68 Interior Lights
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68 Interior Lights
I recently purchased a 68 convertable and in the process of some interior restoration noticed two sockets which I suspect are for courtesy lights. One socket is located on the passenger side floor right below th vent by the speaker kick panel and the other is in the back behind the driver seat under the convertable deck lid. Both sockets are just hanging with no evident mounting location. Can someone fill in the blanks for me as to where the actual locations of 68 convertable interior light mounting is supposed to be?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Burning Brakes
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68's
Don't remember if it was on this site or another, however if was discovered that not all 68's had the same location for the passenger side. My 68's was in one location and someone elses was in a different location. Mine is a original owner, so I know it is where it was positioned when the car left the factory.
Melting Slicks
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The passenger side attaches to the side of the heater box. The attachment point is about midway of the floor board. There should be a screw hole in the side of the heater box for the light bracket.
The rear compartment light attaches to the driver side convertible deck lid hinge.
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Anybody got a pic of the Driver side. Mine in missing. Just cut wires...I guess the bracket broke and they got tired of jacking with it, so they cut it off.
Safety Car
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If the brackets are still there, then there will be about a 5/8 hole for the socket mount.
My 68 has the socket mounted on the same bracket as the trip odometer as per the above post, but the pass side bracket was missing. I picked one up at a Vette yard (can't remember what year, but it looks identical to the driver's side) and it mounts under the dash just left of the Astro vent. Probably not correct, but it works & it was all I could find at the time
My 68 has the socket mounted on the same bracket as the trip odometer as per the above post, but the pass side bracket was missing. I picked one up at a Vette yard (can't remember what year, but it looks identical to the driver's side) and it mounts under the dash just left of the Astro vent. Probably not correct, but it works & it was all I could find at the time
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Burning Brakes
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different locations
My original owner 68 convertible built in FEB 68 has the passenger side interior light mounted right next to the flasher holder on the lower right side of the dash panel and just to the left of the Astro ventilation and is not mounted to the heater box.