Back up light lens for '73 MM Lifeliner

[Bill Leverett]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a source for replacement back up light lenses for my '73 MM Lifeliner? They are Guide lights model number
68 SAE R71A. I'm sure they are/were a standard GM product.

I've done many searches and nothing comes up close.

Thanks.

[Steve Loftin]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a source for replacement back up light lenses for my '73 MM Lifeliner? They are Guide lights model number
68 SAE R71A. I'm sure they are/were a standard GM product.

I've done many searches and nothing comes up close.

Thanks.

Why not post a picture?

[Daniel Scully]

Pic. I do not think anyone reproduces this.

[Bill Leverett]

Thanks Daniel for posting a pic. That is indeed the lens I'm looking for...actually 2 of them if possible.

[John ED Renstrom]

but as luck would have it we do have a member parting out his 73. are yours broken or just in bad shape.

[Paul Steinberg]

but as luck would have it we do have a member parting out his 73. are yours broken or just in bad shape.

Chris posted today that the car is sold.

[Danny Ryder]

looks like the ones on my 70

[John ED Renstrom]

same. they used that light in all the cut out bumpers. 70 to 73. so we know it's a standard light out of something else GM made. what is it. license plate light or back up out of what. I don't see GM tooling for a light if they had one they could just make the bumper fit and add the plastic surround bezel. if they had made one it would have fit the bumper better.
the number suggested it's a 68 light.

[Danny Ryder]

If they are same as my 70mm caddy then I can spare at least one.

[Daniel Scully]

they used that light in all the cut out bumpers. 70 to 73. so we know it's a standard light out of something else GM made. what is it. license plate light or back up out of what. I don't see GM tooling for a light if they had one they could just make the bumper fit and add the plastic surround bezel. if they had made one it would have fit the bumper better.
the number suggested it's a 68 light.

John the bezel is die cast, here is a pic of all the pieces involved on a 72.

[Bill Leverett]

Well, I have found these that seem very close although the Guide number is not the same. They're from a 1968 Camaro.

Does anyone have a Guide brand catalogue?

[John ED Renstrom]

they look close. just not as deep a box. one would have to compare them side by side to see if it could be used. the housings are differnt. a old gm parts book is what you need to look up the number. gm was big on adding a tab or a knock out and changing numbers. so who know what what could fit. I swear that the 71 superior I had was plastic on the Bezel. it was pealing chrome anyway. but that's been a while ago. like everything else on these cars it's subject to change from one year to the next.

[Bill Leverett]

Thankes Ed. I'm just looking for replacement lenses at this point. Mine are OK for now but have distorted over the years due to heat it seems so they'd look better replaced.

[Bill Leverett]

OK...I found that there is another number on the lens...5964519. Apparently these back-up light lenses were used for all 1970 Cadillacs except for the Eldorado and 1971 to 1973 CC Cadillacs.

No other use by GM apparantly so finding them on another vehicle may be tough.

[Jeremy D. Ledford]

USA Parts Supply has them new. Part/Item# 2.697DJ, 71-73 C.C. cars. $68.20 (2007) each.