Jon, If you are referring to the fender bracket, I do not think there is any angle at the place where it attaches to the fender. I believe RH and LH are the same.
I am not refering to the fender bracket. I'm talking about the base of tailight that sits on the Fender. I was told there is a slight angle on the base as the Fender its self has a slight curve.
Jon, I did a bad job of saying what I intended to say. I do not believe there is a difference in the RH and LH tail lamp brackets, where they meet the fender. If there is a difference, it could easily be reversed with a little filing or careful grinding. All of the REAL RH brackets I have seen have the notch in the top as if a license bracket could have been installed. A small tin cover is formed and welded in the slot.
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The original RH bracket I have, and the others I have seen, are made with the notch at the top where the license bracket would come out. They have a small sheet metal cover fitted to the notch and spot welded in place. If there was a different rolling and forming procedure to create a different angle, I would think they would have eliminated the notch on the RH bracket. This is certainly not conclusive. I have compared RH and LH brackets, next to each other, on a flat surface, and I can see no difference in the angle.
The bracket that is welded to the housing to bolt the housing to the fender are also on opposite angles . If you look closely one side of the bracket is flush with the housing and the other side is an 1/8 th of an inch lower in the housing . They are lower on opposite sides of the left and right lights . I have 3 sets of taillights ,all the pieces in the right tail light are the same cut and size . Seems if people were cutting off the licence plate bracket they would be all different heights .
I don't think I implied that the license brackets had been cut off to make a RH bracket. I only mentioned that the notch was on the top where the license holder would come through on the LH bracket. I will take another look at my brackets and see if I can see difference in the angle of the base relative to the arm.
