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#110 of 133 Re: Andre.... [isellhondas] by blown62falcon Jan 03, 2007 (7:46 pm)
Replying to: isellhondas (Jan 02, 2007 7:07 pm) i live in mineral wells texas and the turn signals are original to the car..... Replies to this message: isellhondas (Jan 04, 2007 7:01 am) blown62falcon (Jan 04, 2007 3:13 pm)
#111 of 133 Re: Andre.... [blown62falcon] by isellhondas Jan 04, 2007 (7:01 am)
Replying to: blown62falcon (Jan 03, 2007 7:46 pm) Well, I beg to differ.   Amber turn signal lenses came out in 1963. A lot of people switched lenses however. Replies to this message: blown62falcon (Jan 04, 2007 3:13 pm)
#112 of 133 Hmmm... by andre1969 Jan 04, 2007 (7:21 am)
I never noticed the difference in turn signal lenses before. Is it possible that the amber lenses was a mid-year change?   I just noticed something kinda interesting, that I never noticed before. It looks like the turn signal lenses on MOST cars are actually clear, just with an amber bulb. I never really noticed that before. Now side marker lights have amber lenses (at the front at least, but red on the rear quarter panel), but the turn signals on the front of the car are actually clear.
#113 of 133 No, by isellhondas Jan 04, 2007 (7:54 am)
1963 was the year they went to amber lenses although just a few cars used clear lenses and amber bulbs back then.   I'm thinking, that Falcon would make a FINE addition to your fleet! Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jan 04, 2007 8:03 am) lemko (Jan 04, 2007 11:53 am)
#114 of 133 Re: No, [isellhondas] by andre1969 Jan 04, 2007 (8:03 am)
Replying to: isellhondas (Jan 04, 2007 7:54 am) Were those amber lenses a short-lived trend from around 1963, then? My '67 Catalina has clear turn signal lenses, as does my '68 Dart. Even newer cars like my '76 LeMans, '79 NYer, and even '85 Silverado have clear lenses with the amber bulb. On my Intrepid it's just one big combination unit, with the turn signal bulb itself being amber, but then the outer part of the headlight unit having reflective amber on it to pass off as the side market.   I think my '69 Bonneville might have had amber lenses though.   That Falcon's cute, but too small for my tastes. Plus, I've always been afraid of them because of those "drop in" gas tanks. Replies to this message: lemko (Jan 04, 2007 11:53 am)
#115 of 133 Re: No, [andre1969] by lemko Jan 04, 2007 (11:53 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 04, 2007 8:03 am) Hmmm! My 1968 Buick Special Deluxe had the clear lenses with an amber bulb. My 1988 Buick Park Avenue is also configured this way.
#116 of 133 They made them both ways. by isellhondas Jan 04, 2007 (12:51 pm)
Amber lenses or amber bulbs.
#117 of 133 Re: Andre.... [isellhondas] by blown62falcon Jan 04, 2007 (3:13 pm)
Replying to: isellhondas (Jan 04, 2007 7:01 am) ok i beg to differ...if you remember back in the day if you could not tell the year of the car just by looking at it or you were not sure... thats when you look at the tail light or turn signal lens and it would give you the year. gee my len's are dated '62...front turn signal lens and rear tail lights....
#118 of 133 That method by isellhondas Jan 04, 2007 (5:25 pm)
Was not always accurate.   1962 falcons came with clear lenses from the factory but a lot of people switched them out. They were probably MADE in 1962 however, hence the date.

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