72 Comet GT grill and taillights

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  1. herbl71

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    Does anyone know of a simple way to remove the three stainless steel grille mouldings. I have a good grill with no stainless and a donor grill that is shot except for the stainless.Would like to remove stainless and put on good grill.

    Also the rear taillights for this car (with backup lens) , I have two different size backup lens, one small and one large. Which is correct?
     
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    I hope that you figure out the strips issue.
    The '72 should have the smaller backup lights.
    Note the date number in the corner.
    Does yours say...for example-'70MO'
    or '71CT' or '73CT' etc.?

    Seth
     
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    I have a set that say 70MO.
     
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    That's because...


    ...the first Comet tailights that found their way onto to cars were
    leftover '70/'71 Montego taillights -'70MO' = Montego.


    Thanks,

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    I have three sets of 75 CT code, one set of 73 CT code (NOS) all have the larger backup light. I have one set of 70 MO (small backup light) but the chrome is no good.Need to find someone who wants to swap a NOS set of 72 for the 73 I have.

    I got the stainless mouldings off of my grill with a heat gun. What a job. The 72 GT grill is different . It has plastic catches to hold the mouldings in. Can not use a standard grill to hold the mouldings.
     
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