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1947 / 1948 Tail Lights
« on: May 21, 2023, 01:13:48 AM »
Some have one circle in the lense ... some have two circles in the lense?

Why are there two versions of the lense?

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Re: 1947 / 1948 Tail Lights
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2023, 01:19:12 AM »
Found this old post...
 Frazer Forum's been talking about tail light lenses of late. The "story" of the lights  ............ ....  C.M. Hall of Detroit was the supplier of tail light assemblies to Kaiser-Frazer, based on K-F  ............  and construction specifications. The 1947-48 lights had glass lenses and there were two  ............ . A single bulb light was used on the Kaisers, while a 2-bulb version  ............  on the Frazers. The main bulb was the stop and tail light function; on the Frazers, the second bulb  ............  for the directional signal light. Directional signals were not available from the  ............  year, the decision was made to go with plastic tail lilght lenses on the Frazer but continue to use  ......
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