Examples of tail lights

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Paul Booth on Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 09:15 pm:

I would like to see what you all use for tail lights. I'm almost done with my Warford install, next up is the Rockies.

I'm going for the period look.
Thanks
Paul


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Norman T. Kling on Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 09:38 pm:

What year are you looking for? Tail lights changed over the years.
Norm


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Paul Booth on Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 09:49 pm:

This is for my TT. Anything would do but I would like it to either look correct or hidden. Not modern. I just don't think hand signals are safe anymore.

Looking for ideas...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Friday, August 29, 2014 - 06:47 am:

Speaking of tail lights. The other day at an auction in one of my boxes was a tail light that is triangular shaped. It has three lights and cone shaped lenses. One light is clear, one is red, and one is blue. On the side of the clear lens is another clear lens that would light up a license plate. It's period correct. My first thought was for the back of a truck. Any ideas what it would be used on?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kevin Whelihan on Friday, August 29, 2014 - 07:29 am:

I'm not sure what Ford TT trucks used, but on my '26 Touring I used a set of drum lights from Brattons that are pretty close to the original dual function Duo Lights. I ordered the optional LED light inserts and set them up for dual function. Very little current draw and high visibility.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Val Soupios on Friday, August 29, 2014 - 09:02 am:

Has anyone used the 6 volt LED bulbs in the Ford accessory stop light? Do the contacts line up in the sockets?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ken Todd on Friday, August 29, 2014 - 10:53 am:

I use the Stainless Model A lights, like this:

They're not proper for a T but they look nice and sorta period correct.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Aldrich Orting Wa on Friday, August 29, 2014 - 11:59 am:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Friday, August 29, 2014 - 12:01 pm:

I found brass electric side lites from a larger car. Modern replacement red lenses fit perfectly.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Friday, August 29, 2014 - 12:17 pm:

Those are the one's I use Ken. JC Whitney carried then for a while but their gone now. Nice set up. You can use 2 of the large (1129 ?) 6 vt. bulbs in the 2 sockets for nice bright stop & turn lamps. With a little ingiunity the top socket can be converted to a 2 filament bulb giving you running lights too. Not exactly period correct but the workable.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tim Morsher on Friday, August 29, 2014 - 01:28 pm:

Paul, nowadays, two tailights are almost a must. For a truck like yours, I love the look of oil tailights,and they are easily electrified and brake Lights installed , too. Easily done with a two filiment bulb. I think the venders have the bulb holder, but they are easily made, and you don't harm the light at all, either. Run the wires through the small holes in the top, or the wick adjuster hole. ( I always keep the original parts with the vehicle ) I have put a red lens on a matching type sidelight , as you don't need or want the license plate lens on the right side.

There we're several styles of lamp holders for the TT truck , and one is a steel style, easily modified or copied to eliminate the license plate holder for the light side. If you want to see one, just ask.

Back in the day, they would have used what was handy. This is a pair of ford script electric drum tailamps I am just getting ready to mount on our '26 hack. Note the brackets are made from old fender irons, and the license plate lens is removed from one for mounting on the right side. Good luck, have fun, and let us know what you end up doing. LitesLite2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Strange on Friday, August 29, 2014 - 01:36 pm:

Here's an earlier thread on the subject:

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/331880/396455.html?1384410611


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Wells on Friday, August 29, 2014 - 01:53 pm:

I checked the laws in my province. I found out that you only need one tail light so I'm running an original Ford one. In fact if one tail light burns out on your brand new car, you don't have to fix it. You can even remove it altogether and still be legal.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kevin Whelihan on Friday, August 29, 2014 - 02:26 pm:

Val, Yes...my tail lights do have the 6v LED inserts. Got them through Brattons as well. The cost $5 extra to specially make them up for a negative ground. If you have a drum similar to Tim's previous post, you just clip the jumper leads in the back to separate the tail/stop functions. They hook in the original sockets as well.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Val Soupios on Friday, August 29, 2014 - 10:18 pm:

Thanks Kevin. I think LED would be much brighter. I have the drum style tail lamp on my '27 and it is barely visible in day light so the stop light function is lost.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White - Sheridan, MI on Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 05:09 pm:

Drum style housing.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/blazer-single-face-multi-function-lamp


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Craig Anderson, central Wisconsin on Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 06:39 pm:

I got the brackets and lights for my '19 Touring from Lang's.
The look is totally period.
I didn't check to see if they offer the lights with dual filament bulbs.

taillights1

taillight2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stephen D Heatherly on Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 06:48 pm:

Craig, what's the car net to the T?

