64-65 tail light housing removal

[Red383]

Anyone know how to remove the round tail light housing on a 64-65 D200? Do I have to drill out these rivets?

Thanks

[PwrWgnDrvr]

Yes, if its riveted.

[PwrWgnDrvr]

Yes, if its riveted. Are you sure they're not studs with nuts on the back?

[Red383]

My first thought was that the rivits are holding some kind of spring clip, but I tried prying out the housing with no luck. I don't see any way to access the back side of the housings to see what is actually back there. I guess I can remove the rivets and rebuild it after I get it all out.

Anyone else have suggestions before I do this?

Thanks

[soopernaut]

http://sweptline.org/forums/viewtopic.p ... ng#p242908

[hmaynord]

way to go txas2step for posting and soopernaut for finding . saves OP lot of unnecessary work.

[Red383]

Thanks soopernaut, I tried the search feature, but didn't find that post. I must have searched for Taillight, instead of Tail Light.

I will give it a yank and see what happens.

Aaron

[Red383]

I pried and pulled and here is what I found.

There are three clips that hold the housing in. all three broke when I remove the housing. The stud goes top center and keeps the housing from turning.

[soopernaut]

I must have searched for Taillight, instead of Tail Light.

I did that first. I knew there had to be a post about it so I tried other similar searches.

[Txas2step]

As I vaguely remember, I think I completely removed the clips and used a hole clip on the 3 body holes for the lens. Those secured the light base and lense to the body.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/20pcs-5-8mm-Ho ... SwsGdaujoX

[Red383]

I decided to replace my tail light housings since they were rusty and bent up. I picked up a pair of the Peterson M425s trailer lights.

I had to open up the tail light holes a little, and trim down the new housing a little. I also picked up a new pair of lens' and gaskets.

It will all look stock from the outside.

[Red383]

Here are the new taillights

And the brake lights

[slick]

those look really good

[BigJimG]

I did something similar on my '63 which had International Truck tail lights poorly installed. I ordered 24 LED rear rubber mounted housings, and installed them. I had to trim opening in the same way, but the rubber housing fit fine in the factory stamping.