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| | | | Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 678 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 678 | 1951 AD Panel. Looking to convert my original park lamps to 12 volt turn signals (Turn signals only - no park lamps). Anyone know the 12-volt incandescent bulb number that will fit in the original socket?
1951 Chevy Panel Truck
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,061 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,061 | You can replace the bulb sockets to double filament and keep the parking lights. The clear bulb would be an 1157 and amber bulbs colored too. And there are amber colored lenses available as well.
1946 1-ton Panel
1952 1-ton Comml. W/Grain Body
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | Will those two examples fit in an original socket ? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | Rear lamp has 2 filaments.
Front parking/driving lamps had one filament, but a 2 filament replacement socket is available from most reproduction parts vendors. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 370 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 370 | You can replace the bulb sockets to double filament and keep the parking lights. The clear bulb would be an 1157 and amber bulbs colored too. And there are amber colored lenses available as well. What’s your source for amber LED lamps? My source SuperBrightLed discontinued the amber color. Although I’m using 6 volt lamps. Don
Can’t begin to tell you how much I hate the name Stovebolt.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 370 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 370 | I bought my 1157 sockets from Classic Parts. Remove the 1156 socket and enlarge the hole to 3/4” and screw the new socket in. All LEDs are not the same as I found out. But the SuperBright lamps work great. My whole system is still 6 volt and the lamps couldn’t be brighter. If you stay 6 volt the flasher has to be an electronic one.
I also checked with Highway Patrol and they said white lights in the front are good to go.
Don
Last edited by Don huffer; 07/20/2018 5:42 PM.
Can’t begin to tell you how much I hate the name Stovebolt.
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