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| | | | Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 62 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 62 | I've got a set of good looking 12v trailer lights that I'd like to use on my 50 6v truck.
I ordered 6v bulbs, which have a single contact point.
The light housings have two contact points.
May I make these work by putting a small piece of copper foil in the light fitting to connect both terminals to the single terminal bulb?
Thanks! Dickson
1950 Chevy 3100 short bed
1951 GMC 3/4 ton long bed
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 | 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 3104Photos that I have shared on Stovebolt via PhotoBucket are no longer available. Please contact me if you want a photo from an old post. lonniecook [at] aol [dot] com. I sold my '54 3104 12/12/2017, but I still visit Stovebolt. OLD STUFF ... houses, furniture, cars, wine ... I love it all | | | | | Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 62 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 62 | Lonnie -You're great. Thanks for the help!!!
1950 Chevy 3100 short bed
1951 GMC 3/4 ton long bed
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