rare lights on a m35a2

[jrobinson5093]

I have turn signal light housing that i have never seen on a m35a2 before. Can some one tell me what the are off of and way they ended up on this truck. This is a pic of one off the truck.

 

[Westech]

Its not rare at all... just the early style.

 

[vtdeucedriver]

That is a early M-series black out light for the back of the vehicle. Often would be found on the right rear of a M-37

 

[porkysplace]

blackout light

 

[vtdeucedriver]

trade you a composite light for it.................what you see everyone else using. They are the first things I pull off!

 

[NDT]

That was used on 1950's M-series trucks on the right rear, back when all cars and trucks only had one stop light on the left. The light is the blackout stop light, which lights up when you hit the brakes, in blackout mode. The bo stop light can still be found on vehicles like the M915, 916 920.

 

[jrobinson5093]

I have them on all four corners and they seem to work ok and seem a lot more rugged than the newer style, the back has tail lights and brake lights on top and the black out on botton and the front are a signal light with a black out on bottom. and if some one could help i have a little light hanging off of the passenger side in the rear what is it?

 

[73m819]

my 52 m52 had them, I converted the right one to run, stop, turn and the left I added turn, did away with the blackout light

I have a full set I got off of something a long time ago sitting in the garage

 

[jrobinson5093]

my truck has all turning signals workin and brake lights and all black out lights works. its amazin that the little housin has all them bulbs in it.

 

[Barrman]

The small bucket lights were stock on all the M series trucks up until the 1970 time frame. M715's had them during their entire production run of 1967-1969.

M35's made the switch to the big bucket lights about the same time.

As pointed out, the early small buckets had service stop and tail light on the drivers side and b/o marker and stop on the passenger side. Then around 1953-1954 they went to both rears having service light, brake and black out markers. The black out brake light was on its own pedistal hanging below the bucket on the passenger side.

Here is my 1952 M35 with the set up.

 

[MWMULES]

The old lights look cool until it's dark and raining and someone rear ends you at speed because they didn't see you. Ask me how I know. All mine now have the composites.