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Made some tail light brackets

Post by Reno Speedster » Sun Oct 02, 2022 3:43 pm

I wanted to put brake and tail lights on my 22 runabout pickup but I wanted them to look period. I bought some of the aftermarket lights then converted them to take the two contact T headlight sockets. I then made up a couple of mounts to screw to the bottom of the bed. I don’t think it looks too bad.
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Re: Made some tail light brackets

Post by WayneJ » Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:00 pm

Very nice!
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Re: Made some tail light brackets

Post by Tadpole » Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:04 pm

Beautiful, looks like something out of an old catalogue. Always enjoy seeing creativity and attention to detail!


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Re: Made some tail light brackets

Post by Reno Speedster » Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:10 pm

Thanks, looking like they could have been bought out of a period catalogue was the point. This is what the mounts looked like before some bending, welding, and grinding.
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Re: Made some tail light brackets

Post by Rich Eagle » Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:15 pm

Well done. Simple, clean and effective.
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Re: Made some tail light brackets

Post by speedytinc » Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:35 pm

Very nice. I particularly like the rounding to look like a cast bracket.


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Re: Made some tail light brackets

Post by Reno Speedster » Mon Oct 10, 2022 11:13 am

I finally got them on the truck yesterday. I am still running the wiring and installing the switch.
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Re: Made some tail light brackets

Post by Reno Speedster » Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:12 pm

Here are some pictures of the lights wired. I installed an electrical block under the bed. The wires under the bed are held on with stainless clips and screws. I made wire holders using rubber grommets and safety wire to hold the wires going forward. There are some spots on the block under the bed I can use if I ever installed turn signals. It looks pretty tidy to me and period.
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Re: Made some tail light brackets

Post by George Mills » Thu Oct 20, 2022 10:35 am

Well thought out, very creative period recreation!

One further thought before you button it up? Buy a foot or two of tar covered cloth conduit loom for the wire loops on the lights? Would really take it over the top for sure. Think I got mine from Renovators Supply?

Crappy picture but shows the loom cover from light to under body.
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Re: Made some tail light brackets

Post by Rich P. Bingham » Thu Oct 20, 2022 11:07 am

Very nice ! They certainly look period correct.

I'm still puzzling over a way to mount the Jno. Brown kerosene tail lamp for my '13 Lizzie pickup. Seems like any arrangement puts it in harm's way.
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Re: Made some tail light brackets

Post by Reno Speedster » Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:24 pm

George Mills wrote:
Thu Oct 20, 2022 10:35 am
Well thought out, very creative period recreation!

One further thought before you button it up? Buy a foot or two of tar covered cloth conduit loom for the wire loops on the lights? Would really take it over the top for sure. Think I got mine from Renovators Supply?

Crappy picture but shows the loom cover from light to under body.
Thanks. I have several rolls of the old style of electrical tape and I used it under the clips to protect the wires. Not a bad idea to get some of the old cloth/tar cover for the wires to the lights.

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