66 LeBaron READING light-was(question for the club)

["dave brown" <imperial1usa@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

to Tim Dale,

I have a 1966 LeBaron also.  The problem you describe has occured with my 
car also.  Good news; it can be repaired.  The satin chrome cover with the 
magnifying lens in it for reading( these are reading lights only for rear 
seat passengers and DO NOT come on when any doors are opened, also ONLY 
offered in LeBaron models ) is just pushed on and held in by friction, no 
screws. Just pop the light cover off, pull OUT and straight hard, and then 
you can unscrew the light assembly from the 'C' pillar and unplug the whole 
thing at the pigtail.  The switch can be serviced with good electric cleaner 
like CRC and some dielectric grease like the kind used on distributors.  
These switches get corroded from lack of use and get stuck when turned on 
once every few years.  Just be careful when removing the bulb if the light 
is on, it gets REAL hot and can burn you, ask me how I know.

Dave Brown
64 crown coupe
66 lebaron


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>Subject: IML: A question for the club.
>Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 09:48:07 EDT
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>           Members:
>
>  I have a 1966 LeBaron. In my zeal to see what works and what doesn't, I 
>was
>working on the opera or vanity lights in the back seat. They work but
>unfortunately one will not turn off. The little button doen not respond 
>anymore. I
>have looked in my FSM and the web site for some direction on fixing it but
>haven't found much. What is the best way to take care of this. I am a 
>little
>hesitant to start taking the interior apart but that may be the best way to 
>get in
>there and unscrew the bulb or snip the wire. In the mean time I pop the 
>fuse
>that does the interior lights but that is getting a little old.
>
>            Thanks for any help.
>
>Tim Dale - 1966 LeBaron
>
>