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1950 FORD DASH LIGHTS DIM
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sarahcecelia |
09-26-2017 @ 6:22 PM
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I wrote about his in a previous thread. You have to remove the instrument cluster and take the original indigo blue glass lenses out. Ford had phosphorus in the paint on the dials, and the blue glass made them reflect the light. Sunlight destroyed the phosphorus over the years so it doesn't work anymore. Sad part is, you can't get those glass pieces out without taking the panel OUT!!, because the are locked in with tabs on the instrument side. I'm not the "smarty," Ray Marner, a former Ford mechanic in the 1950's that used to own Shoebox Ford, told me the story. I did mine, and they light up very nicely now! Taking the panel out?It's not as bad as it sounds! Just do it! and toss the (4) blue glass lenses!
Regards, Steve Lee
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tonys1950 |
09-26-2017 @ 5:54 PM
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FIGURES OUT A EZ SOLUTION TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE GAUGES AT NIGHT DUE TO THE PURPLE FILTERS. I TRIED LED BULBS AND THEY WOULD NOT SHOW THROUGH , WHAT I DID WAS SIMPLY REMOVE THE 2 BULBS FROM THE DIRECTIONALS AND REPLACE WITH 2 OF THE DASH LIGHTS--BINGO !!! INSTANT DASH LITES !!!! SURE YOU CANT SEE THE DIRECTIONALS FLASH IN THE DASH BUT WHO CARES !!! AT LEAST I CAN THE SPEEDO, GAS GAUGE, TEMP AND AMPS !!
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sarahcecelia |
07-12-2017 @ 9:52 AM
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Tony, Read my answer of about 2 days ago on how to fix them!
Regards, Steve Lee
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TomO |
07-12-2017 @ 7:08 AM
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Steve Lee, Amber turn signal lamps became popular in the late 1960's. Your car would have had clear bulbs originally. You may be able to find new bulbs in the amber color, but I do not have a source for them.
Tom
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sarahcecelia |
07-11-2017 @ 8:58 PM
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Tony read my post about this problem.
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sarahcecelia |
07-10-2017 @ 10:01 AM
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"See my latest post on the subject." Steve Lee
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sarahcecelia |
07-10-2017 @ 10:00 AM
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Tom, Would they have amber park/signal bulbs-6volt for my 1950 ?
Regards, Steve Lee
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sarahcecelia |
07-10-2017 @ 9:47 AM
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I had the same problem on my 1950. I talked to Ray Marner, who was a Ford mechanic in the 50's, and he said that those glass lenses (4) were purple,like mine, and the numbers and other indicators in the instrument cluster had phosphorus paint on them which made them light up like they did in the '50 I had when I was 18yrs. old, and the phosphorus deteriates over the years. Now it is is a banned product. I just took the purple glasses out and popped the bulb and socket back in, and They light up nicely!. Note: You HAVE TO take the instrument cluster assembly out to remove those purple lenses, they are locked in on the speedo side!! If you want a blue light effect, Chris Robbins told me that there was a Mustang lens, in the 60's, that was light blue that worked very nicely. If you want to go that route, Call him at 610-767-0411, after 11 am.
Regards, Steve Lee
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TomO |
12-11-2016 @ 8:58 AM
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I just did a search using ALL in the PAST box.
Tom
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jwitt |
12-10-2016 @ 12:22 PM
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This question was just answered a few days ago, with some good information on the problem: http://www.earlyfordv8.org/forum/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=18&Topic=10330 John
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