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Did our trucks never come with them? If they didn't it seems kind of odd because my El Camino is a 64 and it has them. Have any of you added them?

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1966 is when they were put on a the factory, a long with seat belts. But adding them to a truck that did not have them can be done.
I have a 67 steering column in my 67 and it has the wiring for it and my new wiring harness is also equipped with it (aftermarket). So I will be adding them later.
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1964 GMC Accessories Book
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-k.../image0-17.jpg

Below is a kit that would have been dealer installed. 4 speed reverse switch mounted on top of the shifter assembly and the 3 speed or Automatic reverse switch mounted on the steering colum.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6...0/DCP01133.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5...0/DCP01134.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9...0/DCP01135.JPG

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Tapered rubber adapters for mounting on step side fenders. 1966 stepside fenders had an additional embossment to eliminate the rubber wedges.

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I added vintage accessory lamps next to my license plate, wired up to the transmission. Here are a few photos showing how they turned out:

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/7462/52750401.jpg

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/9902/70101436.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/6027/64779275.jpg

And here’s how well they work at night:

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/1082/97523897.jpg

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/1243/65933170.jpg

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Also, factory back up lights on this series were optional as far back as 1960. Following are the applicable pages from the 1960 Accessories Installation Manual for anybody they might benefit:

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1...ssories214.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/125...ssories215.jpg

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/3...ssories216.jpg

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5...ssories217.jpg

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/3...ssories218.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/922...ssories219.jpg

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Thank you for all the detail info guys.

I will be adding them since this will be a daily driver with an aftermarket shifter. I will fab up a mount so I can get away from the Lokar style.

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Ended up with a '66 so they were there by default.

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mark, howdid you wire it?

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Sorry for the OT: misterC, what bumper is that? Later C10?

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Yes. 67-72 sport bumper

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Originally I wired them up to a lighted toggle switch on the dash, but I kept forgetting to turn them off. So I picked up a Hurst reverse light switch and wired them up to the shifter. Now they just come on automatically when reverse is selected.

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thanks !

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I've seen old remnants of the shifter switch, but I've never seen the whole kit in such nice shape.
Great Pics!


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my 61 only has one on the left side??

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It was likely an aftermarket addition installed by a previous owner.

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Mark - That's a nice looking set-up... subtle & effective - your truck is absolutely one of my favorites.

rg

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Looks good wish I had one.

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I worked in a Chev dealer parts dept for over 30 years and I don't ever remember looking up one of those switches for a manual transmission. Very interesting looking switch. Always learning something new.

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From what I have found looks like it was optional 60-65/66 then standard 66/67 on the SM420.

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There's a switch on Ebay now.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-GM-Autom...pXxP2w&vxp=mtr