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Offline bentpshrods

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Road lamps--the final piece's
« on: October 20, 2013 - 06:56:33 PM »
    Back when I bought my car (at age 20), one of the first things I did was strip the car down for street/strip usage.  I took out the A/C, power steering, road lamps ect. to lighten things up some. Put all the parts in my dads shop. Years later dad deceided the shop was a mess and cleaned house. Yep---every thing went to the dump.  Now 36 years later I am finally putting on the final touches. I always fiqured the window louvers would be the last item, but I got them a couple years ago. This summer at a car show I was talking to a fellow mopar driver about my car. He used to have a 70 Cuda with a John Arruzza hemi which he sold. Said he had a set of road lamps and gave them to me.   :bananasmi   They look good but I have a few questions.  After looking at Roseville's and B/E and A sites I know they are not original lights.  The lights are all chrome. Is the back housing part chrome or a silver argent. The wireing comes up thru the midle of the mounting stud instead of thru the housing.  Have no pig tails with them. They do have the GE bulbs with FOG on them.  I wonder if these are Mustang lights I have read about. The outside bezel did not have the bar across them.  In 1970 did road lamps come standard on all Cuda models, or was it a special order option.  And where did the wiring come thru the firewall at. Luckily I still have all the under dash stuff still left. Not sure what I have but they will do for now till I can afford to replace them.




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Re: Road lamps--the final piece's
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2013 - 08:09:54 PM »
back of the housing should be silver, I have seen some people use tractor lamps and then replace them once they find out they are incorrect, which will resemble the road lamps, rings are similar and the lamps are same diameter,
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Re: Road lamps--the final piece's
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2013 - 09:21:21 PM »
In this picture, it shows where the foglight wire exits thru the firewall and the clutch safety switch wire exiting thru the firewall.

1. Foglight
2. Clutch Safety switch.

This picture was taken from Wade Ogles Hemi Cuda. The one that was once a Street Freak car now restored.



« Last Edit: October 20, 2013 - 09:23:17 PM by Topcat »
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