Wtb 1966 “wedding ring” taillights

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Wtb 1966 “wedding ring” taillights

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Wanting to see if there are any for sale here. I guess they have the chrome ring tip only and don’t wrap downward with chrome. Thanks in advance..
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Wedding band tail lights were only installed in 66 for a very short time early in the production run and were replaced by the later (Thicker) rings that were installed until the end of production in 69, the reason they were replaced is because there was not enough surface area for the glue and the rings would fall off, so they made them bigger, I think you will have a very hard time finding them as the production ones are mostly missing the rings and the GM replacement lenses had the thicker rings, I am lucky my early production 66 Corsa has all the rings intact.
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Jeff at CA Corvairs has them.
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davemotohead wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:36 am Wedding band tail lights were only installed in 66 for a very short time early in the production run and were replaced by the later (Thicker) rings that were installed until the end of production in 69, the reason they were replaced is because there was not enough surface area for the glue and the rings would fall off, so they made them bigger, I think you will have a very hard time finding them as the production ones are mostly missing the rings and the GM replacement lenses had the thicker rings, I am lucky my early production 66 Corsa has all the rings intact.
From your explanation I feel lucky my November 65 1966 Corsa still has all of its wedding rings. More evidence the car has led a fairly charmed life.
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Thanks everyone for the education on this topic. I really appreciate the help!
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I have some less than perfect spares. Ill see if there are any I can let go but I dont remember them being real nice
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I'll have to see what I have. I need a set for my current Corsa, but I have purchased several NOS / old repro wedding band brake and back-up lights in the past.

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Thank you!
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Still looking for them. Could use one tail and one backup.. crack free. I’ve got a few but most are rough. Thanks in advance…
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1966 Stinger YS 052
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I have some, PM me and we can work something out.
Pics of your conditions will help me select a match.
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PM sent.. thanks!
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1966 Stinger YS 052
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