69 70 charger tail light bezels

[road]

What is the difference on the tailights with the silver outline vs none? Year or model?
Thanks

 

[6PKRTSE]

Base models have no chrome trim. 69 R/T's have the chrome trim. 70's do not due to the rear trim panel. 69' also do not have a reflector in the lower center where 70's do have the reflector.

 

[davek]

Base models have no chrome trim.

Are you talking about the chrome around the lens?

 

[road]

Base models have no chrome trim. 69 R/T's have the chrome trim. 70's do not due to the rear trim panel. 69' also do not have a reflector in the lower center where 70's do have the reflector.

This is the area of the bezels

 

[davek]

70 Base all original

 

[chargervert]

All 69 Chargers had the chrome bezels and silver stripe on the lenses. 70 Chargers had different lenses with reflectors and no stripes painted on them. Base model 70 Chargers XH vin, had the chrome bezels like the 69 Chargers,see Dave's picture above. All other 70 Chargers XP/XS vin had the reflector lenses with no chrome bezels,because they had the aluminum finish panel surrounding the taillights. My mom's 70 Charger R/T SE shown in the photo with the rear finish panel trim.

 

[Richard Cranium]

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70 Base all original

The "Roach" had them also along with rocker moldings.

 

[Yennes]

All 69 Chargers had the chrome bezels and silver stripe on the lenses. 70 Chargers had different lenses with reflectors and no stripes painted on them. Base model 70 Chargers XH vin, had the chrome bezels like the 69 Chargers,see Dave's picture above. All other 70 Chargers XP/XS vin had the reflector lenses with no chrome bezels,because they had the aluminum finish panel surrounding the taillights. My mom's 70 Charger R/T SE shown in the photo with the rear finish panel trim.

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Did not know that. Thanks for info!

 

[Richard Cranium]

All 69 Chargers had the chrome bezels and silver stripe on the lenses. 70 Chargers had different lenses with reflectors and no stripes painted on them. Base model 70 Chargers XH vin, had the chrome bezels like the 69 Chargers,see Dave's picture above. All other 70 Chargers XP/XS vin had the reflector lenses with no chrome bezels,because they had the aluminum finish panel surrounding the taillights. My mom's 70 Charger R/T SE shown in the photo with the rear finish panel trim.

My 70 also came with chrome door handle buttons.

 

[davek]

My 70 also came with chrome door handle buttons.

Are you sure they were original? Should of been black.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Are you sure they were original? Should of been black.

Yes. this car has never been apart & the handles are just as dirty & crusty as the rest of the pot metal.

 

[road]

I have an unrestored 1969 RR and a recognized expert said my door lock buttons were not correct>>> Ya never know ?

 

[DeltaV]

Are you sure they were original? Should of been black.

Why do you say that?

 

[Richard Cranium]

Why do you say that?

Because black buttons matter.

Actually, all three of my 68 Chargers have black buttons, as does my friend's 69.

 

[DeltaV]

Because black buttons matter.

Actually, all three of my 68 Chargers have black buttons, as does my friend's 69.

My '70 Charger original driver door has a chrome button. Owner #1 merged into a car and the replacement passenger door is from a '68; and has a black button.

@davek was talking about your '70 and said the buttons should be black. I was curious if the chrome buttons were phased in at some date.

The SPD for my car was May 23, 1970

 

[Richard Cranium]

My tag has a rot spot on the month, but it’s May 16.

 

[DeltaV]

My tag has a rot spot on the month, but it’s May 16.

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Yowzer, the last six digits in my VIN are approximately 53,000 higher than yours. That's a bunch of cars in a one week period. I don't know if they produced other models besides Coronets and Chargers in St. Louis.

 

[DeltaV]

Sorry for hijacking this thread.

I'll post some '70 taillight bezel pictures tomorrow to make amends.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I removed the chrome bezels from mine. They’re actually in excellent shape and would clean up nicely with a light polish. I’m going to hang onto them in the event I ever acquire a ‘69.

 

[Coelacanth]

I read somewhere that door buttons were changed to chrome, at least for the 1970 model year. Mine has original door handles with chrome buttons.