Kinda Dumb Question . . . .

[grey beard]

My parking lights were apart when I got my B series. Now I'm trying to assemble them and logic says it is simple. Two screw holes in each fender. Driver's fender screw holes ae at 10 and 5 o'clock positions. Parking lamp has four screw holes in it. Lens has two screw slots in it. Bezel has only one hole.

I can guess that two of the four lamp holes are used to retain rhe lamp body into the fender, while the other two lamp holes hold only the lens. Is the bezel held on by one of the two lens screws? Seems sorta' "un-Dodge-like" to do things that way, or am I missing something here? What did you fellows do here when you put yours together?

Thanks

[Don Coatney]

Dave;

I dont know:cool:

[greg g]

Is it one of those deals where there is a lip that fits under the piece on the fender, then the one screw retains the trim by putting pressure against the lip so it can't come off?

[lscrymgeour]

I have a 53 Fargo halfton and just had my parking lights off last night. The rings have two holes in them and these are used to mount the ring to the fender. On the reverse side of the ring there is one small flange with one threaded hole in and a square notch out of the ring on the opposite side. the lamp housing itself has a flat metal tab which slips under the outer edge of the ring to hold that side down. On the opposite on the housing there is another metal tab with a whole in it. This hole matches the one on the flange and is used to screw it on.

The glass has raised portionn along one edge which fits into the notch in the ring. The notch is directly adjacent to where the metal tab without the hole is placed.

Hopes this helps.

Lyle

[grey beard]

Thanks, Lyle, for that fine explanation. Guess this is all my fault for not saying up front what it is that I am pondering about. My truck is a B1B with the small parking lamps that have bezels that cover a portion of the lens. Unlike your, which are larger and more distinct, these are only two and one half inches wide at their base.

This is the critter I am trying to figure out how to assemble. The bezel has only one screw hole and there is absolutely no tab or slot any where on its circvumfrence to aid in attaching it. Anybody have experience assembling these?

AND, special thanks to the "Don from Tennessee" for that neat answer I so richly deserved with my one-liner opening. Now I owe you one, Don . . .

[townwagon]

Don,

I have pulled dozens of these, there are three tiny flat head screws that hold the bucket to the nose, then the lens just sits in the bucket on top of a gasket, and the trim ring fits over the top, hooking over a tab on the top edge of the bucket, and then screwing in on the bottom edge of the bucket.

Look here to see a picture of the correct parts:

http://photos.imageevent.com/townwagon/0store2/bmarker060607a.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/townwagon/0store2/bmarker060607b.jpg

These images do not show the gaskets that go behind the buckets, or any of the mounting screws.

I hope this helps.

Eric

P.S. I have found many many trucks with incorrect parts in place of the factory parking lights, make sure your sheetmetal was not modified, or some other change was made before you tear your hair out trying to make something fit that was changed.

[grey beard]

Thanks, Eric,

Finally figured it out - the bezel snap into place over the lens in one position only, then one of the two lens screws holds the bezel in place, with the second lens screw underneath the bezel.

Were these lamps originally positioned with the bezel screw at the six o'clock position - at the botom, as it were?

Thanks Again

[Reg Evans]

Yes, at the bottom. See the little drain hole below the mounting screw hole.

[Bouncy B]

I had the same trouble putting mine back on. Amazing how much I forget between disassembling and reassembling. Someday I'll learn. Maybe I need to video and photograph. I have graduated from the "throw it in the coffee can - bolts is bolts" approach to "stick it in a ziploc and label it." Maybe I'm getting there. Keep asking questions. Someone once said, "We're all ignorant, just on different subjects."

Richard