Dickerson -

Don't jump the contacts. Throw away the single filament bulb and buy a #1154 dual filament 6v bulb. You may have to shop around to find one.

I believe that a wire for the tail light and a wire for the brake light were run to the tail light assembly in 1950. There may have been separate sockets in the original assembly for each or may have been a single dual filament bulb. Makes no difference --- solder the brake wire to the "bright" filament contact wire of your trailer light assembly and solder tail light wire to the "not-so-bright" filament contact wire of your trailer light assembly.

Make sure that the body and/or bracket of the trailer light assembly has a good ground to the truck.

> 1950 wiring diagram

> Chevrolet 1950 Truck Specifications - Tail & Stop Lights

> NAPA #1154 6v dual filament bulb

> The Truck Shop bulbs

> Reproduction 1950 tail light assemblies


- Lonnie
My '54 3104
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