Tail light socket replacement

[Paul_G]

I need to replace all four 1157 sockets and the back up light 1156 sockets on my 72. The factory sockets are crimped in place to a plastic housing. I used a dremel cutter wheel and got them out. I need a socket to replace them. Any ideas on a replacements?

 

[71Beeper]

Have a look at these.

These ones are for 1156 bulbs.
You'll have to inquire with them if they have ones for the 1157 bulbs.

 

[Sam69sat]

You can buy them at your local auto parts store. You'll just need to solder your original connectors on.

Dorman 85806
Dorman 85803

Dorman - Conduct-Tite Tail Light Socket

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Dorman - Conduct-Tite 3/4in Single Contact Light Bulb Socket

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[HALIFAXHOPS]

Rhode Island Wiring Service Inc.

 

[Paul_G]

You can buy them at your local auto parts store. You'll just need to solder your original connectors on.

Dorman 85806
Dorman 85803

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I am using these. Thanks for the tip. The hole for the 1157 brake turn sockets has to be drilled out to 1 1/8", the 1156 back up light socket fits right in to the stock hole. Going to work perfectly.

 

[trishhritz]

Are there any other choices for the back-up sockets besides Dorman or Ron Francis?

 

[toolmanmike]

Are there any other choices for the back-up sockets besides Dorman or Ron Francis?

I would imagine any auto parts store has what you need. Pico or Dorman Help line are common brands for things like that. Here's a Pico. They have many different styles.

 

[trishhritz]

I need to replace all four 1157 sockets and the back up light 1156 sockets on my 72. The factory sockets are crimped in place to a plastic housing. I used a dremel cutter wheel and got them out. I need a socket to replace them. Any ideas on a replacements?

I would imagine any auto parts store has what you need. Pico or Dorman Help line are common brands for things like that. Here's a Pico. They have many different styles. View attachment 1887990

this looks like a socket for the 1157 bulb with two contacts, i just do not see the ground connector in this picture. I’m actually referring to the back-up light socket which is for the 1156 bulb with one contact. The local auto parts stores do not seem to have a anything in their computers that fits a 1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus. In fact I came home several times with Standard motor products socket s75 but these sockets are made for the 1157 bulb so I ended up switching out the signal/taillamp sockets already . The 1156 sockets I pulled out were glued into the taillight assembly and had only one filament and the ground was soldiered to the outside of the base. I just don’t want to have to modify like soldiering or drilling taillight

 

[toolmanmike]

this looks like a socket for the 1157 bulb with two contacts, i just do not see the ground connector in this picture. I’m actually referring to the back-up light socket which is for the 1156 bulb with one contact. The local auto parts stores do not seem to have a anything in their computers that fits a 1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus. In fact I came home several times with Standard motor products socket s75 but these sockets are made for the 1157 bulb so I ended up switching out the signal/taillamp sockets already . The 1156 sockets I pulled out were glued into the taillight assembly and had only one filament and the ground was soldiered to the outside of the base. I just don’t want to have to modify like soldiering or drilling taillight

Sorry to be so blunt but did you read my last sentence? "They have many different styles" Look them up yourself and see what they have to offer.

 

[trishhritz]

Sorry to be so blunt but did you read my last sentence? "They have many different styles" Look them up yourself and see what they have to offer.

Thanks toolmanmike. My problem remains. I have searched so many data bases and 1972 Plymouth filters only bring up the 1157 sockets for the stop/turn signals which get pressed into the 1 1/8” holes of the 1972 taillight assembly. What I cannot find is the 1156 grounded sockets that fit into the 3/4” opening for the back-up lights. It’s irritating that if you ask at any parts store, they want to sell you the sockets for the 1157 bulbs which has two contacts and the parts store techs do not believe me there was ever one made like I am requesting (1 contact, two wires for a 3/4’ opening) because it’s not in their database for a 1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus with a 400CID. It’s almost like the data for the 1972 OEM back-up lamp sockets (Mopar part # 2983 279) fell off the face of the earth.

This is one source I did find for Standard Motor Parts - https://www.smpbuyersguide.com/standard/Wiring-Pigtails-and-Sockets-Guide/C - it has a bulb to socket reference chart in the last few pages. However, the chart lacks details on the diameter opening that the sockets are intended to be pressed into. Most of the 1156 sockets are definitely not OEM in appearance and usually have only one wire and require grounding (alteration) while the two wire varieties do not have details on the diameter opening.

At the auto parts stores, I was originally sold (sight unseen because they had to be shipped from other stores) the SMP S-75, and they turned out to be the correct 1157 lamp sockets needed for the stop/tail lights, only the ground tabs were intact, unlike the one I removed. As for the 1156 back-up sockets (mopar part # 2983 279), I feel like I’m striking out getting something close to OEM and not too expensive, either. So I am settling on using the SMP S-89 sockets since they appear to be the closest to OEM with a ground wire, but the back-up lamp socket hole in the plastic assembly needs to be cut out from 3/4" to 1 1/8”, something else I am really hesitant to do.