Anyone Recognize This?

[Young Ed]

This is the interior light lense and bezel for a W series truck. As I was swapping out the switch bezel for one from my p15 I thought it possible maybe this is from a car too. Its not the same as 46-52 plymouth but maybe dodge or some other mopar?? I'd like to find a better one and if I can source one from a car that would make it a much easier find.

 

[Young Ed]

My parts book shows this as #920418. Oddly is says panel underneath it and shows a round one for cab. I personally removed this out of a junkyard reg cab truck that I don't think had moved in 40 years. The only reason the bezel is so bad is someone had taken it off and left it laying lose.

[RobertKB]

No, I have never seen one of those in any Chrysler built products, car or truck.

Edited July 8, 2013 by RobertKB

[Frank Elder]

Rah rah sis boom bah! Cool beans Robert is back!

[Plymouthy Adams]

was he even gone?  around the holidays with company and travel....would be unwise to assume an absence

[Frank Elder]

I hadn't seen a post for awhile and seeings I like Robert........it doesn't really matter to me if he was "gone" or not.

[Jerry Roberts]

 Ed , Those came in either chrome or painted . It seems that the same part also came in some of the Pilot House trucks . I have one in black paint that you can have . The chrome does look better though , and chrome will match your switch . How is your glass ? I have an extra glass lens too . I had the black one in my truck and switched to chrome . 

[Young Ed]

 Ed , Those came in either chrome or painted . It seems that the same part also came in some of the Pilot House trucks . I have one in black paint that you can have . The chrome does look better though , and chrome will match your switch . How is your glass ? I have an extra glass lens too . I had the black one in my truck and switched to chrome . 

 

Thanks Jerry I honestly haven't even pulled the glass out to clean it and check it over. I know the backing that holds the glass into the chrome is quite rusted. I have a pilot house interior light but its slightly different as far as the chrome goes. It has an internal switch instead of the separate one like I have. I do have a painted version too so I should be good. Sounds like I will probably have to suck it up and get my current one replated.

[Jerry Roberts]

I have also seen the same dome light in large earlier Dodge flat bed trucks perhaps 1937 - 1938 . If that backing that holds the glass is too rusted , let me know as I might have that too . When installing the dome light you will need four spacers on the corners about 1/8 " thick , this holds the housing away from the headliner so that the bezel has room to snap in place . The original spacers were leather and had the shape of flat faucet washers . If you happen to drill a hole in your ABS headliner in the wrong spot , Use a hole punch in a scrap of material to make a round plug for a patch . I think the later years of the 1939 - 1947 trucks had the internal switch , they all used the same glass though . There has been a lens and chrome bezel on ebay recently but I think the guy wanted too much $ . If you post your photo on the Pilot House side someone might have it in chrome . 

[Young Ed]

Yup the one I am installing I removed from a 47 and the spacers were still intact. There are 2 under the switch as well.

[Adrian41D-19]

Hi, this kind of bezel is mount on my 41 dodge and my 48 dodge too  is the reading light above the rear passengers and is the floor light in my 41.

 

in the 41

 

 

 

[Young Ed]

Thanks. The lense looks the same with a different bezel. Are those painted or chrome?

[Adrian41D-19]

this is my spare bezel, this one in paint but no pitting, just need to be clean or repaint, as you like.

 

 

[Adrian41D-19]

the back of the lens