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52brezelfenster
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:12 pm    Post subject: Brake Light Bezel Reply with quote

Hi,

My chromer has misplaced my brake light bezel. Does anyone reproduce these?

Thanks,
Dustin
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They are a dime a dozen, no need for a reproduction.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good to know, I'll cruise the classifieds. Thanks
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Brake Light Bezel Reply with quote

I seem to remember that the rectangular chrome bezel for the center brake light on a Barndoor engine decklid and the '55 thru '57 Transporter engine decklid was thin? Correct? I see photos of folks using the thicker bezel from 1967 and later reverse/back-up lights which seems to work, but might not be technically "correct". I have two bezels here on my workbench, one is the almost 10mm thick 1967 and later chrome bezel, and the other is a much thinner bezel with slightly different thickness measurements on some sides. Check out the photos. I remember the thinnest measurements were just over 2 mm thick along one of the long sides and most of the other thicknesses were closer to 3 to 4 mm think. Do you think I have the thinner early Bus bezel here?

1967 - on Bezel by Hella on the left, thinner Chrome bezel on the right:

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thicker bezel in background, thinner in foreground:

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Here the thickness is pretty obvious!

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And as long as you are reading, another question. I see there is a thin rubber seal inserted between the chrome bezel and red glass lens (with it's own stretched-on rubber seal around the edges of the red glass brake lens) and the exterior painted surface of the pre-'58 decklids . But in the early parts diagrams I do not see any kind of rubber seal inserted between the interior painted side of the decklid and and the brake and license plate light bulbholder assembly. Can anyone shed any knowledge of this, maybe a few photos of how it should be?

Thanks!

Bill
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:45 pm    Post subject: Re: Brake Light Bezel Reply with quote

I think the thin one is early license light frame?
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:51 am    Post subject: Re: Brake Light Bezel Reply with quote

The thicker -60s reverse light / fog light bezel is totally wrong for brakelight.
Both shape and height. (usually 10-12 mm high)

The brakelight bezel is circa 7 mm high and has less sharp edges.

Note. Before 1952 no markings such K-number excisted.

Your license light bezel looks correct- only circa 3-4 mm high.
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