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The instrument light on the dash of my 29 Tudor has never functioned since I purchased the car. Never bothered me before but now I would really like it to work. My silly issues is, I do not know how to turn it on. Anyone??
 
Push and turn clockwise about 1/8 of a turn. Just pushing will turn it on. It will turn off when released unless turned clockwise. Turn counter-clockwise to turn it back off. It takes a #63 6-volt bulb if you are still running 6 volts.
 
Thank you so much.I just installed a new wiring harness and have new ambition to make everything work. Thanks
 
If you have a modern ignition switch you can wire the light to turn on only with the ignition on. So if forget to turn the light off it will not drain your battery.
 
nkaminar said:
If you have a modern ignition switch you can wire the light to turn on only with the ignition on. So if forget to turn the light off it will not drain your battery.
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That's exactly what I did. When I first got my truck, the dash light was burned out. I replaced the bulb and it was on all the time. There was no on/off switch lever like I've seen online. I found a spare spade connector on the rotary switch for the lights that went to the tail lights. I ran the wire into the cab through the box on the fire wall and spliced it to the pigtail for the dash light. Now the dash light is on whenever the lights are on in any position.
 
I had a aviation grade light bulb in there. It was the replacement for the #63. It had a heavy duty filament, but it finally burned out. I got it at NAPA. Wish I still had that part number, because the light I have now is not as much candlepower.
 
Does the bulb not have a number on it? Possibly a #81, 6 CP compared to a #63, 3 CP.
 
It is a pain in the posterior. To turn it on, simply push it in as you would a cigarette lighter in a modern car. Pull it out slightly and it should go off. The problem is that the fixture gets worn and comes on every time you hit a bump in the road...or temperature causes metal expansion to have it come on while parked...killing the battery. Mine does NOT have offset pins...they are two pins at equal distance from the bottom.
 
German Guy, The LED does not get hot like the incandescent bulb and will not drain your battery (as fast) if you forget and leave it on. Sorry, I don't have a part number but do a search for the equivalent LED. See post #5.
 
I leave it in the 'on'-position all the time, it being lit is my reminder that i have not turned off the main switch when parked... As i have an LED (yellow), leaving it on does not heat things up too much.
 
veteran#94 said:
i have the stock dash light but can not find a bulb. the socket takes a single contact w/offset pins bulb.
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The indexed bayonet base is used only for double contact bulbs. Maybe somebody replaced the socket and swapped the contact disc too.

I would use the stock bulb and file off one pin, as others have suggested.
 
I have never seen a single fiiment bulb with offset pins. I see no use to do that. I am using a LED in my Town Sedan, burned my fingers one to many times using an regular bulb!
 
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