garyp Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Getting to the end on my 39 Dodge business coupe frameoff restro and am trying to find new sockets for tail and parking lights 6 volt not having any luck again any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper50 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) http://www.riwire.com/ click on "supplies" and then "junction boxes" http://www.taillightking.com/light_bulbs_Sockets.htm Edited March 10, 2018 by casper50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt167 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 The absolute best sockets you will ever find are Ron Francis special billet aluminum sockets. They come in single and dual filament sockets and use a large nut to tighten down, so there is no crimping and everything holds tight. They will take a 6v bulb of the right size. On my '51 Chevy I saved the original license plate light using one. The baseplate was severely rotten and the socket was part of the baseplate. I cut the socket off and cleaned up the base plate, put a single filiment RF socket in place and it worked and fit perfect. https://www.ronfrancis.com/prodinfo.asp?number=RR-11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebruns1 Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) Wow, those are beautiful! For $26 a pop they better be... His 6v LED brake light looks great too, but again for $28 it's not cheap, and it says "requires" his $17 dollar resistor in order to work. Ouch. But, you get what you pay for I guess! Good solution if you want to retrofit bright LED lights. Anybody try the Technostalgia brake light assemblies for the 46-48 Plymouth? I'm hoping they come out with the same for the Dodges. http://cool-leds.com/led-taillights-plymouth.htm Edited March 11, 2018 by ebruns1 incorrect item price, updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Most any automotive store should have bulb sockets. The sockets are not voltage sensitive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Are cigarette lighters voltage sensitive? I want to use a 6V+ to 12V- converter so I can use the lighter socket to charge cell phones, etc. Can I keep the original lighter and socket? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 The lighter socket is not voltage sensitive but the lighter heating element is voltage sensitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyp Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Don are the pigtails voltage sensitive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Volts times amps equals watts and watts are consumption. So do the math. 6 volt wire gauge is twice that of 12 volt wire gauge. Do the math. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpollo Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 12 volt lighter sockets are smaller diameter compared to 6 volt. The six volt lighter works about four times as fast on 12 volts but then who needs a lighter in their car anymore ? If you need it as a power supply you will have to substitute a 12 volt socket to fit your device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyp Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Thanks Don you are a great help to me and many others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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