Thanks to the brainstorm of brother oletrucker and list member Terry
Stellman, I have just completed the installation of dome light buttons on my
door frames. They work great, and look and fit like factory equipment.
Only problem that I ran into was finding the buttons that stay on when
released, and off when depressed. They were available at my local Sears
Hardware, and are #S 51. As for mounting, I drilled an appropriate hole
just below the top hinge on each side, where I could reach through the side
cowl vent area to maneuver from the back. The wiring is simple. One wire
to the bulb terminal at the dome light, and another to a hot wire.
Just thought I'd pass this along, in case anyone wants to do a similar
upgrade.
Smokey Culver
'50 3600 5-window (mine)
'58 Apache (hers)
League City, Texas
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