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One more big puzzle piece

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Today's little project was installing a replacement socket in the waggoneer's dash.
Unfortunately, the contacts didn't touch the board well enough to light it up unless I pressed on it.
However i did find the original - with a couple broken ears (which is why it didn't work at all).
Seemed like the best thing to do was transfering the old contacts to the new holder.
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Old ones had to be punched out after cutting the bottom of the shell. New ones just pulled out. Figures.
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Turns out they are different depth. Argh. Always something.
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I have some plastic epoxies which would make a good filler, but they are down at the garage.
Tommorow...
 
Mattax said:
Today's little project was installing a replacement socket in the waggoneer's dash.
Unfortunately, the contacts didn't touch the board well enough to light it up unless I pressed on it.
However i did find the original - with a couple broken ears (which is why it didn't work at all).
Seemed like the best thing to do was transfering the old contacts to the new holder.
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Old ones had to be punched out after cutting the bottom of the shell. New ones just pulled out. Figures.
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Turns out they are different depth. Argh. Always something.
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I have some plastic epoxies which would make a good filler, but they are down at the garage.
Tommorow...
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Those look like the standard old Mopar instrument light sockets.
 
toolmanmike said:
Those look like the standard old Mopar instrument light sockets.
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and every other company too I think. So I thought - no problem. I have small collection taken from junkyard cars. They were all for 5/8" diameter and these are 1/2" diameter. :BangHead:
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I was correctly told this generic Dorman/Connectite socket would fit. It just doesn't work. Little details.
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I think Chrysler did use a 1/2 holder for some years. Not sure which ones.
 
ZMan67S said:
Anybody watching the football game??
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What game was that? Just got home from work a bit ago. Mizzerable weather heare. Sleet/freezing rain. No problem driving though. Well not with the weather anyway. I did have to deal with a buttnugget driver... I go through a one lane rail underpass on the way home. There were cars coming the other way as I approached. First one was about same distance as me. I flashed my lights for him to go. Second one scoots through not far behind. Next one was quite a bit back tries to run it. :wtf: By this time I was already started in. I continued almost through. He stops right at the other side, like I am supposed to squeeze between him and a stone wall. Nope don't think so. I just stopped 3 ft from him and waited till he backed up.:BangHead::BangHead::BangHead:
 
Good morning to the whole crew. Hope everyone has a great day. More rain/snow today then dropping to 19 as a high tomorrow. Supposed to be back to 40 by the weekend.
 
Hey Hey its the start of another day...Good Morning Eric and Chris.
 
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