Carl 61 Fleetwood Phyllis

[Clewisiii]

Just to compare

Incandescent high


Incandescent low


LED high


LED low.



I don't think I like these LEDs. In person there is a noticable difference between high and low LED. But does not show up on camera.

[Clewisiii]

I have years to decide which I want. So now these will be wrapped up and packed away.

[Cadillac Jack 82]

LEDs are a good option only as a last resort.  The light appears artificial and overly bright.  Theres a warm feeling you get when looking at incandescent glow.

[Clewisiii]

Well I took a chance and ordered a 1960 license plate light lense from McVeys. We will see if it fits my early build 1961. I must have gotten the last one. It did not say backorder when I submitted my order.

[Clewisiii]

Looking at what all parts I will need to restore that headlight harness

I need two metal connector body clips.


I have only found one $370 kit that says it has 6 Packard 56 clips. But these clips are straight. The originals are 90 degree.


Looking through my kits o have found two clips close to the right size. They are both straight and will need some modification to work. But I am not spending $370 on a kit in hopes that the six clips it has will work.

[Clewisiii]

Just for fun I dug out a pair of headlights to use as tests as I rebuild the wire harness.

I powered them up. That parking light is brighter then these bulbs.

[Clewisiii]

I didn't get lucky. I was removing the wipers from my parts car and really damaging the chrome nuts. Found a set on eBay for Chevy and thought they could not possibly be different. They are different.
Just slightly smaller. 

[Clewisiii]

Good news. McVeys 1960 license plate light lense fits the 1961 light.

Unfortunately one lense is embossed L5-60 and L5-61. And the 1961 has some ribbing and an anti rotation feature.

But it fits right up and holes and gasket surface align.

[Clewisiii]

It would have been nice if these lenses had come with a set of gaskets. But I cannot be greedy.

[Clewisiii]

Well the McVeys rear ashtrays fit but they are a little different. The cigarette put outer(whatever the real name is) is in a different position. And the original was a brighter chrome. The new looks more light stamped stainless steel.

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

I suppose that thing is called the Extinguisher.

Bruce.

[6262]

Until this day I wondered why this thing is there now it even has a name 

I suppose that thing is called the Extinguisher.

Bruce.

[David Greenburg]

I've heard it referred to as the snuffer, but that might just be an old mid-Atlantic colloquialism.

[Clewisiii]

The 90 degree terminals for the headlights are called flag terminals.

YNZ did have them. Just not listed on their website. I ordered 10.

[Clewisiii]

The 90 degree terminals for the headlights are called flag terminals.

YNZ did have them. Just not listed on their website. I ordered 10.

The 90 degree terminals for the headlights are called flag terminals.

YNZ did have them. Just not listed on their website. I ordered 10.

Cancel that. They only had type 56. The lights are type 59.

[Clewisiii]

Since the forward headlight harness is mostly straight. I decided the easiest way to lay out my wiring to recreate the harness is to tape it to a skinny board.

There are a couple of more colors I have ordered. And I need to make a couple of taped inline splices so I ordered some splice sleeves for those.

[David King (kz78hy)]

Here is a link for new T3 headlamps if you wanted to get some correct, bright lamps.

https://www.lectriclimited.com/catalog/product/view/id/87556/s/sealed-beam-set/category/732/

[Clewisiii]

While I wait for wiring supplies to arrive, more cleaning of little details.

I think I have another set of these lock knobs. One of this sets has pits I do not like. I don't want to bother trying to rechrome these.

[Cadillac Jack 82]

The lock knobs are available as NOS or repro in a few places. 

[Clewisiii]

The lock knobs are available as NOS or repro in a few places. 

I have bought some. Anc they were wrong.