Bulb sockets?

[popslavaz]

Has anyone ever attempted to rebuild the internals of a bulb socket? Found the rebuild parts are available. You can get single or double contact internals.

 

[65-440]

No but would be a simple task. Slide the old guts out and slide the new in. Splice in the new wire, done!

 

[71Beeper]

Pops, are those for the tail lights?
If so, I hear that those will not come out.

 

[Nacho-RT74]

I think the “harder” part could be insert the bakelite tabs into the socket channels without break them

 

[flypaper]

I've seen people bend the crimp away and pop the whole socket out of the housing
then expoxy glue in new sockets..

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Yeap that’s the tipical fix but usually replacement sockets are without ground wire to the socket body. With plastic housings if socket is good replace the inners could be a good solution and save from the ground wire attachment deal. Won’t really matter on pot metal housings, althought using epoxy glue will isolate it.

 

[popslavaz]

I “PUSHED THE EASY BUTTON” and have a nice complete housing coming from Mark out west.

 

[Dibbons]

The passenger side rear tail lights on my '71 style bumper (used in a '72 SSP) are always dimmer than the driver's side. Never have been able to determine if it is actually a weaker/dimmer bulb problem or if the red lens is not as transparent on that side.

 

[71Beeper]

Dibbons - I wonder if its a ground issue.
Add a second ground wire to the passenger side assembly & see if it makes a difference.

 

[popslavaz]

You are spot on 71Beeper any extra grounds on any electrical system is a plus.I added a extra ground wire on my John Deere318 and the head lights are much brighter and no electrical issues.

 

[Dibbons]

That ground issue is exactly what I have been thinking about to try on the passenger side tail light. I hope it would be something so basic/simple, but I am not getting my hopes up. Anyhow, thanks for reminding me to try experimenting with the idea.

 

[oldbee]

Those replacement pigtails work great, did it for years on semi’s; don’t forget tho your ground is still the socket metal itself.

 

[Stew1337]

I tried the pigtail replacement but still had grounding issues =dull or not at all lights.
ended up drilling the metal housings out then oversizing the holes, got a couple of twist in style lenses from scrap yard (late model Subaru) cut them up and bonded into original housings - did this from inside so that the bonded surface was against curve of inside, externally looks almost factory

 

[Dibbons]

Whatever works.