Tested the light, it works, but I need to know what bulb fits in it.
It looks like a typical brake light bulb, but it has two post where one is positive and the other is the ground with 1 filament. any Ideas?
A brake light bulb is too tall to fit inside the crystal.

The Bezel is a XLT Ranger, Cool, never seen one.

Radio and the wire harness on the back.

 

I have a pristine burlwood bezel for that radio.

 

Yeah, Reamer. Don't you want to go with Burlwood and sell me the Rosewood one?

 

My 84 has the under hood reel out lamp. I haven't figured out how to use it yet. Does it work with the headlites on? Work all the time?

 

There's a mercury switch that is supposed to turn it out just before the hood closes and turns it out as the hood opens. But I've never gone under with the hood closed to find out if mine works.

 

Just took the light apart and cleaned inside. There is power to the light at all times.
The mercury bulb inside, it's no bigger than a large pea.
While the hood is horizontal (closed) it does not make connection.
open the hood, mercury flows and make connection and light goes on.

 

What's the difference, Burlwood vs Rosewood?

 

The one you have is Rosewood. This is a Burlwood one:



There is a difference in look as well as opening style. The Rosewood is for a shaft-mount radio and the Burlwood is for a DIN radio that mounts to the dash - like the one you got today.

 

I see, but I would need a matching instrument bezel then.

 

Yep. Those are physically the same but just have different "wood". However, the Rosewood radio bezel's opening is higher but narrower than DIN, so doesn't work well for a DIN radio.

Another option is to find the base or Custom level trim and do away with the wood look. I'm thinking about it, but dunno yet.

 

What does "DIN" mean?

 

That's an acronym for a set of standards. IIRC the DIN standards started in Germany many years ago and spread to most of Europe and then elsewhere. It defines things like electrical connections, radio sizes, and many other things. Similar to our IEEE standards but broader.

In the case of radios it is 50mm x 180mm. Or, double-DIN is 100 x 180.

 

"DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.

The remit of DIN German Institute for Standardization is to encourage, organize, steer and moderate standardization and specification activities in systematic and transparent procedures for the benefit of society as a whole, while safeguarding the public interest. The results of DIN's work serve to advance innovation, safety and communication among industry, research organizations, the public sector and society as a whole, and to support quality assurance, rationalization, occupational health and safety, and environmental and consumer protection. DIN publishes its work results and promotes the implementation of these results. Some 30,000 experts contribute their skills and experience to the standardization process which is managed and coordinated by the DIN staff of around 400. By agreement with the German Federal Government, DIN is the acknowledged national standards body that represents German interests in European and international standards organizations. Ninety percent of the standards work now carried out by DIN is international in nature. A registered non-profit association, DIN has been based in Berlin since 1917."

DIN are Germany's representative body in ISO, and many ISO standards are cover sheeted into German national "DIN" standards.

 

Yes, live all the time - with lights on or off/keys out etc.

For some reason mine didn't work when I first got the truck; then after a few days began switching on, & has been fine since.
I guess it was the mercury switch, but there's not much that could go wrong

 

I found my spare bulb and lenses cover today while looking for something for another member today. Anyone have a broken lense cover?

The part number is GE 90 for the bulb.

GE 25794 - 90 Miniature Automotive Light Bulb at eLightBulbs.com