bulb number?

[p24-1953]

Does anyone know a bulb number for the dome light of a 53 plymouth? i just called the local auto zone. They said it wasnt in the computer (suprise) but to come on down and they could match it with one off of the shelf. I asked if they stocked 6volt bulbs. She said we carry light bulbs, but quote "she didnt know what 6 volt bulbs were but everything they carry is for cars so they should have something to fit it". I asked for the manager.... Suprisingly she was the manager.

[BobT-47P15]

Probably a bit of a younger person, I'd guess.

Some of the guys on here have sources for 6v bulbs.....I just can't

recall the name of the places. Betcha they'll jump in before long.

[Young Ed]

I replaced all mine when I did my dash. Napa had them all in the PC. One # didn't match what I had removed. Not sure if that was them or if someone had messed with my car at some point. All were ordered and there the next day.

[Normspeed]

Seems like my 53 has a dual contact bulb in there too. It's bright. The lens is glass so no problem with melting the lens. I'll try and remember to check it out tonight.

[p24-1953]

my bulb has 2 contacts on the bottom so is that a 1154?

[p24-1953]

what 21-3 cp?

[fedoragent]

Gents,

My car has a single contact, and the car is 12V. It would burn out the 6V bulb immediately right? And therefore, I should get the 12V?

Please advise.

FG.

[greg g]

get a bulb for a single filament tail light should be 3 to 5 candle power

or you could get any one of the colored mood light bulbs from the bubble pack section.

Is the base a single contact or double??? Inside the fixture.

I believe if you have switches that turn the light on when the door opens it will have a dual contact, single element fixture. As the various switches serve to connect to ground. So the wire to the bulb is hot, then opening the door or flipping the pillar switch completes the circuit to ground from the hot side through the element ad out the other contact to ground. If you only have the pillar switch, the fixture is grounded and its a single conact single element bulb.

[fedoragent]

Folks,

FYI, I used a Sylvannia 1156 for the Dome light. It is single lead. Although, I fear that my switch at the door may be loose. The light did light for about five minutes and then after I shut the door and reopened...it wouldn't come back on.

Two questions:

1. What position does up or down mean on the B pillar?

2. Does the switch on the B pillar also turn on the light when the passenger door is not open?

3. Is the passenger door switch/button a pain in the arse to replace?

Notes: The light was bright when it was on. I took the bulb out again to see if there was a problem with the bulb. No problem, not a broken filament.

Thanks,

FG.

[TodFitch]

what 21-3 cp?

Means two filaments one gives off 21 candlepower of light the other filament gives off 3 candlepower. That dual filament setup with one much brighter than the other is typical for rear lamp use. The 3 cp part is used of the tail light and the 21 cp filament is used for the brake light.

[greg g]

The sliding door post switch may just need to be worked through some one off cycles to clean up the contacts. The door switch is just a connection that makes a ground. You need to get a circtuit tester. This has a bulb in it you hook the clam to ground and use the probe to contact the power wire or the socket contact to see if power is reaching your appliance. You can use it to check grounds also if your no sure if the itme you are trying to groud to completes the circuit.

[TodFitch]

The sliding door post switch may just need to be worked through some one off cycles to clean up the contacts. ...

You can sometimes help this a long with contact cleaner. Not sure if it is still available but Radio Shack used to sell spray cans of contact cleaner labeled for use in cleaning TV tuners. Since the old rotating switch type tuners went out when remote controls came in I am not sure how available this stuff is any more but I recall that it did a pretty good job of making switches work better.