Author Topic: 65 Tail lamp housing Finish  (Read 1012 times)

Offline 1965 t5

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65 Tail lamp housing Finish
« on: May 02, 2016, 11:25:35 PM »
Can someone please confirm the correct finish for the tail lamp housing on  the 65's? This would be the part seen from inside the trunk.  Thanks!

Offline jwc66k

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Re: 65 Tail lamp housing Finish
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2016, 12:14:31 AM »
It's either Cad plated or galvanized, sort of a dull silver gray finish. For mine, I bead blasted the housings to rough them up and had them clear zinc plated, it's about the only practical finish that's available in California. On daily driver class cars, I spray paint the inside with Eastwood chrome paint to make the lights brighter. A normal zinc plating process does not plate well on inside surfaces. There is rubber insulation on the four studs and the rubber seems to handle the acid used in the plating process. The light socket can be pressed out and back in easily.
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Re: 65 Tail lamp housing Finish
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2016, 01:51:05 PM »
They were zinc plated.
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