turn signal bezels gmc

[niterider65]

I did not notice that the hood i bought was off a gmc truck .
How hard is it to find the turn signal bezels ??? lmc has the lence but not the bezel ... Is this one of them hard to find pices or am i not looking in the right places . or should i try to find a chevy hood .

[low79fx]

Originally Posted by niterider65

I did not notice that the hood i bought was off a gmc truck .
How hard is it to find the turn signal bezels ??? lmc has the lence but not the bezel ... Is this one of them hard to find pices or am i not looking in the right places . or should i try to find a chevy hood .

Lens and bezel are molded as one,they screw onto lamp capsule which is then pushed into hole in hood held on by pressure clips on side of capsule. You can find these lenses on ebay, lmc, etc. They make them in amber and clear,the clear ones have a chrome outline giving them a bezel effect.

[kieth]

Originally Posted by low79fx

Lens and bezel are molded as one,they screw onto lamp capsule which is then pushed into hole in hood held on by pressure clips on side of capsule. You can find these lenses on ebay, lmc, etc. They make them in amber and clear,the clear ones have a chrome outline giving them a bezel effect.

I beg to differ, LMC offers replacements lenses and when recieved they include rivets to attach them to the light housing, (the rivets are not correct and I had to find ones the correct size) I do not know if they offer the light housing itself. will look into it and get back with you. Kieth

We changed the lenses form yellow to clear and here are a series of 7 pictures that show what they look like. I think one could find these lights housing and all at Kennys Truck parts in Tulsa, Ok 918-918-827-2600 I bought a chrome gmc grill and other misc parts for my truck there.

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...768785_WTZF5KZ

[niterider65]

Im guessing that im going to have to hunt for the bezels or sell this one buy a differnt hood .
i know there clips on the hood for the bezels. But im not sure if i want to go the leneses with the crome around it ... its just me ..

[Juan]

i have an extra hood but i live near amarillo tx

[niterider65]

Can any one tell me if the orignal bezels were they stainless or plastic crome
i have found some pics on line but i can't get a good detail of the leneses
any info or help would be cool .

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by niterider65

Can any one tell me if the orignal bezels were they stainless or plastic crome
i have found some pics on line but i can't get a good detail of the leneses
any info or help would be cool .

The ones on mine looked to be galvanized they were not very shiney after polishing them witch didn't help much I painted them with chrome paint. The lenses rivet on but be careful not to break the lens don't ask. Mine being 65 are amber. I can post a few pic's of it but I will have to do it tomorrow...Vernski

[niterider65]

Ok guys i think i know what i need now .. i didnt mean to make a moutain out of a mole hill . i think i found the right stuff now i found this on E-Bay ..
i think i might go this route but who knows its a little different
Im not building a numbers matching truck but if i find an better hood close
ill sell the G M C Hood ...
The cowl hood on craigs list is steel with a fiber glass cowl not cut out under the hood .

[Vernski]

Here are the amber ones they have no trim ring...Vernski
PS just in case someone else needs a look.

[kieth]

I went with the clear ones because they have a chrome ring around them and my truck needs all the chrome it can get since it is so plain. Kieth

ps I did not figure the cops would know what year the law changed (65)

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by kieth

I went with the clear ones because they have a chrome ring around them and my truck needs all the chrome it can get since it is so plain. Kieth

ps I did not figure the cops would know what year the law changed (65)

I like the looks of the clear ones w/trim I just went with what I had, you could put a amber 1157 led in the clear though. You may be right about the cops where you live but around here I had one quiz me about my blue dot taillights so some do pay attention to pickups here...Vernski

[low79fx]

Originally Posted by kieth

I beg to differ, LMC offers replacements lenses and when recieved they include rivets to attach them to the light housing, (the rivets are not correct and I had to find ones the correct size) I do not know if they offer the light housing itself. will look into it and get back with you. Kieth

We changed the lenses form yellow to clear and here are a series of 7 pictures that show what they look like. I think one could find these lights housing and all at Kennys Truck parts in Tulsa, Ok 918-918-827-2600 I bought a chrome gmc grill and other misc parts for my truck there.

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...768785_WTZF5KZ

Yeah I know the lenses were riveted originally,I drilled the holes on the lenses for a 4-40 screw to pass thru then threaded the housing w/ a 4-40 tap worked great. Alleviated the risk of cracking or breaking my new lenses because of incorrect rivet size.Anyways thats the idea I was trying to convey forward that the lense and bezel are molded as one,bezel being the trim part of lense. Oh if you do try this method when drilling lense hole out ease into it not to allow drill to grab or you will ruin your lense.

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by kieth

I went with the clear ones because they have a chrome ring around them and my truck needs all the chrome it can get since it is so plain. Kieth

ps I did not figure the cops would know what year the law changed (65)

Forgot to ask Kieth where did you get the clear ones w/trim??..Vernski

[chemlab]

i just did this on my truck a couple weeks ago, used the clear ones ... i used the supplied rivets by drilling out the original holes to match and used a hammer and punch to apply the rivets. then just popped them back in place (gently). i got mine at a local truck resto shop, need to get clear for the rear now

[erock805]

Nice, just picked up some from the Chrome Guy yesterday.

[chemlab]

Originally Posted by erock805

Nice, just picked up some from the Chrome Guy yesterday.

nice, thats where i got mine and most of my stuff ... jeff's easy to work with.

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by chemlab

nice, thats where i got mine and most of my stuff ... jeff's easy to work with.

You guys have a link for Jeff you could share?...Vrnski

[chemlab]

yes The Chrome Guy, not much on there now but pics of the showroom but he did have an online catalog that you could order from so i'm guessing the page is being updated atm.

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by chemlab

yes The Chrome Guy, not much on there now but pics of the showroom but he did have an online catalog that you could order from so i'm guessing the page is being updated atm.

Thanx for the link chemlab I ordered a pair by phone, the guy was shocked I heard about him up in Idaho. I gave you guys the credit...Vernski

[chemlab]

Originally Posted by Vernski

Thanx for the link chemlab I ordered a pair by phone, the guy was shocked I heard about him up in Idaho. I gave you guys the credit...Vernski

was he?! glad to help tho .