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1952 series 60

Started by jiport7, May 13, 2015, 07:22:11 PM

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jiport7

May 13, 2015, 07:22:11 PM
I am restoring a 1952 series 60 Fleetwood sedan. It has fog lights. I can't seem to find the directional for the front of the car. It has rear taillights with directionals and back up lights. The fog lights have 2 bulbs in them - one is a very small bulb and the other is a large bulb with a round disk of metal on it.
Is it possible that there are no front turn signals on this model?  Did they not come out till 53? 
  Thanks

54 caddy larry

#1
May 13, 2015, 07:37:00 PM
the small bulb is directional, the large one fog.
Larry
Larry M

1954 series 62 coupe
1974 Harley Davidson FLH

My caddy is my never ending work in progress.

jiport7

#2
May 13, 2015, 07:46:08 PM
I don't think it is. I looked in the service manual and it says that the small bulb within the fog light bucket is a parking light. The book also recommends 1154 bulbs for all directionals (Tail lamps and signal lamps) and the smaller bulb is a 55 bulb.

54 caddy larry

#3
May 13, 2015, 07:58:02 PM
Sorry if I'm wrong about a 52 but my 54 has a similar two bulb set up and the small bulb is the directional.
Larry
Larry M

1954 series 62 coupe
1974 Harley Davidson FLH

My caddy is my never ending work in progress.

Dan LeBlanc

#4
May 13, 2015, 07:58:56 PM
The fog lamp bulb is a dual filament bulb that serves as the fog light and directional. The small bulb should be the park lamp.
Dan LeBlanc
1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car

m-mman

#5
May 13, 2015, 08:50:29 PM
The flat ring on the bottom (with the three mounting prongs) means that it is a "Pre-focused" bulb.
My 55 has no fogs. A 55 parts car had fogs. I thought I might add them. I couldn't find replacement bulbs so I have just left the basic park/turn set up. The last time I looked for a prefocused bulb was 20+ years ago so maybe they exist somewhere now.

The Pre-focused bulb has its roots back in the days of bulb/reflector headlights (1930s). I think that the whole system was pretty archaic by the 1950s, but Cad figured that it would be good for a fog light set up.
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54 caddy larry

#6
May 13, 2015, 09:05:42 PM
My mistake Dan, thanks.
Larry
Larry M

1954 series 62 coupe
1974 Harley Davidson FLH

My caddy is my never ending work in progress.

jiport7

#7
May 13, 2015, 10:02:46 PM
That's all excellent info. So, is the fog bulb also the directional as Dan said. I also know what you mean about finding those bulbs. I lucked out since I have the ones that came in the car when I got it. I think they about $35 a bulb, but no one has them in stock.

Dan LeBlanc

#8
May 14, 2015, 08:06:27 AM
www.bulbtown.com will have the bulbs you're looking for.
Dan LeBlanc
1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car

m-mman

#9
May 14, 2015, 01:17:29 PM
Neat site, but their page for the Flange base prefocused bulbs is blank . . .
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1971 Miller-Meteor Lifeliner ambulance
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J. Gomez

#10
May 14, 2015, 05:59:39 PM
Not sure if these are the ones you need, just in case FYI

http://forums.cadillaclasalleclub.org/index.php?topic=134259.msg291274#msg291274
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