turn signals on the '28 Chev
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Topic: turn signals on the '28 Chev
Posted By: LouSWPA
Subject: turn signals on the '28 Chev
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2024 at 2:57pm
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Anyone have any idea what the lens might have been made of! the 'lenses' is some sort of plastic like material sandwiched between two metal discs that ore riveted together. Opaque in the front lights, red in the rear. I'm pretty sure thee are after market, but still have been on this truck for a very long time. I would like to rebuild them if I can. Interesting, the curled up mounting piece on this one is not present on the left side.  ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
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Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2024 at 3:15pm
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Yes: Aftermarket for sure. Back in 28 a turn/stop signal was various contortions of your left arm. I'm sure that would be most likely some sort of plastic, slightly possible thin glass. I'd think if you could carefully remove the rivets, you'd find there was just a colored disc of some translucent material. Colored Lexan or plexiglass would be a possible replacement. ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2024 at 3:44pm
------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
PaulB wrote:Posted By: im4racin
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2024 at 6:33pm
| Find someone in the theater production industry. They used colored filters on the stage lights. Probably not uv stable for long term but these vehicles would likely be stored inside most of there remaining life |
Posted By: KMAG
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2024 at 6:42pm
| I sent you a link for a replacement glass insert. |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2024 at 7:30pm
------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2024 at 11:47am
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Nice truck! I have a set of after market turn signals that the previous owner added in about 1945. The plastic was bad like yours. I was lucky to have a friend give me two front and two rear lights with the plastic in good shape. I put new bulbs and sockets in them and everyone likes the look. I like having the safety of the turn signals. Even though they are not true to the year of our 32 Ford big truck. Good luck. Regards, Chris and Cheryl
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Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2024 at 3:48pm
Did you mean
 65 rather than 45? I ask because I can remember when all the old farm trucks had to be updated with turn signals out here and it was mid 60. Cause my rememberer did not start working until 58 to 60. I remember the handle up top behind the drivers door with cable to metal strip with reflectors on it for turn signals. So unless your truck started in rich folks business, no frugal farmer would changed until gubberment said you had to. The only disadvantage I can think of was they did not self cancel after the turn. And the clicky,click was not that loud. So many a farmer drove for mile with it blinking. |