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Old May 16, 2019 | 05:28 PM
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I'm pretty sure I know what the proper light I need looks like, but I can't find a switch anywhere. were they mercury switch equipped?

I can't find a new one or a reproduction is that right ? if so I guess it's back to ebait.
 
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I'm pretty sure I know what the proper light I need looks like, but I can't find a switch anywhere. were they mercury switch equipped?

I can't find a new one or a reproduction is that right ? if so I guess it's back to ebait.
What year is the truck?
 
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Old May 16, 2019 | 06:06 PM
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1976 high boy XLT
 
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Old May 16, 2019 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 440 sixpack
I'm pretty sure I know what the proper light I need looks like, but I can't find a switch anywhere. were they mercury switch equipped?
I can't find a new one or a reproduction is that right ? if so I guess it's back to ebait.
Yeah, they turn on when you open the hood and turn off when you close it.
 
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1976 high boy XLT
D6TZ-15702-A .. Engine Compartment Lamp / Marked: D6TB-15702-AA or AB / Obsolete

1976/77 F100/350 / 1978 F100/350 before serial number BE0001.

No Ford dealer or obsolete parts vendor has any, none on ebay.
 
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That's great. is it the one with the white plastic base or the one with the metal shield behind it ? those seem to be the Ford ones of that era.
 
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That's great. is it the one with the white plastic base or the one with the metal shield behind it ? those seem to be the Ford ones of that era.
I have no idea what it looks like.

There are two others, one is 1973/75 (D3TZ-15702-A), the other is 1978 from serial number BE001 & 1979 (D8TZ-15702-A). No one has this either, none on ebay.

I didn't look for 1973/75.
 
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I spent hours trying to figure mine out too until one day I noticed a strange white plastic **** on my radiator support. I pulled on it, and voila! The light came on! Check around for a switch the PO May have installed. I never did check to see if my setup was factory. This is on a 79.



 
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