Flare Side Rear Lights and License Plate Bracket - Removal

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Re: Flare Side Rear Lights and License Plate Bracket - Removal

FuzzFace2
I had to make the tail light harness for my flare side as I had nothing.
I started with a style side harness and cut it to work for the flare side.
I also had to make the plate light harness from a pig tail of the socket.

I was able to get new Grote tail lights think off Ebay as it has been years since I built the truck.
 I was able to get the plate light bracket off Ebay.
Plate bracket I bought from Reamer.

BTW the inside of the tail light housing were painted white from the factory IIRC.
I had to paint my after market ones.

As for light grounds I have a metal ribbed floor from a style side on my flare side so I never had a problem.
Dave ----
Dave G.
81 F100 flare side 300 six / AA OD / NP435 / 2.75 gear
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81 F100 style side 300 six/SROD parts truck -RIP
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Bronco638
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I also found the G1001 ground point (I think). It was just a closed lug attached with a sheet metal screw into one of the braces that attaches to the bed side extension. I can see why they would fail after a while, it's in the 'line of fire' from the rear tire. I get the cost thing of not running a grounding wire to the back of the bed but how about a ground point that's at least shielded (somewhat) from water/debris thrown up by the rear tires?
Dave A
'80 F-150
'11 Ranger
'17 Expedition
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