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57 Dodge wagon dome light mounting
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Darryl T
Posted 2021-03-24 2:39 PM (#610316)
Subject: 57 Dodge wagon dome light mounting



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Location: McCleary WA		Can anyone tell me what the dome lights mount to? They have a clip on the back that apparently goes into a rectangular hole, but into
what? Just the headliner cardboard? My headliner was too far gone to tell. I'm planning to use two - one original was with the car, and I
just got an NOS one on Ebay. If I end up with a cloth headliner they will need to go into something more substantial, and grounded so the switch will work.

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Powerflite
Posted 2021-03-24 5:28 PM (#610325 - in reply to #610316)
Subject: Re: 57 Dodge wagon dome light mounting



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Location: So. Cal		My '56 Plymouth sedan light clips onto the the headliner bows. Since you would likely be making custom bows for a cloth headliner, maybe you could use a sedan light instead.
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ToMopar
Posted 2021-03-25 5:12 AM (#610336 - in reply to #610316)
Subject: Re: 57 Dodge wagon dome light mounting



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Location: D-70199 Heslach		This dome light mainly holds by the cardboard, supported by an plate on inner side of cardboard.
The ground comes by a wire from b-post

with an cloth headliner you have to tinker something.
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ToMopar
Posted 2021-03-25 12:38 PM (#610347 - in reply to #610316)
Subject: Re: 57 Dodge wagon dome light mounting



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Location: D-70199 Heslach		Here is the picture from behind the cardboard



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Darryl T
Posted 2021-03-25 2:13 PM (#610351 - in reply to #610316)
Subject: Re: 57 Dodge wagon dome light mounting



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Location: McCleary WA		Thank you. That explains a lot, including how the light with a switch is grounded. I'm thinking I will fabricate sheet metal plates that attach to the two stamped steel cross braces.
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