What year for cornering lights?

[Jim S.]

I always thought that cornering lights first were introduced on the 1980 Corvette. Is it possible that cornering lights actually became available as a running change during the 1979 model year? For some reason the GM part number (1997984) for the turn signal switch with cornering light wires is listed as a 1979 Late part number.

It would seem more reasonable to me that cornering lights would have become available SOP 1980 model.

Jim

[Oliver B.]

Re: What year for cornering lights?

That's as much as I know - and Cornering Lights should have been hard to be performed for for the 79-model as it was having the same clear parking/turn-lights with yellow bulbs in the front plus amber side-marker-lights.
To add a cornering light, it would have required another set of white bulbs up front - doesn't sound to probable to me...

[Paul S.]

Re: What year for cornering lights?

Worked In Chevy Dealership Then ( And Now) .no Corner Lights Till '80 .

[Chuck L.]

Re: What year for cornering lights?

Jim, are you talking about just Corvettes or cornering lights per se? I think they were on GM cars much earlier than 1980!

[Jim S.]

Re: What year for cornering lights?

Only Corvettes.
Jim