For those who have been following my earlier post about an "extra" empty light socket on my 67 cluster, I have a follow-up. Turned the protective bubble off last and climbed in to take a look at the wiring hanging there. Dang is there isn't already a cigarette lighter bulb and holder handing from the harness. What seems not to be present is the light in the ignition switch. So here is my question. The ignition switch has a small cardboard piece that covers a housing coming off the side of the switch (Corvette Central 592007). There is a hole both in the cardboard cover and on the backside of the housing. It appears to me that a standard 1816 bulb would fit in the hole on the back side of the housing. Is that the correct placement and type of bulb that is suppose to illuminate the ignition switch in a 67 cluster? If so, it appears that this was never re-mounted in my cluster and the other bulbs were plugged in moving toward the left (facing cluster) leaving an empty socket on the left, when in fact that bulb needs to move one socket to the right to free up a bulb for the ignition switch. Does it sound like I'm getting this right? Thanks.
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Re: 67 CLuster Lights - Continuing Saga
Break out your AIM on page UPC 12 B3 and B4. B4 has the ignition switch bulb on it. They show the location of all the sockets along with the wire colors and location coming from the wiring harness. Go to your owners manual for a listing of the various bulb numbers used in these locations. Make a copy of the pages above and then mark the locations with a colored pen as you install them. Believe me there are no spare bulbs in a 67 cluster. Definitely replace all the bulbs with new ones as an insurance against bulb failure after the job is done. All the bulbs are available from NAPA. -
Re: 67 CLuster Lights - Continuing Saga
Kirk,
If you have the 67 AIM, take a look at UPC 12 B-3 and B-4, and UPC 6 B-4. Admittedly, there are lots of revisions on these pages and the diagrams are somewhat confusing. 12/B-3 calls out the wires and colors coming off the harness to the instrument panel. There are 5 cluster bulb sockets coming off the passenger side of the harness, plus one for the clock, and two leads for the ignition light and cigar lighter. It also shows 4 gray cluster leads with bulb sockets coming off the driver side of the harness.
The cigar lighter socket and ignition socket is shown on 12/B-4, with the socket and bulb for the ignition switch again shown on 6/B-4. The ignition socket shows with a mounting plate which is part of the harness. The plate screws onto the harness just above the ignition switch. I think it would have to be metal for grounding to the cluster. The cigar lighter bulb socket would also have to be different that the other sockets because of the hood mounting to the lighter housing.
I think if you identify the sockets and follow the routing of UPC 12 B-3, you can't go wrong. If someone has been in there, maybe one of the sockets were modified or replaced.
Jerry Fuccillo
#42179Jerry Fuccillo
1967 327/300 Convertible since 1968Comment
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Re: 67 CLuster Lights - Continuing Saga
I've got all of that. What I wanted to check, since it appears my ignition switch bulb wasn't installed, is the exactly where it installs on the switch. The UPC section showing the switch wasn't exactly clear to me. Thanks.Comment
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Re: 67 CLuster Lights - Continuing Saga
Kirk,
The pic shows where the bulb is installed: bottom loop.
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Re: 67 CLuster Lights - Continuing Saga
That's what I thought. There is a small cardboard piece that fits over the larger opening. It also has a hole, but I didn't think the bulb went in there. Thanks.Comment
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Another Pic
Here's another pic. I don't have any cardboard in that location?? My locking tabs/hooks are broken off the connector so Bubba (me) used a couple of dabs of JB Weld to hold things in place. I have looked for that connector for a couple of years but the harness companies refuse to sell it to me although they obviously have sources and supply. Pretty maddening!
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Re: Another Pic
Paul,
That is exactly what I needed to see and thought was correct. The large "heel-shaped" opening in the front of your bulb housing has a stiff cardboard piece that goes in it. Check out the Corvette Cental part numeber 592007 and the accompaning picture shows the cardboard piece with a small circular hole in the middle.Comment
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Kirk,
Glad to be of assistance. Now if someone can sell me that connector....Darn, those electrical harness companies use them, why do they not sell them? I don't need the entire harness.Comment
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Boy that switch doesn't look like the one in the
67 AIM. My AIM calls out a small screw attachment of the socket to the ignition switch. Maybe they changed the ignition switch and didn't change the AIM. Take a look on UPC 12 B4 and 6 B4. Sure looks different to me.
Any comments.
Jerry Fuccillo
#42179Jerry Fuccillo
1967 327/300 Convertible since 1968Comment
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Re: Boy that switch doesn't look like the one in t
Jerry,
Take a peek at this EBay item (150206742456).Comment
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