55.2-59 headlight switch - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

lynx5653 · 09-30-2019, 04:38 PM

other than oem ,what headlight switch are you using? need one that will control dome light also.

NeoJuice · 10-01-2019, 11:25 AM

This is the one I used in my truck. Works great.

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/GM-St...tch,83194.html

dsraven · 10-01-2019, 01:02 PM

if you still have the hardware to hold the old switch in the dash and also the plunger with the knob you could try an ac/delco like this. it would look stock then. most control the dome light as well. you gotta have a good ground on the dash though. the light is powered all the time and the switch is on the ground side. the headlight or door switch simply works as the ground for the bulb.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/ac...mp+switch,4472

another common switch but doesn't come with the nut or the plunger. easy to get those from a junk yard if you don't have the originals.

https://www.amazon.ca/Standard-Motor...P51NMZDRZR74YY

my56chevytruck · 10-01-2019, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lynx5653

other than oem ,what headlight switch are you using? need one that will control dome light also.

my .02 worth, I ran my dome light thru it's own toggle switch!

lynx5653 · 10-01-2019, 08:34 PM

Thanks for replies will check those switches out.

Black_Sheep · 10-01-2019, 09:27 PM

If you have a NAPA nearby, they should be able to supply a quality replacement switch.

I added courtesy lights and door jamb switches, everything is controlled by a relay. By connecting the dome light ground on the HL switch to the same terminal as the door switches (#85) the lights will come on when either door is opened, or the HL switch is rotated to the dome light "on" position. It's a really simple upgrade to improve the functionality of interior lighting.

_Ogre · 10-02-2019, 01:51 PM

stock replacement from brothers worked great for the last 10 years
has dimmer for dash lights and dome light switch, easy connections to aftermarket harness
read my build for an easy door pin solution to the dome light

**mr48chev** · 10-02-2019, 02:01 PM

I'd say the key here is if you want it to work with your stock knob and bezel.

I've had the switch, knob and bezel out of some 70 something donor in my 48 for years. Can't remember what it came out of as it was the car I was scraping at the time. I'm thinking 74 Pontiac Ventura though as that is what the engine and rear axle came out of and I was robbing parts in a scramble to put the truck back together in a real short time frame.

09-30-2019, 04:38 PM	#1
lynx5653 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lagrange,ME Posts: 349	headlight switch other than oem ,what headlight switch are you using? need one that will control dome light also. __________________ 1955 2nd on 86 chassis Daily driver

10-01-2019, 11:25 AM	#2
NeoJuice Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Beaumont, Alberta Posts: 468	Re: headlight switch This is the one I used in my truck. Works great. https://www.speedwaymotors.com/GM-St...tch,83194.html

10-01-2019, 01:02 PM	#3
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 8,323	Re: headlight switch if you still have the hardware to hold the old switch in the dash and also the plunger with the knob you could try an ac/delco like this. it would look stock then. most control the dome light as well. you gotta have a good ground on the dash though. the light is powered all the time and the switch is on the ground side. the headlight or door switch simply works as the ground for the bulb. https://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/ac...mp+switch,4472 another common switch but doesn't come with the nut or the plunger. easy to get those from a junk yard if you don't have the originals. https://www.amazon.ca/Standard-Motor...P51NMZDRZR74YY

10-01-2019, 08:34 PM	#5
lynx5653 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lagrange,ME Posts: 349	Re: headlight switch Thanks for replies will check those switches out. __________________ 1955 2nd on 86 chassis Daily driver

10-01-2019, 09:27 PM	#6
Black_Sheep Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: upper midwest Posts: 1,129	Re: headlight switch If you have a NAPA nearby, they should be able to supply a quality replacement switch. I added courtesy lights and door jamb switches, everything is controlled by a relay. By connecting the dome light ground on the HL switch to the same terminal as the door switches (#85) the lights will come on when either door is opened, or the HL switch is rotated to the dome light "on" position. It's a really simple upgrade to improve the functionality of interior lighting. Attached Images __________________ Mark Brother's keeper - '58 Stepside build

10-02-2019, 01:51 PM	#7
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,680	Re: headlight switch stock replacement from brothers worked great for the last 10 years has dimmer for dash lights and dome light switch, easy connections to aftermarket harness read my build for an easy door pin solution to the dome light __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

10-02-2019, 02:01 PM	#8
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,705	Re: headlight switch I'd say the key here is if you want it to work with your stock knob and bezel. I've had the switch, knob and bezel out of some 70 something donor in my 48 for years. Can't remember what it came out of as it was the car I was scraping at the time. I'm thinking 74 Pontiac Ventura though as that is what the engine and rear axle came out of and I was robbing parts in a scramble to put the truck back together in a real short time frame. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.



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