Black Dome Light?

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Black Dome Light?

February 28, 2009, 02:05:19 PM

Found this while browsing ebay:

Seller says its a "Factory Black Finnish" dome out of an 85 T-Bird.

Did these really come from the factory in black? I've only ever seen Chrome.

Black Dome Light?

Reply #1 – February 28, 2009, 02:17:09 PM

Even the TCs were chrome. Never seen a black Finn (or Swede).

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Reply #2 – February 28, 2009, 03:53:53 PM

I've never seen a black one in any car. Some one must have paintied it along the way.

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Reply #3 – March 01, 2009, 10:43:00 AM

Ive seen black ones,blue ones,and others from a Taurus.Same style.I've never seen anything other than chrome in our cars.It could've been swapped at one time.

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Reply #4 – March 01, 2009, 12:16:57 PM

I've never seen a factory non-chrome one in the Fox cars. This one may be from an early MN12 car.

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Reply #5 – March 01, 2009, 05:07:10 PM

I have a dark blue one in my car. I took it out of an 87-88 car in the boneyard. Everything on the car seemed original, but who knows. Just thought I would share.

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Reply #6 – March 01, 2009, 05:13:43 PM

I have a dark blue one in the garage.

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Reply #7 – March 01, 2009, 06:06:16 PM

Are those painted(?) dome lights chromed then painted?

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Reply #8 – March 01, 2009, 06:30:22 PM

I don't think they were ever chrome........not the colored ones.

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Reply #9 – March 02, 2009, 01:55:50 PM

That style housing was used thoughout Fords model lines. It is possible that it came from a huge variety of cars and trucks. As for coming from the factory like that maybe a late build car but I still have doubts.

Since he said it was out of an 85 I would bet it was painted by previous owner or was swapped by previous owner.

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Reply #10 – March 02, 2009, 08:36:11 PM

Vinnie,

Do you have a chrome one and a painted one that you can compare side by side? I'd be interested in confirming the painted ones are factory and are not painted over chrome.