Clear vs. Orange turn signal lamp housing?

billzilla · Post by **billzilla** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:58 pm

Why are some Satellites orange and some clear? My 71's are clear and I think original, delorean's '72 has orange.

Post by **bruce** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:16 pm

Clear was used on early production cars, usually just Road Runners and GTXs from what I understand. Maybe SSPs got them too... later production (definitely '72s) got orange. Regular Satellites always got orange. Eric and Dave can probably put a date on this.

billzilla · Post by **billzilla** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:21 pm

That's interesting - so then mine are likely not original and taken off a RR or GTX?

rr6pak · Post by **rr6pak** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:47 pm

They used the clear ones up until Feb. of '71. Mopar changed these around Feb. of '71. If your car was built BEFORE Feb. of '71, then they should be clear. Otherwise they are amber.

Do you know what the build date is for your car? Mine was built on Oct of '70 so it has the clear ones.

Post by **bruce** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:54 pm

I've always THOUGHT they were clear only on RRs and GTXs... waiting for Dave or Eric to chime in and verify.

73X · Post by **73X** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:43 pm

I just sold a clear set I took off of a 71 Satellite.

Post by **Dave** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:15 pm

The Feb 71 build date sounds about right. I've never been able to find any documentation as to specifics, and of course it would vary by plant too. The model breakdown was:

Satellite Coupes: amber
Road Runner: clear
Satellite Sebring: amber
Satellite Sebring Plus: clear
GTX: clear

It is correct that all 72s had the amber lenses.

billzilla · Post by **billzilla** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:37 pm

Mine was a May 25 car.

DeLorean00 · Post by **DeLorean00** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:11 pm

Thanks for asking this!! Also the shots of our cars looks cool!

I like both the clear and the orange, but on my car I like the contrast of the orange on the green.

So to verify, should a 1972 Road Runner have clear lenses??

Post by **Eric** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:26 pm

Dave wrote:The Feb 71 build date sounds about right. I've never been able to find any documentation as to specifics, and of course it would vary by plant too. The model breakdown was:

Satellite Coupes: amber
Road Runner: clear
Satellite Sebring: amber
Satellite Sebring Plus: clear
GTX: clear

It is correct that all 72s had the amber lenses.

ok, I'll chime in....I agree with Dave

It seems there were a lot of part changes around Feb/March 71.

billzilla · Post by **billzilla** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:07 am

Correction - my Satellite is a 3/30/71 car.

Smellslike1974 · Post by **Smellslike1974** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:11 am

Someone should start molding repos in different colors...thatd we a good seller.

gionni · Post by **gionni** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:29 am

sounds right...my RR have amber lenses, and is a 06/71...

but i want to change to clear lenses!
i find the clear one better for my RR because i have clear headlights too...next i install LED-conversion-bulbs in the turn signals...
so i find clear looks on mine better!

Post by **Dave** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:06 am

Now the one really interesting part that I have, and the only one like it I've ever found, is a turn signal housing that originally came with clear lens and still had the amber bulb in it, but instead of the normal silver reflector, had an amber tint to the reflector. I picked it up at a swap meet because it had a nice lens with it, and didn't think anything about it until I got home and pulled the lens off it to clean it up. Anybody else ever find one of these?

Eric, I think I've shown that part to you, haven't I?

DeLorean00 · Post by **DeLorean00** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:52 pm

gionni wrote:sounds right...my RR have amber lenses, and is a 06/71...

but i want to change to clear lenses!
i find the clear one better for my RR because i have clear headlights too...next i install LED-conversion-bulbs in the turn signals...
so i find clear looks on mine better!

Gionni, you have a great looking car!! Where might I find more pictures of it? Then I can drool and be jealous!!