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Tail Light Differences?


Trtwll

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Hey all,

Finally got the 02 I bought running and have been going through the multiple boxes of parts it came with. Is there any notable difference between these two sets of lights?

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U.S. ‘02’s used the red-center taillights from the beginning, March 1966, until approximately the end of the 1969 calendar year. U.S. cars switched to the amber-center taillights in time for a January 1, 1970 deadline mandated for certain lighting improvements. Thus, U.S. 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, and early 1970 models had red-center taillights. Later 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973 models had amber-center taillights.

 

I get confused on Euro-spec ‘02’s!  They probably used the amber-center lights all along — er.... or is that the red-center lights! ? And isn’t there something special about French-market taillights? Too many markets: not enough time.... ?

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

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1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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AFAIK the Euro '02 cars--even the early ones--used amber center tail light lenses.  Only those destined for the US got the red centers.  If you look at other contemporary European cars (VW Beetles & 356 Porsches for example, or M-B sedans) their Euro tail lights had amber turn signal segments, while their US counterparts had red lenses.

 

mike

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Is there any notable difference between these two sets of lights?

 

Yes.  One set has red centers...

 

heh

 

t

 

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