LIght and horn conduit ferrules quesiton

[coupe1942]

The ferrules to the lights and horn seem to be loose on my light bucket. They twist okay into the slots, but are still loose. I have tried 3 different sets of conduits, but each is a bit loose where they attach at the lower end of the buckets. Is there a way to tighten them without distorting the metal on either piece that joins together? Will teflon tape or electrical tape work to make the connections any tighter?

For the AA truck conduits, how are the ferrules pressed or put on? Anyone know the process?

These parts hook up and join together, but they are loose enough I am a bit concerned over them coming apart, rattling or rusting.

Thanks for any info or tips.

 

[pgerhardt]

Howe about a little clear silicon? It works well keeping my hub caps from rattling.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

Those repro parts don't work well in most cases. I see the conduit isn't even in the end coupler.

 

[coupe1942]

The photo was of the light bucket and conduit when I first got my truck. I was just sowing in the photo of the coupler and end piece to the conduit to explain the parts i was addressing.

I changed out the conduits initially and replaced them with the cheaper repo units. Of course, that set spiraled unwound when it was being put on, so I then ordered the most expensive set from a recommended vendor. That set was not correct and the end pieces simply would not hook over the coupler correctly. I then ordered the loomed set from the same vendor and when it came in, I noted that even the end pieces on it, when fully inserted, are indeed losse on the coupler part they twist on.

So far, the recommendation to use a small dab of silicone seems to be the most workable. I did try wrapping several turns of Teflon tape to the end to see if that may help tighten the connection, but it really didn't help much. I didn't want the parts to be loose enough to rattle, come apart by vibration or to allow rust.

When at a local car show i did find a street rod with a different approach to the conduits, but ultimately, because you would need to do hoth the lights and the horn, the price of such would be a bit costly even if it did fit better or look better since the truck is not a show truck or points vehicle. I guess it is really dendant upon what one wants to fill the need though, as those street rod conduits come with the wires included. The more expensive ones have 4 wires and not just 3.

Since I really don't want to spend any more money on conduits for this truck, the loomed ones will likely do, but adding in that dab of clear silicone will be the next trial and error fix I will go with.