Side lights

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Is your car a 1969? They were reflectors, not lights. You could probably adapt a later light without too much difficulty.
 
It's actually harder than it sounds; the '69 cars (w/reflectors only) have no actual hole behind the side reflectors to allow for a bulb socket and wire, and the '70-'71 sidemarker light + reflectors aren't the same size/shape as the '69 items.

There are other ways around this, depending on what the OP wants/will accept in terms of finished appearance, amount of work to do the job, etc.

The law requirement was lights and/or reflectors for '68-'69, then lights and reflectors from '70 on. The lights and reflectors do different jobs in terms of keeping you out of different kinds of crashes; light + reflector = best odds of not getting hit.
 
In 1968 it was lights only. The front bulb is captured within the housing whereas the rear light bulb and socket are part of the wire loom. We can thank the federal government for these.
 
Going to suggest a modern LED option could be available that surface mounts and allows for just a small hole for wire to get thru the fender and not look too bulky or out of place.
 
slantsixdan said:
It's actually harder than it sounds; the '69 cars (w/reflectors only) have no actual hole behind the side reflectors to allow for a bulb socket and wire, and the '70-'71 sidemarker light + reflectors aren't the same size/shape as the '69 items.

There are other ways around this, depending on what the OP wants/will accept in terms of finished appearance, amount of work to do the job, etc.

The law requirement was lights and/or reflectors for '68-'69, then lights and reflectors from '70 on. The lights and reflectors do different jobs in terms of keeping you out of different kinds of crashes; light + reflector = best odds of not getting hit.
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That's the answer I was looking for. Thank you.
 
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