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jsthnt@gmail.com said:
What is the proper unity spot light to use on the deuces.
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Don't remember ever seeing one mounted on a deuce. I suppose you could use a roof mount on a hard top. I would not use the newer style plastic heads, try to find an older model on e-bay.
 
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Only truck I've ever seen with them were fire trucks, one mounted on each upper corner of windshield.
 
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jsthnt@gmail.com said:
Mine was a converted to a fire truck in 72. The plastic one on the passanger side is broke, and I the one on the driver side has a burnt out bulb.
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It was made as a fire truck. Then it was converted to what you have not too long ago. I helped find the bed from your truck a home.
 
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they get mounted in the ( hard top ) roof as per military instruction , They don't give exact location but the ones I've seen ( On cargo bodies) were mounted in the front centerline to which I mounted mine in the same spot. Ibelieve there is only one style military (Unity) spotlight ( w/hand control )
 

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I don't know the answer as to where they were mounted, just wanted to let y'all know what happened a couple weeks ago. My uncle came over for me to do a brake job on his pickup, when we finished up, he said "hey, I brought you something off your Pawpaw's truck". My Granddad passed away in '77, and the last vehicle he drove/owned was a '61 Ford fleetside shortbed. Well on his old truck were two chrome spotlights, one on each front corner of the cab. My uncle got them out of the back of his pickup there in my shop and I almost lost it (tears). I remembered them well when he showed me what he saved off Pawpaw's old Ford. We used to take his old Ford to go feed his cattle in Duffee, MS when I was real young, and if it was dark we'd "look" for deer on side of the roads and in pastures. What a keepsake!

I cleaned one of them up best I could, and they are identical except the metal tag on one says "UNITY", and the other says "MOPAR". I have no idea how old they are or what they were originally on, but SO glad to have them. I'll get 'em cleaned up real good and give them to my sons someday.

Not trying to change anything on this thread, just wanted to share this with yall. I'll take pictures after I get them cleaned up.
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SPCWarning said:
I don't know the answer as to where they were mounted, just wanted to let y'all know what happened a couple weeks ago. My uncle came over for me to do a brake job on his pickup, when we finished up, he said "hey, I brought you something off your Pawpaw's truck". My Granddad passed away in '77, and the last vehicle he drove/owned was a '61 Ford fleetside shortbed. Well on his old truck were two chrome spotlights, one on each front corner of the cab. My uncle got them out of the back of his pickup there in my shop and I almost lost it (tears). I remembered them well when he showed me what he saved off Pawpaw's old Ford. We used to take his old Ford to go feed his cattle in Duffee, MS when I was real young, and if it was dark we'd "look" for deer on side of the roads and in pastures. What a keepsake!

I cleaned one of them up best I could, and they are identical except the metal tag on one says "UNITY", and the other says "MOPAR". I have no idea how old they are or what they were originally on, but SO glad to have them. I'll get 'em cleaned up real good and give them to my sons someday.

Not trying to change anything on this thread, just wanted to share this with yall. I'll take pictures after I get them cleaned up.
Jimmy
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It would be nice to see some photos of those, including the mounting brackets.

I recently added one to my 1994 USAF utility truck. Bought the correct era spotlight with the correct length shaft, for $10 at a swap meet, but the correct mounting bracket cost me $40 from Grainger. Still worth it!
 
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About a year ago I bought several Unity and GE police spot lights, these are for the common police and fire trucks. The mounting sleeve are slanted to accommodate a crown Vic or an American La France fire truck. I was going to take some pictures and sell them on this site. If your looking for a good pair let me know. Any set you will have to make a simple bracket to attach if the attached one rides on an angle and not flat. I think I have 8 pairs of them.
 
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citizensoldier said:
As far as I know they were mounted on the l deuce pole/auger truck, Bolster,wrecker, and fire trucks in there original military configuration.
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no, the lights on these are the ones on the wreckers, outside handled, not inside controlled, i have seen where some of the inside controlled lights were added later but you will not find them in the OM TMs
 
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