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Fleet Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Central PA
I think he means the chrome "teeth" (they are about 1"-2" high) that the deluxe cabs have on the grille.And, yes they are reproduced and sometimes you acn find NOS on ebay for sale.
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Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Basalt, CO
Yeah, thanks. I was talking about the chrome teeth in the '53 grille. My grille has holes for them, so I guess it's a deluxe cab. I did find a '56 grille along with a tailgate and other needed parts, so I may just swap that in. This truck isn't pretending to be original anyway.
From looking through parts catalogs, it seems like there's a separate wiring harness for the headlights and indicators that's supposed to plug in somewhere on the inner fender? I'm asking because it seems that there's been some amateur wiring done on this truck. My wiring for all the lights comes from the firewall to the driver's side headlight and indicator, then splits and goes to the passenger headlight. There is no connector for the passenger side indicator. There is one stray wire but the connector is totally different than the plug on the indicator. I'm thinking it could be for the horn. Is there something I'm missing here or do I need to get out the voltmeter and do some legwork?
From looking through parts catalogs, it seems like there's a separate wiring harness for the headlights and indicators that's supposed to plug in somewhere on the inner fender? I'm asking because it seems that there's been some amateur wiring done on this truck. My wiring for all the lights comes from the firewall to the driver's side headlight and indicator, then splits and goes to the passenger headlight. There is no connector for the passenger side indicator. There is one stray wire but the connector is totally different than the plug on the indicator. I'm thinking it could be for the horn. Is there something I'm missing here or do I need to get out the voltmeter and do some legwork?
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Joined: May 2008
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From: Poway, Ca.
Yeah, thanks. I was talking about the chrome teeth in the '53 grille. My grille has holes for them, so I guess it's a deluxe cab. I did find a '56 grille along with a tailgate and other needed parts, so I may just swap that in. This truck isn't pretending to be original anyway.
From looking through parts catalogs, it seems like there's a separate wiring harness for the headlights and indicators that's supposed to plug in somewhere on the inner fender? I'm asking because it seems that there's been some amateur wiring done on this truck. My wiring for all the lights comes from the firewall to the driver's side headlight and indicator, then splits and goes to the passenger headlight. There is no connector for the passenger side indicator. There is one stray wire but the connector is totally different than the plug on the indicator. I'm thinking it could be for the horn. Is there something I'm missing here or do I need to get out the voltmeter and do some legwork?
From looking through parts catalogs, it seems like there's a separate wiring harness for the headlights and indicators that's supposed to plug in somewhere on the inner fender? I'm asking because it seems that there's been some amateur wiring done on this truck. My wiring for all the lights comes from the firewall to the driver's side headlight and indicator, then splits and goes to the passenger headlight. There is no connector for the passenger side indicator. There is one stray wire but the connector is totally different than the plug on the indicator. I'm thinking it could be for the horn. Is there something I'm missing here or do I need to get out the voltmeter and do some legwork?
Wiring headaches? Take a look at my drawings in my #4 gallery. Those might help.
Hotshot
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Durham NC
Yes, you will need to swap to the 56 wind deflector panels on either side of the radiator mount since the 56 headlight buckets sit further back. It's a bolt in swap tho.
"Amatuer" wiring is a common situation on our trucks. Most of the time a complete rewiring is highly recommended either replacing the stock 50 year old wire and all the PO (previous owners) "modifications" with new wire and connectors if you are not planning (m)any electrical additions, as Julie and other near stockers advocate, or adding a new aftermarket modern fuse panel and wiring kit such as offered by EZ Wire as us darksiders prefer, each option has pros and cons. The last recommendation you'll see tho is buying a stock replacement wiring harness, as unless you are after a 100 pt. restoration, they are very overpriced and inflexible. See the frequent wiring topic discussions.
Here's a link to the stock 56 12V wiring and 53-55 6V wiring diagrams on Earl's World to get you started.
http://www.clubfte.com/users/earl/Re...rial.html#1956 Truck Wiring Diagrams
"Amatuer" wiring is a common situation on our trucks. Most of the time a complete rewiring is highly recommended either replacing the stock 50 year old wire and all the PO (previous owners) "modifications" with new wire and connectors if you are not planning (m)any electrical additions, as Julie and other near stockers advocate, or adding a new aftermarket modern fuse panel and wiring kit such as offered by EZ Wire as us darksiders prefer, each option has pros and cons. The last recommendation you'll see tho is buying a stock replacement wiring harness, as unless you are after a 100 pt. restoration, they are very overpriced and inflexible. See the frequent wiring topic discussions.
Here's a link to the stock 56 12V wiring and 53-55 6V wiring diagrams on Earl's World to get you started.
http://www.clubfte.com/users/earl/Re...rial.html#1956 Truck Wiring Diagrams
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Joined: Jun 1999
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From: Comox Valley, Canada
Well belated welcome, sorry I have been away for a while, gotta love that nailhead...sort of screams hotrod... and some of us love the rodder scene 
Wiring is not something to be overlooked, especially if it is suspect, flames look good on the fenders but not real ones 
replacing the entire truck's wiring is not as hard as it appears with the right help, patience, time and planning. You will always find some helpful advice here I am sure 
Wiring is not something to be overlooked, especially if it is suspect, flames look good on the fenders but not real ones replacing the entire truck's wiring is not as hard as it appears with the right help, patience, time and planning. You will always find some helpful advice here I am sure
