47-55.1 Tail light, brake, turn signal, backup light ideas?

[TX3100Guy]

Originally Posted by dsraven

make sure to use a step drill to drill the holes. they make a round hole as oposed to a semi round hole that a regular bit makes. they also work pretty well to slightly chamfer the edge of the hole. use a grommet to keep the tubing where you want it and also help seal the tubing to the housing.
all you can do is try it and see if you like it. should work though. if interested they alsomake a little eyebrow for these lights that make them look vintage. just google it and you[ll see what I mean

Just as soon as I posted the above response, I found these. Are these what you are suggesting? I like them!

[dsraven]

here is a link with a pic of the thing I was talking about, it shades the light.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002618589816.html

[dsraven]

the ones that came with the yamaha lights simply tuck in under the clamp, not byu much either, but they stay attached at highway speeds. they would be facing rearwards anyway. mine were bent due to a crash, my wife dropped her bike. put her foot on backwards. the lights got some road rash and the worst part was the eyebrow part.
yup, she doesn't have the bike any more. an audi TT roadster is how she gets the wind in her hair, haha.

[TX3100Guy]

The first of the two Grote lights showed up today, the other arrives tomorrow. The chrome buckets showed up too. The fitment is close, but not perfect, not that I expected it to fit like a glove. I need a way to mount the grote light to the bracket that sits behind the outer chrome ring. I may just use a dab of clear J&B Weld to affix it to the bracket.

[dsraven]

its a little different than the inside of the lights that I have, mine have a stepped area formed into the light bucket itself so there is no intermediate part like yours have. it has been a year or two but I seem to remember the grote part butted up into the light housing and then the ring went over and then the screw and nut suck the ring up tight against the grote part. from experience I can tell you that the grote part will take a beating and still keep on working so I wouldn't worry about a little jb weld to hold the intermediate part to the grote part, just do it so it is easy enough to get off should you need to replace the grote part for some reason. did you also get the pigtail electrical part as well?

[dsraven]

sorry, my bad. I see the plug in in the pics now. duh.

[TX3100Guy]

Originally Posted by dsraven

sorry, my bad. I see the plug in in the pics now. duh.

Actually, the pigtail you see won't fit the Grote part, it was just a two wire deal for a fog light (purpose of the chrome bucket) but I have the four wire Grote pigtail on order and it should arrive today.

[TX3100Guy]

Just a few dabs of clear J&B around the rim of the chrome bucket insert and the Grote 4-in-1 lights fit perfectly. I'm now waiting for a different set of stainless flexible tubing to hold the wires. The chrome set I had was too long (and expensive - I returned them). Once the stainless flex tubing arrives, I will drill a hole in the buckets to exit the wiring through the tubing and then begin the mounting process on the rear of the truck.

[dsraven]

you can buy those pigtils at just about any truck stop, really common for semi trucks and trailers. if not try a local semi truck/trailer supply place. cheaper online though prolly.

[mobileortho]

Originally Posted by nvrdone

those '39 tail lights look good. I think I would mount them with the pointed end out.

Or in the stake pocket.

[rnrdthefox]

Sorry for digging up an old thread.

I'm starting to get back on my project and working on all things electrical. I like the solution for merging the motorcycle buckets and led lights. I'm wonder what they look like from the rear and how proportional they are to the rear of the truck.

Would either of you mind posting some pics from the back with them mounted?

[TX3100Guy]

Originally Posted by rnrdthefox

Sorry for digging up an old thread.

I'm starting to get back on my project and working on all things electrical. I like the solution for merging the motorcycle buckets and led lights. I'm wonder what they look like from the rear and how proportional they are to the rear of the truck.

Would either of you mind posting some pics from the back with them mounted?

Hey, happy to help out instead of me asking for help all the time.

[rnrdthefox]

Thx. They are a little larger than I would prefer, but still the best option for a vintage look and 4 separate circuits. I will run these past the boss before I order. Do you have a link to the buckets and chrome wiring covers? Did you make your own chrome brackets or order them?

Nice looking truck. I like the details and color scheme.

[dsraven]

The driving light buckets I used for mine are from a 2005 yamaha roadster motorcycle. Because I had them. If buying a set look for something that has a seperate clamp ring for the sealed beam part as that just makes it easier to assemble and can hold the sealed beam better possibly

[dsraven]

My standoff mount is just a piece of aluminum round bar with a hole drilled through for the bolt a d wiring. I think I may have used a bolt/mounting tube from a household lamp because I could have a longer standoff height. My wiring is hidden in the panel that the light bolts to.

[TX3100Guy]

Originally Posted by rnrdthefox

Thx. They are a little larger than I would prefer, but still the best option for a vintage look and 4 separate circuits. I will run these past the boss before I order. Do you have a link to the buckets and chrome wiring covers? Did you make your own chrome brackets or order them?

Nice looking truck. I like the details and color scheme.

Here are links to all the parts I used. I made the L-bracket to mount them to the body myself. I used a piece of strap aluminum, drilled them to the bed stake bolt holes on the truck and used a step drill to create the hole for the fog light fixture. I then powder coated them.

Fog Light Housing
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Grote tail, turn, brake, and backup light fixture
https://www.grote.com/signal-lightin...-backup/55162/

Braided wire conduit - #13 on this page
https://www.lmctruck.com/lighting/ta...-53-tail-light

Good luck,

[rnrdthefox]

Thanks to both of you. Much appreciated