70 custom dash Q

67mann · Post by **67mann** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:28 am

While gutting my cab yesterday, undoing all the wire harness and getting the dash controles out---I came across what seems to be a bulb socket?
It was on the left side of the headlight switch and is about the size of a dime in diameter---no cover or bulb--just a socket.Is it an idiot light? and for what--my bezal has all working gauges--gas,oil, temp,charge

peanutman · Post by **peanutman** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:47 am

Thats your brake light socket. Look far left above your emer brake release, should be a hole in dash where it goes. Po probably unhooked it due to it staying on to indicate brake inbalance.
I know mine is unhooked for now until i get to the brakes cause it stays on all the time. Others on the site can give you more info and links on this issue.

l1k2gadd · Post by **l1k2gadd** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:15 pm

I replaced the black burnt out bulb in my brake warning light socket.

Mine stays on at night now, AND, the red lens is missing from the bezel so I have a nightlight inside my cab as I drive at night. I have found that nothing scares me when I drive at night since the nightlight is on all the time now.

peanutman · Post by **peanutman** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:18 pm

Yea they want big bucks for those bezels and lens. Been trying to think what can i make a red lens out of with out having to buy the whole setup. All the lens i find are gone or brittle. Not been able to find just the lens aftermarket

l1k2gadd · Post by **l1k2gadd** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:11 pm

67mann or peanutman, if you need a bezel, I don't know where I have put all of the ones I have pulled out of the trucks that have come and gone from the wrecking yard I go to here. I won't promise they all have pit-free chrome on them. You can never have too many spare parts, can you? As I go digging through the stuff over the next few weeks / months I can let you know when I find them if you PM me.

I get all kinds of spare parts for my truck at a fair price, sometimes in mixed piles of miscellaneous stuff, so I will only ask for my shipping fees back from you if I dig them out and send them off in the mail to either of you.

Underdog97 · Post by **Underdog97** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:39 pm

I cut the lenses out of a piece of red plastic. I've got several cut if you need one, as well as the whole light assembly. PM me with an address to snail mail a lense to and I'll send it in an envelope at no charge.

peanutman · Post by **peanutman** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:40 pm

I have everything except the plastic lens. Need one of those good shape. Will check back with you at a later date or if you run cross one holler. Thanks!

67mann · Post by **67mann** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:44 am

THX for the info and as far as needed one--I will(would prefer one in nice condition)need one eventully. I don't have the pics posted yet,but you can see what i mean in my project update as to what stage I'm in on my truck

sargentrs · Post by **sargentrs** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:58 am

So THAT'S what that holes for. I've got a red, lighted, toggle switch in that hole. I thought the PO had hooked up fog lights or something and stuck that switch in there but it's not hooked up to anything. Now I know what to do with it! Thanks!

69F110 · Post by **69F110** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:45 pm

Anyone who wants a lens let me know...We have elbow flashlights that we use in the Army...and the bottom of them is a stock of 1 each plastic lens in the following colors:

Red
Green
Blue
Amber
You can cut it to size.

Let me know if you want one, i will mail it to you in a regular envelope...just give me your address.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:33 pm

i have a couple of them. they say brake inside of them. they come with the bezels and the spring socket.

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