I decided to treat myself to a new rear license plate bracket w/light for my 56 pickup. I procured it from a local supplier here in Orange County, CA. I won't name the supplier as they all get their stuff from the same place. It is a nice piece, sturdy, powder coated, and it bolted on in good order. I hooked up the light, turned on the switch and --- nothing! I got out my test light, got power to connector, pulled the bulb, tested it, OK. Subsequently checked the bulb contact terminal, OK. What I discovered is that the idiots powder coated the entire unit including inside the light socket. I got out my Dremmel tool and ice pick and cleaned out the contact areas. And it works, Wow! So much for quality control, quite clearly no one checked the light operation on this one or the likely hundreds that they produced. Also, the original may have had a brass sleeve or at least been anodized for the bulb contact area. So now I have a bare steel socket and even with some electrical grease it will likely rust. This appears to be another indicator of what the future of the parts supply looks like!
Fred
Last edited by rfs56trk; 09/29/2018 10:55 PM.
