I found 3 related posts on this subject but I am still not clear as too the original finish on the 69 parking lights. Gold cad or silver? My originals do not even have the hint of gold yet 1 post stated gold.
Thanks as always,
Don

I'm having a hard time of tracking you. What do you mean by parking lights? The Bezels?

I remember dull silver plating on mine. I have bead blasted a few and not seen any gold. Insides are white and bulb is orange :D

John, he is talking about the backs of the front parking lights on 69s. :)

And Don, you should have asked me for a 890 horn relay.

Darn kevin!! I will for any of the next items. Silver it is!

I have seen pics of some supposedly NOS ones that were gold cad, so maybe later ones were gold, but I'm 99.99% sure they were silver cad from the factory.

Here we go again!
My originals are gold. They even have the original working bulbs in them. Same color as my horn relay too.

Oh hell, here's a look;
http://epitomesrebuild.com/images/208.JPG
That's them to the right of the relay.:yes:

I think Fred got the "Gold Edition" Camaro, sold only to North West Chevy dealers. :)

I think Fred got the "Gold Edition" Camaro, sold only to North West Chevy dealers. :)
I believe it. Especially from the comments here! You know, those housings and the surrounding area have never been washed.:noway:
Oh, I special ordered mine. Didn't get it off the lot.

Well, I was rooting thru some parts that I picked up at etown and I think I see some gold too. Maybe it was a early (silver) or late (gold) kinda thing. I still need to clean them to be sure.

Gold is what I have seen and read about. I asked this question over at CRG some time ago.

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=1800.0

Looked through old parts today. The last two 69s Ive restored were clearly gold, painted white on the front side. 07A and 09A (of 69).

Looked through old parts today. The last two 69s Ive restored were clearly gold, painted white on the front side. 07A and 09A (of 69).

Well, I may be forced to send mine to Steve Gregori to have mine redone!! I am sure I decided on silver cad based on discussions 4-5 years ago. Anyone know if you can mask off the socket to prevent it from becoming gold?

Does anyone have any early car that they know the housings are original? any silver cad?

Well, I finally de-rusted a couple and no trace of gold on the outside, but when I glass beaded the inner white paint off, there is the gold! I've done 2 so far and gold is there. Oh well. Don, you need to do them in gold cad! Sorry for the mis-direction, chalk it up to learning something new every day. :)

http://www.fototime.com/76FC84BF68A2CF9/standard.jpg

No problem Kevin, Mine are in the mail to Jerry already. BTW: I'll get that rotessire to you soon. Busy searching for big bucks (antlered) the last two weekends.

Well, I may be forced to send mine to Steve Gregori to have mine redone!! I am sure I decided on silver cad based on discussions 4-5 years ago. Anyone know if you can mask off the socket to prevent it from becoming gold?

Read the thread over at CRG that I posted. Steve did mine. The plating will not stick to the rubber tubing.

I just looked on my unrestored RS and underneath all the dirt they were gold. December 68 build date on my car.

http://www.easymoney69.com/Images/foglight1.jpg

I cleaned one of my lights off my oct 68 car, and no gold under the white paint, there was silver cad. Not sure if it is the original, but it was rusty. I have a couple more to do and I will see.

Cleaned 3 more, all silver cad. Here some pics. The one light shows the silver very clearly versus where the plating is gone on the lower section of the back. The other inside pics are not as dramatic, but there is no gold on those and spots of shinier silver where the plating survived. The red one is from my Oct 68 car, I have no idea where the others came from.

http://www.fototime.com/B373453946A3640/standard.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/EC84B98F9F24D3D/standard.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/4F6BE697581BA5A/standard.jpg

I think both were used. I have an LOS 69 with silver cad, not gold and I know they are original. My car is 11B.