Jim,
When I finished my restoration eight years ago, one of the things I had to
change was those little parking lights. Very poor design from what I
remember being exposed to the wheel well mud, rain, etc.
What I found that has worked for the last eight years is a small socket made
from a soft plastic that uses the same bulb as the original, and with a
little cutting with a razor blade or Exato knife. If I remember there are
four tabs on the socket and you only need two so you have to carefully trim
off two of the tabs so it will fit into the Tiger turn signal bucket.
Another up side is there are two wires coming out of the back of the socket
hook one to the red pos. side and as another lister said and is a great idea
get a good ground to attach to. I drilled a small hole in the pinch weld
towards the inside and used a 6-32 SS bolt for the ground.
The part is available from Pep Boys,Autozone the number is 85814 it's listed
as "lic. side marker socket" cost is $3.99 each. Comes in a blister pkg.
Good luck
Jerry Christopherson
9473187
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[mailto:tigers-bounces+jcmc2006=suddenlink.net@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
James E. Pickard
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:23 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Front turn signal and running light - ballast resistor
I'm cleaning up the front turn signals. My god they are cruddy from the
dirt
thrown off the tires! First question is how do you remove the small bulb?
Mine don't seem to want to budge and I don't want to break them. Do they
plug
in, screw in, or rotate 90 degrees? Next question: does the large bulb
socket
and reflector detach from the chromed body without prying it apart? Looks
like it was pounded together.
On to the ballast resistor. Will cleaning it soap and water or a degreaser
damage it? It looks pretty durable, but I hate learning the hard way.
Thanks. Tigger heads to the paint shop tomorrow. It is a mere shell of its
former self.
Jim Pickard
B9473298 ('65 Tiger)
AN5L/12109 ('59 Sprite) - sold
2003 Mini Cooper
Lafayette, LA
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