastic parts and they fell off.
I think to get them you will have to buy the lenses with the Chevrons on them from Desoto George in Australia.
...They are clear plastic that has been vacuum metalized on the inside then glued onto the lens. The glue did not expand and contract at the same rate as the plastic parts and they fell off.
Well...that explains why I've seen those lights with and without those chevrons. I've always wondered why I've seen them both ways.
Thanks, Lee!
I was surfing Ebay Australia today to see if I could find parts for my 1956 Australian built Desoto Ute and ran across an auction for the chevrons by themselves.
I do not believe that Desoto George???
They have them miss listed as fitting the 61 also and the sell them in sets of three so you would need to buy 2 sets to make a pair but at least they are available.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130620747699
While searching the other stuff that this seller has I noticed that they are offering reproduction gas tanks 1957-59 and 1960-61
