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how can i make my 50 chevy truck have tail lights brake lights and signal lights with out haveing to put in 2 diferent lights

Change the piece in the socket that the bulb goes into right now yours should have one wire. the two wire socket piece is availabe at your local auto-parts store.

You also need a seven wire directional switch if you plan to have the brake and directional light sharing the same filament..

the-parts-guy welcome to the Stovebolt Page!

you can get kits or new drictional light assy. from http://www.chevyduty.com/

Or run the drictional wire to original front parking light (single bulb unit) and rear original driction light (single bulb unit ) , keeping tail and brake units seperate. then you can use the old drictional light switch
have fun Bill

I really like the idea of the unit that American Classic, our sponsor, sells. The main selling point for me was to keep it as stock looking as was reasonably possible. The kit that they sell has only a small toggle switch under the dash on the small lip, with a flasher to make em blink, and a buzzer to remind you that it's on-all out of sight. You wind up replacing the sockets in the front and rear with new ones that have two filament connections. The front ones are a little more of a pain because you have to drill out the rivet holding them in the housing. Personally, I think that the signals are most important in the rear, so I haven't done the fronts yet, and as of now really have no plans to. One small note...all of the parts are available from Radio Shack, and to put one together yourself would save you 20 or 25 bucks, but their kit including the wiring is still only 45 or 50, if memory serves me.