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Old 03-03-2009, 09:55 AM
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Default CHICKEN LIGHTS/marker lights let's see some pics of em

I had to add that in there for people who don't speak hick, LOL. So let's see pics of your chicken lights you've added to your truck or others you've seen.
 
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Old 03-03-2009, 11:05 AM
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I'd like to see some (not stock) individual GM ones
 
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Old 03-03-2009, 11:16 AM
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I never knew why they were dubbed chicken lights, its a southern thing... Explain
 
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I don't think it's a southern thing really, more of a trucker thing. That's just what i heard em called growin up.
 
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Originally Posted by Red_Rattler
I never knew why they were dubbed chicken lights, its a southern thing... Explain

I'm probably way off, but I assumed the term came from truckers that were afraid or "chicken" about not being safe or at least legal with marker lights.
 
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Old 03-03-2009, 12:35 PM
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u have to have alot of light on chicken trucks cause they chickens like light.
 
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Old 03-04-2009, 09:45 AM
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Come on guys, I know some of ya'll out there have got to have some of these lights on your truck or have got pics of somebody's that does
 
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fine ill start
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Chicken lights are put on the front of truck bumper to help the driver get as close as possible to an object before having to make a corrective turn or maneuver. The reason there called chicken lights is because truckers were/are afraid of damaging the nose of there rigs.


 
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Old 03-05-2009, 09:31 AM
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That's a sweet pic of that 379.
 


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