Side Marker Light Hack

[jerry]

I came up with this idea as I work to get my Bronco road-worthy again - hope it helps someone else.

The side marker lamp / lenses were really bad and faded. While waiting for replacements to arrive, I carefully inspected the wiring and cleaned 50 years of dirt and oxidation out of the existing bulb sockets.

Everything looked OK, visually and voltage wise. But I noticed that the sockets no longer stayed seated in the lamps, allowing dirt and moisture to work their way in.

I'd love to rewire the truck but for (what I believe is) a decent fix for now - after installing new LED bulbs, I stretched a couple wraps of self-fusing silicone tape between the lamp body and the socket to hold it in place. It holds it in place snugly, so I can rest assured this will be good to go for quite some time.

 

[DirtDonk]

Great idea! Those things can get really cruddy over the years.
Most of the time, the quick-fix is a quick-kick, but I like yours better.

Looks permanent to me!

Paul

 

[jerry]

Thank you! I don't have "ah ha" moments like that very often.

 

[EricLar80]

Put some silicone grease in the socket as well, and you wont have corrosion issues again.

 

[jerry]

Put some silicone grease in the socket as well, and you wont have corrosion issues again.

Good idea. Not entirely pleased with the way the white LED's look. If i get about to replacing with red / amber then I'll definitely grease things

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