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#86770 02/27/2004 9:59 PM
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Are or were there such things as spotlight sets, Meaning left and right ? If so, besides one being on each side of the cab, what were the differences ? The way the switch would turn on/off ?

If these did or do exist, how rare are they ? Again I'm talking a set not individually.


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#86771 03/03/2004 4:26 PM
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Since none of you stepped up to answer my question, you all got F's on the exam. Per another chevy association, there were spotlight sets. The only difference is the mounting bracket.

Next week, another test.


Craig

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My truck ....... Respect The Rust
If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
#86772 03/04/2004 6:30 AM
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Hey if you are going to test us please notify all of us that there is a test.

Heck my guess would have been right!


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#86773 03/04/2004 7:21 AM
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Hey, I'm looking for a set of brackets to mount a spotlight on my '71 GMC. [Driver's Side] Any idea where I might look?
Why couldn't you invert a Driver's Side bracket and mount it on the Passenger's Side?


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#86774 03/04/2004 4:20 PM
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Er..Sorry Brian. I didn't want anyone to be right except me grin Next time I'll play a little more fair.

BT-That is a good question. I really can't imagine what the differences can really be but now that I just came back from the garage after looking at mine It's probably the way the bracket's bottom surface mates to the outside of the cab. This slight difference can't be too hard to modify if you wanted to mount on the passenger side ( I think )....


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My truck ....... Respect The Rust
If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
#86775 03/04/2004 4:26 PM
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Answer, no the spotlight did NOT come in sets, but the brackets DID!


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#86776 03/04/2004 8:59 PM
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I think it is Unity who has a website that has the bracket P/N's listed , they're called
" installation kits " and they still make them for cars in the 30's .

You cannot flip the bracket as it will point the shaft in the wrong direction .


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#86777 03/05/2004 4:57 AM
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vwnate1,
Dead on.

Tony M,
Yes the did come in sets. The place where your truck was born sold them in pairs.


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My truck ....... Respect The Rust
If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
#86778 03/05/2004 11:34 AM
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Would Unity have an install kit for a '67 - '72 Chevy /GMC truck?


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I think Unity will still sell the install kits for just about any vehicle built in the U.S. since sometime in the '30s. If they have new kits for AD trucks, they will certainly have them for something 20 years younger.


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#86780 03/06/2004 9:30 AM
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I'll have to check Unity out, thanks. I think Kanter's has the brackets for $30 apiece, too.


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Originally posted by cmayna:
Since none of you stepped up to answer my question, you all got F's on the exam. Per another chevy association, there were spotlight sets. The only difference is the mounting bracket.

Next week, another test.
I did not fall for that one Craig.

I cant wait to see next weeks test.

#86782 03/07/2004 3:51 AM
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Next weeks test will be something to do with printed circuit board trace line width's and spacing. Study up. The question will be if I'm talking about 2 or 4 layter pcb's.

And of course this has so much to do with chevy trucks.........


Craig

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My truck ....... Respect The Rust
If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
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I cant wait! I hope you can figure out a way to work binary fission , plate tetonics, & KFC into the test Craig.

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Lay it on us, craig. I'm working on a DDRII memory bank running at 533 MHz on a 14 layer board today. I'm also writing code for a Xilinx CPLD interfacing between a 66 MHz bus and a compact flash memory. Yay, multitasking.


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#86785 03/09/2004 4:29 AM
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Whew ! I hope Craig can live up to his promise on next weeks " test ".

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Mt,
You and 4onthefloor have me scared into a corner.....
but one never know what might come out of the rabbit's hat.


Craig

My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear
My truck ....... Respect The Rust
If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.

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