1929 fordor Dome light wiring harness

Does anybody know of a supplier that carries a repop version of the original wiring harness for a domelight on a fordor? I have been unable to find one, do i just need to make my own? if a harness isn't avaiable does anybody know where to find a OEM colored cloth wire? Thanks in advance!
 
No wiring harness that I know of. Model A vendors should have period-correct (cloth insulated) wire. Be sure to run a return wire from the lamp to the body.
 
You'll need to ground the lamp via a wire to a metal surface in the back area, such as where the body panels are bolted together, and then run one long wire from the lamp to the switch embedded in the passenger's side middle vertical door pillar. A second wire runs from the switch up the vertical door pillar to the terminal box to get the juice. These long wires run above the doors along the side wood pieces. You could staple them along their route to keep the wires from hanging down from behind the trim pieces.
In addition to the standard placement of the oval dome light in a 1929 Town Sedan I restored, the new owner also wanted one over the driver's seat. A neat idea! Ford should have made two dome lights a standard feature in the Town Sedans as yet another upgrade over the standard Fordor.
Marshall
 

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In addition to the standard placement of the oval dome light in a 1929 Town Sedan I restored, the new owner also wanted one over the driver's seat. A neat idea! Ford should have made two dome lights a standard feature in the Town Sedans as yet another upgrade over the standard Fordor.
Marshall

Is the second light over the driver oval also. Looks to be. Looks good. I have a spare oval light but I can't see me cutting into my head liner any thing soon.
 
Yes, it is oval, too. JayJay supplied the patterns for me to make the wooden bases for the lights, as the base in the rear was missing. I wish my carpentry skills had been up to his pattern drawing skills. The dome light wood bases offered in vendor catalogs are for the round dome light used in Coupes and Standard Fordors. I have no idea why the woodmaking suppliers won't also make a base available for the oval dome light. There are a ton of Town Sedans out there and they need wood when rebuilding the body's framework. Why not also offer a professionally-cut wood base for the oval dome lights? It sure would have saved me a lot of frustration and cuss words trying to make the two bases with no woodworking tools or aptitude to speak of!
Marshall
 
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