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Title: FC Holden tailights Post by: shane_r on June 10, 2004, 02:22:41 AM I have pulled a early 1958 Fc out of a paddock in country victoria. The tailights on this 100% original car are orange, not red which seem to be on every FC within this site. Can anyone tell me why this is so. I would appreciate your responses.
Cheers Shane Title: Re: FC Holden tailights Post by: RET on June 10, 2004, 03:58:36 AM They've faded, simple as that. The brake-light lens should be red. The production of these were outsourced to different manufacturers by GM-H back in the day (like just about every other component not made in-house), and possibly some lasted better than others. But it is almost certainly simply a case of fading with age.
I've seen some on cars that were partially covered or in a carport, where one has gone orange and the other is still quite red. cheers RET Title: Re: FC Holden tailights Post by: mcl1959 on June 10, 2004, 10:00:20 AM I've actually found one which was sitting in a shed with one half covered. The exposed half is orange and looks like it always has been orange, the other half is red.
Ken Title: Re: FC Holden tailights Post by: shane_r on June 10, 2004, 11:15:48 PM Thanks for your help fella's
Title: Re: FC Holden tailights Post by: MikeM on June 11, 2004, 11:36:06 AM You can take them to any half devent paint shop and they will re-colour them for next to nothing, this is what I did and alls well.
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