34 Instrument lights

Ken/Alabama

Ken/Alabama

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Still working on this 34 Roadster. Doing a complete rewire and pulled out the speedometer to clean and lube it. Question is , where are the light sockets for the speedometer? It has the window for the light but there’s no sockets or holders for sockets. I have another housing that has sockets but not sure what year it is. Thinking about mounting them onto the 34 speedometer housing.
 

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Your other housing is 1935/36. Note that it has 3 mounting tabs not 2. 1934 had a light socket on a stem screwed to the back of the dash. An easy part to misplace,
 
There is a member here that only sells and he makes that new socked with its bracket.Its actually attached to the body,not the dash if my memory is correct.
 
Photo below is closed car The open car is only slightly different.
 

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For some goofy reason I have a light bracket here in my office, I believe it is for a 34, but can't be sure and also don't know which body style.

Anybody know?

34-SocketBracket.jpg
 
That looks very much like it. I made one when I had the roadster project, the guy Deuce is talking about makes a perfect repo. 34 fabricator I believe is his name here
 
The instruments lights during the thirties were always hard to see, but you can fit LED bulbs into the sockets which helps quite a lot but still not up to modern standards of briteness. Regards, Kevin.
 
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