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Socket for dome light? #2570591
10/28/18 02:18 PM
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DrCharles Offline OP
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Does anyone have a part number for a socket (and bulb) that will fit my '72 Swinger's dome light? work

I have a good chrome base and plastic lens, just need a pigtail socket that will clip in the hole. Not having much luck searching. Thanks.

Re: Socket for dome light? [Re: DrCharles] #2570604
10/28/18 03:02 PM
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You'll need a dual-contact single element socket with straight-across pins, you might find something here that fits your hole size:

https://www.taillightking.com/light_bulbs_Sockets.htm


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Re: Socket for dome light? [Re: DrCharles] #2570625
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Thanks for that link, I'm looking through that table now smile

Isn't the original bulb a #67 (which is a bayonet base, single contact with a small envelope)? The socket needs two wires though, since neither is grounded (one supplies +12, the other is grounded through the door jamb switches). So it'll probably be a plastic snap-in type.

Re: Socket for dome light? [Re: DrCharles] #2570672
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Got tired of searching unsuccessfully... so I mounted the socket formerly used in the steering column on a 1/4" standoff insulator. The return wire is soldered to the socket stamping.

I even had a suitable #431 bulb handy (3.5 watts) that fits the miniature bayonet socket, close enough to original dome light specs cool







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