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General Discussion => Q & A => Topic started by: BuickGS65 on April 25, 2011, 06:48:02 PM

Title: '65 tail light nut covers - correct appearance?
Post by: BuickGS65 on April 25, 2011, 06:48:02 PM

Hi Guys:

What is the correct appearance for the tail light nut covers (that cover the studs in the trunk)? Is it charcoal grey zinc phosphate plating?

http://www.detailplating.com/zp.htm

Thanks.

Title: Re: '65 tail light nut covers - correct appearance?
Post by: kcombs on April 25, 2011, 09:19:49 PM

I just took some nice nuts off original taillights and I would say they are clear zinc phosphate. I could take pictures if you need, assuming those are the parts you are talking about.

Title: Re: '65 tail light nut covers - correct appearance?
Post by: BuickGS65 on May 01, 2011, 01:35:13 PM

Thanks, Kurt.

Anyone else want to chime in and confirm?

Thanks

Title: Re: '65 tail light nut covers - correct appearance?
Post by: Mark Ascher on May 01, 2011, 02:12:16 PM

Dan,

If I had to guess, I'd say a straight cad plating. I couldn't really tell on the ones I had, and had them done grey phos. because cad platers are getting hard to come by.

Mark

Title: Re: '65 tail light nut covers - correct appearance?
Post by: 65GS on May 04, 2011, 09:23:30 PM

my originals are cad plated. have stored them in a bull durm bag for the past 40 years.

ps no comments about the OLD guy!

Al

Title: Re: '65 tail light nut covers - correct appearance?
Post by: BuickGS65 on September 21, 2011, 07:59:17 PM

Quote from: 65GS on May 04, 2011, 09:23:30 PM

my originals are cad plated. have stored them in a bull durm bag for the past 40 years.

ps no comments about the OLD guy!

Al

I just sent 36 out to get silver cad plated.  Thanks for all the replies.

Title: Re: '65 tail light nut covers - correct appearance?
Post by: Brian on September 22, 2011, 07:38:29 AM

If anyone has an extra set of these I would be interested in buying them.  Nither my car nor any of the parts cars I took apart still had any of these in them. 

Title: Re: '65 tail light nut covers - correct appearance?
Post by: kcombs on September 22, 2011, 02:59:41 PM

Are there covers for the nuts, or are you discussing the nuts themselves? I don't remember any covers on the nuts.

Title: Re: '65 tail light nut covers - correct appearance?
Post by: Mark Ascher on September 22, 2011, 04:57:42 PM

Kurt,

These.

Mark

Title: Re: '65 tail light nut covers - correct appearance?
Post by: kcombs on September 24, 2011, 12:47:43 AM

Interesting, only Buick would go to that much trouble and expense.  :icon_biggrin:

Title: Re: '65 tail light nut covers - correct appearance?
Post by: Loren At 65GS on September 25, 2011, 09:54:11 AM

isn't that why it is easier to restore anything else?
Buicks and there owners are a special breed.
Loren