Thanks,
Stephen


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Pat Kelly on Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 07:50 pm:

I used a mix of old lights on my TT. The big light is the brake light. All the lights have glass lenses which help with the "old" look. I used the stainless A lights on my '26 Roadster. The small amber lights are old truck marker lights for turn signals.PK


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Craig Anderson, central Wisconsin on Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 08:35 pm:

Stephen........1925 Dodge Business Sedan....... :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By James M. Riedy, Sandusky, Ohio on Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 11:57 pm:

I picked this one up at a swap meet years ago it has brake,running and turn. The glass was missing so I went to a stained glass place and they cut me a diamond shaped piece for a couple of bucks and I drilled the holes for the screws. Jimtaillighttail lighttail light


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Scherzer on Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 12:01 pm:

Is it for your TT? Here's mine on the "22" TT nonstarter.

tail light

Also have these plates. Bob

warford plate


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Paul Booth on Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 12:15 pm:

Thanks guys. I'm looking into some directional drum lights right now. We'll see...

Bob I love the plate where did you find it?
Paul


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Burger in Spokane on Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 12:41 pm:

I have a Warford equipped truck. That would be a neat period item to have on your rig to make sure the whole world knows this ain't no NON-Warford truck ! :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Scherzer on Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 12:56 pm:

I got the loan of an original plate from one of the guys on this forum to use as a pattern and I reproduced them as a thin aluminum casting and then powder coated them. None of the T vendors ever offered to carry them so they never got exposed and so moved rather slowly only selling them just at my spot at the fall Hershey show or maybe the asking $30 was too much for many of T crowd but at least I can say they're "Made in the USA". Bob




warford plate


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tim Morsher on Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 01:43 pm:

Paul, this is the type of light holder Martin-Parry supplied to mount the rear light and license plate. As you can see, it is easily modified to hold two lights. They mounted various ways, depending on the body, but generally between the main support sills. I have one extra laser cut steel piece, that would be a good start. If this would help, send me a note to ; tmorsher@icloud.com Litebrackets


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Cascisa - Poulsbo, Washington on Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 02:52 pm:

here is how I did mine on my '16 Touring. The outboard pair are Brake/Turn/Tail lights and the middle "STOP" is a brake light only.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bernard Beary on Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 11:09 pm:

Bob
Where did you get these lights?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Eric Dunlap on Monday, September 01, 2014 - 08:27 pm:

My boys helped me install these kerosene lanterns to the cross bar on the spare tire rack of my 24 Coupe. They're wired for tail lights and brake lights.
Coupe taillights


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kevin Whelihan on Tuesday, September 02, 2014 - 07:27 pm:

Sorry for the delay. Heere's what my LED dual function drum lights looks like on my '26 Touring. Pics taken in daylight in a lighted garage.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Zahorik on Tuesday, September 02, 2014 - 08:08 pm:

I have added a cargo carrier to the back of my 1926 TuDor. On it I use two standard trailer lights. I changed the 12 volt bulbs to 6 volt. Works good.


Mike


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Paul Booth on Tuesday, September 02, 2014 - 08:22 pm:

I just got my first taste of trying to buy "vintage tail lights" on tbay. WOW! People pay alot of money for lights that need tons of work. I just didn't know the market...

I think I might go with the Duolights and try to hide then. While still looking for the perfect/vintage/different light setup.

Please keep the pics coming.
Thank you
Paul


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By JohnCodman on Wednesday, September 03, 2014 - 07:54 pm:

To Dennis (Seth) In Massachusetts, showing blue in any direction is illegal. Whether the police would bother a pre-1930 car registered as an antique or not about it is another matter.


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