72 maverick tail light question

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  1. 72grab

    72grab New Member

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    hey everyone, i have 1972 maverick and i have a question about the tail lights. Are the 72 tail lights different than any other year? ive noticed other mavericks have a solid red light on each side and then the reverse lights but mine has the long red tail light, then the white reverse light and then another long red light on each side. And i have yet to see another maverick like it
     
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    Sounds like someone swapped in Bobcat tail lights, if they look like this:


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    yes thats exactly what they look like! what are bobcat tail lights?
     
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    They came off a Mercury Bobcat (Merc version of the Pinto):

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    Red1972Grabber Hangtown Hot Rods-NorCal

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    I also have Bobcat taillights and like them better than the stock Maverick ones.
     
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    oh wow that things ugly. Thank you, that really answers a lot of things. I like the bobcat tail lights a lot better also.
     
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    I also have Bobcat lights...:thumbs2:
     
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    why would someone switch them anyways?
     
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    Red1972Grabber Hangtown Hot Rods-NorCal

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    Because they fill in the panel more and look better. :yup:
     
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