FC Holden tailights

[shane_r]

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

[RET]

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

[mcl1959]

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

[shane_r]

Thanks for your help fella's

[MikeM]

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.