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has anyone put fog lights on their AD with a splash apron as well? Pics?

I would like to c that 2 , cause with the lisence plate brkt and plate to one side (for those of us who have to ware one!) It kinda looks off balanced w/fog lights.

Here are 51' factory photos showing the location along with some of the correct NOS switch.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2799557560102454676TdvwPu
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2216460330102454676kdoFih
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2760625480102454676dJpMYk
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2162962860102454676pYxfwb
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2479371530102454676ziCFxq

Brad
do you know if that is a lighted switch?

Thank you

That type of switch is not lit. You'll need a rotary switch with the small bulb in it.

Thanks Tiny

I've seen a pic of the rotary switch. Just wondering if that fog light switch Brad posted would of worked for back up light.(it won't )
Never seen a fog switch before. Thanks for posting

Hey guys , are those clear or yellow glass on the fog lights?
Where do the fog lights mount when you have bumper guards(bumperetts) installed?
Thanx for tha picx,
Mike

I have and archive of 6000 factory photo's that I am preparing for sale on topic based cd's. I will look through them and see if I can find additional photo's of the lights.

Thanx Brad! That would be great.

If I did this right, http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l286/Hookalatch/ this should take you to my photos. The first two pictures should show a set of yellow lens fog lights that were on the truck for at least the 35 years I have known it. They might be dealer installed. The mount was a little crude but it may have been the standard for the time. It was 1/4" x 1" aluminum bar that attached to the frame and made a 90 degree twist as it exited past the back side of the splash apron. It was a tight fit.

I copied instructions someone made on how to change a hyperlink to text. I pulled that printed copy out of my hard file and tried my best to change it a word but failed. I am used to that when it comes to computer issues.

Chuck

I did a little more digging in the Salesman data books:
1947 with 48 updates mentions the lights but cannot tell if white or yellow.
1949 Specifies low mounted white light.
1951 is the same as 49
1954 is the same as 49/51
Looked at the pictures again (1951) and they look white/clear to me as the book says they should.

Now to my 1953 Accessories manual and it gives over two full pages on installing #986524 Fog Lamps with and without grill guards.
With no grill guard they go 16-1/2" either side of centerline
With guard #986486 (Small Trucks) 20"
With guard #986536 (Big Trucks) 14-1/4"
The bracket pictured is L-shaped and does not extend below the splash pan (stone guard) and matches those pictured in the data books.
In addition the switch specified is a Cole-Hersee (FOG) as in my post above not a lighted rotary. No mention is made of lens color.

They look Chuck!
Thanx

Now that you have the data on how far from center to mount the light I'm wondering how far back from the bumper to drill the mounting hole, cause I don't want to be off by any more than a quarter inch.

Here's what I'm wondering. It's the early 50's and I take my truck to the Chevy dealership and ask for some fogs to be mounted up front.
Does the mechanic get his instruction book out and look up how to mount them ?
Does he ask me where I'd like them ?
Or does he just pick a spot, drill the holes, mount the lights and call it done.

Try to remember, things like that where hi-tech back then, right ?

Dan

That information is also included in the Accessory Installation manual. I can't speak to what you would have recieved from a particular dealership but the mounting instructions are quite specific. This would then be tied I would think to flat rate charges and to parts availability. Most of the Chevrolet accessories came with everything in a kit and the kit has the same instructions as the manual.