Combination Instrument light and switch

mshmodela

mshmodela

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A Newbie Question:

Happen to see this Combination Instrument light and switch

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and where might is be located --if my car has one the light might be burned out?
 
On the round speedo cars you will find it just under the dash rail above the panel. Run your hand under there or look with a mirror. There is also a little mouse-hole notch near the top of the panel for the single steel-wound (armored) connecting wire to the ammeter. There is a little lever to turn it on/off. Don't forget, or you will have a dead battery if parked for days with it on. The oval speedo cars have the light assembly in the panel itself.
 
Push and twist the instument light housing & your inst light should come on if bulb is good. For the oval speedo.
 
MikeK said:
On the round speedo cars you will find it just under the dash rail above the panel. Run your hand under there or look with a mirror. There is also a little mouse-hole notch near the top of the panel for the single steel-wound (armored) connecting wire to the ammeter. There is a little lever to turn it on/off. Don't forget, or you will have a dead battery if parked for days with it on. The oval speedo cars have the light assembly in the panel itself.
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OK, the armored cable is MIA, so I do not have one.. thank you

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The light is above the gas gauge , behind the dash rail. Not part of the dash panel that you show in picture. That's if have the round speedo.
 
MikeK said:
... There is a little lever to turn it on/off. Don't forget, or you will have a dead battery if parked for days with it on...
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I wired mine to come on with the tail lights. The switch is still there in case I want to turn it off.
 
That Bad Boy gets HOT if left on too long... I think I left my fingerprints on the chrome cover, permanently, when I went to shut it off!! :eek: I have since replaced the bulb with a LED. :cool:
 
Y-Blockhead said:
That Bad Boy gets HOT if left on too long... I think I left my fingerprints on the chrome cover, permanently, when I went to shut it off!! :eek: I have since replaced the bulb with a LED. :cool:
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you got that right, its like sticking your finger in a hot cig lighter element
 
See the wiring diagram on page 94 of the Brattons catalog and you will see the instrument light and how the wire connects to the ammeter on the mid 30 thru 31 cars with the round speedometer. Brattons catalog is about the best referance that a model A owner can have .
 
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