Puka Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 One of the back-up light bulbs went out on my '51. Took off the lens of the back-up light to replace it and it's actually a glass housing that fits around the entire bulb. The part that faces the bulb is black and the part that faces outward is clearish glass.The back-up light on the other side just has a lens that you would see in a modern car.My question is: is this glass housing that is black/white the original housing on these 51 buicks? And the back-up light with just a flat len must be a replacement/remanufactured thing right?Hope this message is clear!Thanks for your help.Puka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Rawling Posted January 2, 2004 Share Posted January 2, 2004 The back up light lenses are flat glass from 50-52. This information is from the book and from personal experience on a 1950 and 1951 Roadmaster. The black shade on the bulb reminds me of a spot light bulb where the inside of the black shade reflects more light to the reflector. I just used regular bulbs in mine with aluminum foil behind the bulb. This aluminum foil works great in the tail lights also. It made them much brighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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