[67TIGER]

I'm wanting to clean up and restore my '67 GTO tail light assemblies. My lens' are not to bad, just need to polish them up.

I want to know how to refinish the housings. I see that Ames has the reflective chrome style paint for the inner areas. What is the finish for the outer (Trunk Side) area?

How would you clean up both the inner and outer areas? I read in some real old articles (Muscle Car Review) that you could clean up the outside with scotchbrite pads, looks quite difficult with all the small nooks and crannies on the edges. What would the finish be, some sort of gray or metallic silver?

Looking for any tips and suggestions from anyone that has experience doing these.
I had thought about glass beading, any idea on how to go with this?

Any and all help would be welcome.
Thanks

[428goat]

Had mine powder coated and then sprayed the chrome paint on the inside. Works good for me.

[67TIGER]

What color powder coat did you use?
How did the chrome spray paint work out?

[MUSLCAH]

Chrome spray works well.

[SR-71]

There was a thread about someone using Eastwood carburetor refinishing paint to make the exterior the gold tone like they were originally and using chrome paint inside.

[Old Goat 67]

Originally Posted by 67TIGER

I'm wanting to clean up and restore my '67 GTO tail light assemblies. My lens' are not to bad, just need to polish them up.

I want to know how to refinish the housings. I see that Ames has the reflective chrome style paint for the inner areas. What is the finish for the outer (Trunk Side) area?

How would you clean up both the inner and outer areas? I read in some real old articles (Muscle Car Review) that you could clean up the outside with scotchbrite pads, looks quite difficult with all the small nooks and crannies on the edges. What would the finish be, some sort of gray or metallic silver?

Looking for any tips and suggestions from anyone that has experience doing these.
I had thought about glass beading, any idea on how to go with this?

Any and all help would be welcome.
Thanks

Tiger,
If you were to glassbead the exterior of the housings, you would have just what the originals were as installed.

Mine are painted gloss white on the inside and combined with SYLVANIA 1157R ZEVO LED they are at least twice as bright as original setup was.



Charles

[Chief of the 60's]

All cast housings originally looked like a carb on the outside. Here is an NOS '67 Firebird housing.

[Old Goat 67]

Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's

All cast housings originally looked like a carb on the outside. Here is an NOS '67 Firebird housing.]

Firebird may have had gold there, BUT 67 GTO DID NOT!

Ask me how I know? Or, look at my info on the right.

Or, Bloomington Gold Survior, 30,00 mile car.

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by Old Goat 67

Firebird may have had gold there, BUT 67 GTO DID NOT!

Ask me how I know? Or, look at my info on the right.

Or, Bloomington Gold Survior, 30,00 mile car.

Originally Posted by Old Goat 67

Tiger,
If you were to glassbead the exterior of the housings, you would have just what the originals were as installed.

Mine are painted gloss white on the inside and combined with SYLVANIA 1157R ZEVO LED they are at least twice as bright as original setup was.

Charles

LOL Okay.

[242177P]

Exactly how many GTOs did they build at the Norwood plant in 67?
(Hint: It was a nice even number, rhymes with hero)

[Longs]

The housings in my '67 look like Old Goat 67s. Mine was built June 1967 in Pontiac.

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by Longs

The housings in my '67 look like Old Goat 67s. Mine was built June 1967 in Pontiac.

Are you the original owner? I sold a pair of NOS 1967 GTO housings in Carlisle 2 years ago that looked just like the NOS 1967 Firebird housing I posted. Remember, carburetors did not stay gold either with time.

[Old Goat 67]

Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's

Are you the original owner? I sold a pair of NOS 1967 GTO housings in Carlisle 2 years ago that looked just like the NOS 1967 Firebird housing I posted. Remember, carburetors did not stay gold either with time.

The more you speak, the more I'm convinced you don't know anything correctly.

[67TIGER]

Thanks for all the replies, they are all very helpful.

Old Goat 67: Those look great, I was thinking the housings should be a kind of dull aluminum.

I took a some pictures today of mine. I used a flash when taking them. What do you think?

They are not "real bad" but I just wanted to clean them up and try to replicate the finish that was close to the original.

Tail lights are getting a bit dim and difficult to see especially in the bright sun. That's why I wanted to replace the chrome reflective inside the housings, of course things always snowball!

Yes this car needs work, tail panel, both trunk weather strip gutters and usual areas around the rear window all need replacing. I can't help it....I get a real blast driving this car!

[carcrazy]

The NOS ones that I sold about 5 years ago did not have a goldish tint to them.

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by Old Goat 67

The more you speak, the more I'm convinced you don't know anything correctly.

The more you post, the more I'm convinced you are just another Corvette owner or at least a GTOAA member (or both).

[Chief of the 60's]

[Old Goat 67]

Originally Posted by 67TIGER

Thanks for all the replies, they are all very helpful.

Old Goat 67: Those look great, I was thinking the housings should be a kind of dull aluminum.

I took a some pictures today of mine. I used a flash when taking them. What do you think?

They are not "real bad" but I just wanted to clean them up and try to replicate the finish that was close to the original.

Tail lights are getting a bit dim and difficult to see especially in the bright sun. That's why I wanted to replace the chrome reflective inside the housings, of course things always snowball!

Yes this car needs work, tail panel, both trunk weather strip gutters and usual areas around the rear window all need replacing. I can't help it....I get a real blast driving this car!

Yes sir, I think just glass beading the outside would work fine for you.

The inside I do have an idea you may want to try.
When I was trying to redo mine, the "chrome" spray available left something to be desired, I tried them and wound up using gloss white which gave more light out back than the chrome stuff.

Since then, Greg Reid on this board used Spaz Stix to do the chrome highlights on the dash.
https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...d.php?t=754763

If I were to take mine out again, which I will sooner or later, I believe I'd try that to make them brighter.



https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...6&postcount=95

[Old Goat 67]

BTW
Chief of the 60's

Did not read your comments and never will. You are on my PERMANENT IGNORE list.

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by Old Goat 67

BTW
Chief of the 60's

Did not read your comments and never will. You are on my PERMANENT IGNORE list.

Oh, did I hit the nail on the head? Because you seem a little butthurt. That's good because you were not on the assembly line building them and therefore are not the authority on how they were made. You only go off of what "you" have, read or was told. To say an "NOS" part is "wrong" is as ludicrous as it gets. I would almost bet that I was playing with them longer than you have owned them.