For a light under the dash.....Go to your local Hobby store and buy some
roll magnet (they come in either strips or sheets). Glue them to the back
of your light...and there you have a light you can stick anywhere under your
dash.
I also use one of the magnetized bowls and use a very old light made back in
the 50's that uses a headlight for the bulb and plugs into the cigarette
lighter or clamps to the battery. It works with either a 6V or 12V round
bulb. It was given to me by my grandfather back in the early 60's, just in
case I broke down in my first car when I was 16.
Jon 50 3104
Chicago burbs
----- Original Message -----
From: "tim" <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
To: "Ole Truckers" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] I Got The Chevy Duty Wire Harness...
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> On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, Truck Guy wrote:
> > Well, I gave up trying to rewire my '59 on my own and bought a chevy
duty
> > wire harness. I've never installed a wire harness before so is there
any
> > tips anyone can offer that I may find helpful? What are some of the
> > problems you guys have encountered and how did you over come them?
> > Thanks for any suggestions,
>
> I just completed my wiring project a few weeks ago with the Chevy Duty
> harness for my '54 pickup. What I did before installing it was write down
> all the types of connectors on the ends of each of the wires, and
> double-checked them against what was actually on the truck. There was one
> small modification I had to make, I think (replacing a bullet connector
> with an O-connector or something like that), but it also helped me get
> familiar with the harness before installation.
>
> I also picked up a bunch of washers, O- and spade-connectors, and bullet
> connectors (male & female), as well as some plastic wire ties (going for
> simplicity, not authenticity) from the hardware store.
>
> Some sort of light for underneath the dash & under the vehicle will be
> VERY useful -- I found that one of those "Photon Lights" (little
> high-powered LED lights for camping and whatnot, get 'em at your hardware
> or camping store) worked perfect, because I could hold it in my mouth &
> aim it at whatever I was working on under the dash. I couldn't find a
> good spot to stick a clamp-on lamp where it would light up the back of the
> instrument cluster without getting in my way. I suppose a biking or
> caver's head lamp would work, too.
>
> Removing the seats also helps when working under the dash, especially if
> you're not too flexible, like myself.
>
> Tim Lloyd, lloyd@lasp.colorado.edu
> "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind." -Mohandas K Gandhi
> "Power that comes from the barrel of a gun can only be effective for a
> short time." -The Dalai Lama
> "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it--even if I
> have said it--unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common
> sense." -Buddha
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