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Apr 14, 2015 | 02:27 PM

Shadowrider123

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Dome Light

My 64 doesn't have a dome light.

I bought one off ebay. The power wire is there.

How is it grounded? I don't see a ground wire or a hole to put a ground wire.

Apr 14, 2015 | 04:17 PM

jowilker

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You are a creative guy, make a ground.

John

Apr 14, 2015 | 05:39 PM

NumberDummy

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Same dome lamp (body & socket w/wiring, lens w/bezel): 1964/66 F100/1100 - 1964/69 N/NT500/1000 - 1967/69 F800/1000.

The lens w/bezel (it's a one piece assembly) itself is also the same as 1967/72 F100/750.

Apr 14, 2015 | 05:47 PM

Shadowrider123

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So how did Henry ground the light?

Apr 14, 2015 | 06:11 PM

NumberDummy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadowrider123

So how did Henry ground the light?

Henry had nothing to do with it, as he died in 1947.

Here's a pic of the whole enchilada:

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Apr 14, 2015 | 06:12 PM

DoubleOh7

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The lamp/socket base has a wire that screws to the back of the cab. The lens and socket base are floating on the head-liner (on mine anyway) and so you have one short wire to the switch with a male plug and the other short wire has a ring terminal you use a screw with. The truck body as all ground.

Or Earth if you are in the UK...

Apr 14, 2015 | 08:56 PM

campchef

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Apr 15, 2015 | 12:59 PM

TA455HO

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The single wire sounds to me like the C7TZ-13786-A housing rather than the C4TZ-13786-A housing with two wires.

Check out this eBay auction - on the one you bought see if the black wire has a Ford number on it and let us know what it reads if there is any there.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-67-68-69-70-71-72-Ford-F100-F250-F350-Dome-Light-Housing-C7TZ-13786-A-/191543634063?hash=item2c98e3e88f&vxp=mtr

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Apr 15, 2015 | 05:15 PM

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jowilker

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Still, it aint complicated to ground the light box to the cab.

John

Apr 15, 2015 | 05:42 PM

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TA455HO

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Sure, as long as you use the correct bulb since the later single wire style has a single prong bulb base while the earlier style has a two pronged bulb base. I gather that is why they used different bulbs in them. 1004 versus 1005 or somesuch.

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