I see these advertised on Ebay and was wondering about the origin. Are they a new customized version? An old customised version? They look kind of cool so just interested.
Blue dot tail light lenses for a 56?
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I remember the first time i ever saw them on a vehicle i was just a kid and was with my dad. We were riding behind a 55 chevy stepside truck and when he put on brakes i said "cool" . "Dad why do his taillights look like that?" It left such an impression on me that ive always had them on my 55
The human eye can't properly focus on red and blue at the same time, maybe the confusion makes the eyes and brain pay more attention to what it's trying to see?
Personally I think the blue dots look odd and I don't get what the big deal is about them, but to each is own. It would suck if everyone's cars all looked the same so I'm happy for those who like them. Maybe since I don't like them, I should put them on the rear of my car since I never follow myself!
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my 55 came with blue dots and a set of regular. i took off the blue dots and put on the regular tail light lens'
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I had some NOS lens with guide cast in them, ( which I could care less ) but I Have tail lights all rebuilt and ready, if the time ever comes.
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I have had blue dots on my 57 since 1977. My dad was the one who pointed them out at the hershey aaca fall meet that year. I was 16, thought they were cool looking. Still think they are cool. My dad was a funeral director, a lot of the police moonlighted for him, drove the limo etc. A couple of them told me the reason the blue dots were illegal in Pennsylvania was because there was law that specified all lights at the back of the car had to be red but when the imports came on the scene with yellow turn signals, the law had to be dropped. In all of the years I have had blue dots, I have never been pulled over for having them.
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There illegal in CA also, but Ive never been pulled over for them. I had them on since 1984.
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i thought blue dot taillights were considered a change and could put you in a different category, not necessarily lose points
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