Part numbers for taillights for 1963

[Jerry C.]

Anyone have part numbers for rear taillights? Need LH inner- outer and RH inner-outer, could not find in my AIM. Thanks in advance.

[Leif A.]

Re: Part numbers for tialights for 1963

I don't have the GM original part numbers but here are reproductions using the original tooling.

http://www.trimparts.com/parts/index/

[Jim D.]

Re: Part numbers for tialights for 1963

I don't have the GM original part numbers but here are reproductions using the original tooling.
http://www.trimparts.com/parts/index/

You might as well buy a complete set because the new ones from TrimParts are beautiful and will make the remaining ones look bad. I've bought a few sets from them over the years. Highly recommended.

[Joe L.]

Re: Part numbers for tialights for 1963

Anyone have part numbers for rear taillights? Need LH inner- outer and RH inner-outer, could not find in my AIM. Thanks in advance.

Jerry------

Complete lamp assemblies or just lenses?

assemblies:

LH outer------GM #910553

LH, inner-----GM #910557

RH, outer-----GM #910554

RH, inner-----GM #910558

lens only (all 4 positions)------GM #5954803


ALL of the above are GM-discontinued.

[David L.]

Re: Part numbers for tialights for 1963

My 1963 (Oct. 1962) and 1964 (Oct. 1963) Chevrolet parts catalogs list the following in Gr. 2.679 for the 1963 Corvette "over the counter" tail & stop lamp assemblies:

LH outer......928915 (replaced by 910417 in Mar. 1964 which was replaced by 910553 in May 1964)
RH outer......928916 (replaced by 910418 in May 1964 which was replaced by 910554 in July 1964)
LH inner.......928917 (replaced by 910557 in July 1964)
RH inner......928918 (replaced by 910420 in Jan. 1964 which was replaced by 910558 in May 1964)

Dave

[John D.]

Re: Part numbers for tialights for 1963

When I was first restoring my 63, the LWC the Chevy parts dealer was hollering at me. Joe said I was going to get him into trouble. (again)
I kept ordering new taillights and they were all junk. Horrible plating and rough. Remember it well even though that was in 1979-80. John

[Jim D.]

Re: Part numbers for tialights for 1963

When I was first restoring my 63, the LWC the Chevy parts dealer was hollering at me. Joe said I was going to get him into trouble. (again)
I kept ordering new taillights and they were all junk. Horrible plating and rough. Remember it well even though that was in 1979-80. John

Prior to quality reproductions being available, I paid big $$ to have originals replated because NOS ones were complete garbage.

[Alan D.]

Re: Part numbers for tialights for 1963

The ones I purchased in 1972 were of a good quality, so I guess GM went down hill after that

[Joe L.]

Re: Part numbers for tialights for 1963

The ones I purchased in 1972 were of a good quality, so I guess GM went down hill after that

Alan------


As time goes on in the life of a part, the tooling used to produce it wears and deteriorates. During the period that the part is used in PRODUCTION, GM will usually refurbish or replace the tooling, as necessary, to keep producing high quality parts. Of course, SERVICE parts manufactured during the period that a part is used in PRODUCTION will benefit from this, too.

After a part is no longer used in PRODUCTION, with vastly fewer parts needed for sale in SERVICE, GM is usually not inclined to refurbish or replace tooling. So, they may continue manufacturing or having the part manufactured by an outside supplier and the quality progressively deteriorates. At some point, when someone adjudges the quality to be degraded too far, manufacture of the part ceases and the "discontinued sign goes up".

[Joe L.]

Re: Part numbers for tialights for 1963

My 1963 (Oct. 1962) and 1964 (Oct. 1963) Chevrolet parts catalogs list the following in Gr. 2.679 for the 1963 Corvette "over the counter" tail & stop lamp assemblies:

LH outer......928915 (replaced by 910417 in Mar. 1964 which was replaced by 910553 in May 1964)
RH outer......928916 (replaced by 910418 in May 1964 which was replaced by 910554 in July 1964)
LH inner.......928917 (replaced by 910557 in July 1964)
RH inner......928918 (replaced by 910420 in Jan. 1964 which was replaced by 910558 in May 1964)

Dave

Dave------


I don't think there was any significant visual difference between the early and final part numbers. The chances of finding NOS examples of the original part numbers is about as close to zilch as one could get.

[John H.]

Re: Part numbers for taillights for 1963

Anyone have part numbers for rear taillights? Need LH inner- outer and RH inner-outer, could not find in my AIM. Thanks in advance.

Jerry -

See UPC 12, sheet C1.00, item #5.