Old car radio

[stan]

Ralph

So from what you've discovered, sounds like I could use the 1680 for my tail/brake replacing the 1158s and the 81s for my blinkers..still need to address the fact that the sockets for the blinkers are installed wrong
Rich, I'm surprised that with your ability to wire your 12 volt conversion module and the creative way you've added speaker ect.. That you never added turn signals?
The trim screw is something easy enough to try.. If I remember.. It's warming up the radio, tuning the dial to a week station around 1200-1400 and trimming til u get the best sound.
Since it just AM, all I can get news, talk radio or hear a cha cha, or get saved. Those are the choices. LOL

 

[stan]

Phil

Nice styling on that radio

 

[rp2813]

Stan, not exactly.

 

The 1680 has a single filament.  That would be the best option for your rear signal, but it would require a larger socket.  You're pretty much SOL for anything brighter than an 81 for your turn signal unless you replace that socket with a larger one that will accommodate a 1680.   You'll probably have to snip the signal wire and splice it back together as part of the process.

 

The 1158 would remain in place for brake/tail functions.  No need to touch that one.

 

Up front is a different situation.   One way or the other, you'll have to install a larger socket, and you'll have to snip/pull the wire off the existing signal socket and reattach it to the new socket.   You have two options: 

 

Replace the signal socket with the larger size to accommodate a 1680.  Done. 

 

Or, replace the parking socket with a larger size for a dual filament bulb and use an 1158 up there.  The signal wire would connect to the new large socket along with the parking wire.  The 1158 will function as parking and signal (just like the 1158 in back does brake/tail), and the old small add-on signal socket will be dead/disabled/defunct.

 

The first option is easier, the second one is cleaner and only sounds complicated, and is how Plymouth would have done it.

 

[sudsmaster]

Stan,

 

It's my opinion that the car would need a completely new wiring harness in order for turn signals to work properly. I wouldn't want to be shoving new extra wires up against the old cloth covered stuff. Might be a good way to get an electrical short/fire down the road. Anyway, I haven't felt the need for turn signals, really, the hand signals are legal and if people don't get them, well, they need to take their driving test again ;-).

 

Maybe when I retire and have nothing better to do I'll see about turn signals for the '50.

 

But my feeling about the '50 is, it is what it is. I'm not too keen on hacking new sockets etc into something that is so well made to begin with. Just my opinion.