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Post by stretch on Jan 10, 2016 17:20:07 GMT -5
I am looking for the dash mounted reverse light location. I was hoping someone would be willing to take a picture or two of there light location with measurements for reference. It will have to be a 1972, '73, or '74 factory 4 speed car. From what I understand the '71 cars had the light in a slightly different location do to the seat belt light being in the dash rather than above the gauge cluster.
Thank you in advance Jason
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Post by 1ol74charger4me on Jan 10, 2016 23:37:22 GMT -5
74 has the seat belt light in the dash. That actually makes it easier because you just locate it the same distance from the other side. If someone does get you the specs, please post them so we have that info here please. You may have better luck at Bbodiesonly because Plymouth would be the same. Nice car BTW. Been reading but not commenting. Are you doing the console position or the forward position ? I too have gathered up parts to do a production appearing swap. I lucked out and actually found the correct boot for the forward swap. Mine has the buddy seat. Last piece is going to be a correct green 74 SE 4 speed 1 piece Brougham 80/20 carpet. So far its a dead end. I am thinking my wife is going to have to crochet that for me. .
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Post by odzking on Jan 11, 2016 13:38:17 GMT -5
You can see it in this picture mounted on the dash next to the ashtray.
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Post by glr on Jan 11, 2016 18:56:47 GMT -5
Well, I never liked where the factory placed the reverse light on the 71-up B-body cars. I built a 72 Road Runner for a customer and the customer never asked for the reverse light but I thought I would experiment with a light. I modified the lamp so I could use an tiny led light and then put two faced tape on the bottom of the lamp when I was done. It is kinda hard to see exactly in the picture but it is just to the left of the shifter / under the radio and I think it looks a lot better in my personal opinion.
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Post by charger440sixpac on Jan 13, 2016 9:57:01 GMT -5
As far as I know, all dash reverse lights were in the same location. There was also a seat belt light that was mounted in the same spot on some models. But I've never seen a car with both a dash mounted reverse light AND a dash mounted seat belt light. In any case, here's some reference measurements from a 1971 model.
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Post by 1ol74charger4me on Jan 14, 2016 1:03:00 GMT -5
Out of hundreds of pics I have this is the only one with both. Sorry for the quality but it is pic of pic. We need a place to keep that measurement pic. More cars are going manual all the time. Car also came with extra keys to hang on the mirror.
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Post by charger440sixpac on Jan 14, 2016 9:09:31 GMT -5
Out of hundreds of pics I have this is the only one with both. Sorry for the quality but it is pic of pic. We need a place to keep that measurement pic. More cars are going manual all the time. Car also came with extra keys to hang on the mirror. Do you know if that's a 71 or 72?
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Post by odzking on Jan 14, 2016 9:21:42 GMT -5
Do you know if that's a 71 or 72? From the pedals and (IF) the wheel is original, I would say 72. However by 72 were they not putting the fasten seat belt sign above the steering wheel on the map light panel? From what I can tell enlarging the pic, that looks to be there as well. This is interesting.
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Jan 14, 2016 10:06:41 GMT -5
But I've never seen a car with both a dash mounted reverse light AND a dash mounted seat belt light. As shown, I did, several times. To warn to passenger about the seatbelt status same as the driver, per what I remember have read... somewhere ( can't recall where ). But is not independient, just wroks allong with the same driver light in parallel. I think is easier to get that setup on laters cars, I guess for federal regulations ?, just that is more uncommon to find a later 4 speed car than an earlier tio find both lights on one car
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Jan 14, 2016 10:14:36 GMT -5
Do you know if that's a 71 or 72? From the pedals and (IF) the wheel is original, I would say 72. However by 72 were they not putting the fasten seat belt sign above the steering wheel on the map light panel? From what I can tell enlarging the pic, that looks to be there as well. This is interesting. Only cars without the seatbelt light on map light panel were the first half 71s... I think from mid 71 and on, the seatbelt light was part of all cars packages ( maybe mandatory ). Remember this light was time delay flasher controled on 71s, not relay and sensors controled like 72 and lates. IN FACT you can find 71s with dash pad WITHOUT the recessed area for the "map light" ( I have seen 3 or 4 71 locally in Venezuela in that way ), maybe those without any map light option. But all 72s do, maybe because the "mandatory" signal for this piece with seatbelt light ?. You can find also map light panels just with the map light provision, but not the seatbelt light... I think also just for lates 71s when this began to be a part of the package, or the crossover production, prepairing the newr dash pads for the next year production. just guessing
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