1970 vs 1971 Dart bumper, which looks better?

[slantsixdan]

Hey dan, is there a way to modify the 70 tail light assembly like you posted for the 71-73 lights?

Not easily. It would require custom colorless lenses and custom LED boards (which are not as simple as a lot of vendors make it out to be) or a lens-shaped plate and several of these or these (less expensive here but you have to page through a not-very-good website design to find 'em) mounted in a row with no outer rings, just the "inner" 55mm units mounted through the lens-shaped plate. Then we'd have to figure out where to put the red rear reflectors. Haven't measured; might be room for a red reflector + 3 of the round modules (stop/tail, reverse, turn).

 

[DusterKrazy]

I'm not 100% on which bumper belongs on what year. I've got the single lamp assemblies on either side. I like them more than the split stop-turn-tails. Maybe my bumper isn't correct for my year. I have a 72 Scamp.

It looks like a '71 to me because the rear marker lights are sunk in as to where the '72's have marker lights that are on the outside of the quarter panel..

 

[butterball]

I like both styles, but I'm considering converting all 4 rear lenses in my '71 Swinger into parking / brake / turn signal lights - using an extra set of the outer lights to replace the back-up lights. It would give twice as much visibility toward the rear... but then I'd have no lights for reverse...

 

[Bulldozer]

seems to me 72 scamps didnt have the chrome around the side marker lights.just an observation.....

 

[butterball]

I like either style better than this one, maybe I'm just weird....

 

[abodyjoe]

I like either style better than this one, maybe I'm just weird....

oh man that us ugly...

 

[PanGasket]

I like both styles, but I'm considering converting all 4 rear lenses in my '71 Swinger into parking / brake / turn signal lights - using an extra set of the outer lights to replace the back-up lights. It would give twice as much visibility toward the rear... but then I'd have no lights for reverse...

If you really wanna, you can graft in the reverse lights from a '68 Charger. All mopar baby:glasses7:

 

[dustoff440]

I vote for 70, if you need more brake light install a brake light in the rear window. I'm either going to do that or get some really bright LED brake lights.

 

[butterball]

If you really wanna, you can graft in the reverse lights from a '68 Charger. All mopar baby:glasses7:

I was thinking of a flush installation of a clear lens light on each side of the rear license plate, there's a little space between the plate and the opening, might have to mod the crease that's there just a little to widen it.