Identifying dash warning lights 289 - Page 2

Armrer · #21 (**permalink**) 04-24-2016, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ALF

Yes and I'm still hoping Nick or John can help.

The warning light is mainly done out of 4 parts.

bulb holder
retainer
front cover
red lens

The point is now finding some one able to reproduce a blank front cover.

I just commissioned the proper stamping die to replicate the plain alternator light bezels (without lettering) as found in 289 Cobras. They will come as an assembly (chromed outer bezel, lens, inner bezel support and spring). You will have to supply your own bulb holder. These new bezels will interface with OE Cobra bulb holders only, so if you don't own one, you'll have to track it down on Ebay. Not an impossible task.

ALF · #22 (**permalink**) 04-24-2016, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Armrer

I just commissioned the proper stamping die to replicate the plain alternator light bezels (without lettering) as found in 289 Cobras. They will come as an assembly (chromed outer bezel, lens, inner bezel support and spring). You will have to supply your own bulb holder. These new bezels will interface with OE Cobra bulb holders only, so if you don't own one, you'll have to track it down on Ebay. Not an impossible task.

GREAT NEWS!!

As I own 2 of the warning lights (as on the picture I added) this should not be an issue for me.
Could you please contact me as soon you've them ready to sale.
MANY THANKS

Armrer · #23 (**permalink**) 04-25-2016, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ALF

GREAT NEWS!!

As I own 2 of the warning lights (as on the picture I added) this should not be an issue for me.
Could you please contact me as soon you've them ready to sale.
MANY THANKS

ALF- I'll post progress here as they roll in, and you can PM me when they are close. You will like : D

Best-

Jeff

jon@harrison.ne · #24 (**permalink**) 05-16-2016, 05:30 PM

About fifteen years ago when I was building my slabside replica and no one was interested in them I spent half a day at the local Ford dealer going through '60's truck parts books looking at exploded diagrams and found the part in question with the smooth bezel and ordered an NOS one. When it arrived it had one wire and I knew that I needed an ungrounded one, with two wires, so I then found the one shown in these posts that has the lettering on the bezel. After getting an NOS one of those I found that the bezel could be pried off, although it would be messed up. Luckily the plain bezel came off easily, undamaged, and could be pressed on, along with the red plastic lens, the two wire housing . The plain bezel lens is a shiny red ( like the Cobra's) and the two wire is a dull red. So, back in the early '60's either Shelby got one of each of these units and did the same swap that I did or he got Ford to supply the final piece. I have a feeling it was the former since it's about a two minute job and to get a huge organization like Ford to make up a bunch would have been a big deal. So once my experiment of making this lamp succeeded I ordered as many as I could find. I think between me and a friend that helped me figure this all out we got about twenty sets. The last ones got pretty expensive since the supply was going down! I have two left that I may need if I build another car or two, but that's looking doubtful now. I apologize for rambling on but, hey, this is an originality forum and I thought at least one person would be interested. A couple other things that I think are interesting: (1)- Since this light is quite large I decided to make it a "panic light" by adding two small bulbs inside the housing to show low oil pressure. They are "grain of wheat" bulbs used by model railroaders (my other passion). I wired them in parallel for reliability. So low oil pressure shows as two spots of light and discharge shows as one. Before I start the car I always check for three lights to make sure the bulbs are good. (2)- I think that Shelby wanted a big light right in the center of the dash to alert a race driver if a fan belt broke or the alternator quit but a tiny light for high beam that wouldn't distract him. So Ford came up with a light from a '40 and a '66 pickup to fill he bill.

LMH · #25 (**permalink**) 05-16-2016, 05:41 PM

That's interesting Jon! Do you happen to have a photo of that lamp you could post?
Larry

jon@harrison.ne · #26 (**permalink**) 05-16-2016, 06:24 PM

Larry, somewhere on this site are photos of my car that show it, but of course it looks exactly like the original. If I can remember how to post photos I can take a shot of one of my spares.

ALF · #27 (**permalink**) 06-02-2016, 06:04 AM

Hi Armrer

Do you’ve any update on the warning light bezel?

LMH · #28 (**permalink**) 06-02-2016, 10:25 PM

Sit tight ALF, they're in process.
Larry

LMH · #29 (**permalink**) 06-25-2016, 09:25 PM

Alternator lamp bezels are back from the manufacturer. Next stop is chrome!
Larry

PDUB · #30 (**permalink**) 06-29-2016, 07:25 PM

Optical illusion or is the hole in the new version bigger? How far out are we? Overall, looks sweet!

LMH · #31 (**permalink**) 06-29-2016, 08:35 PM

Holes are the same size. They need to be plated and some other aspects finished before completion. Hard to put a time frame on it but guessing a few weeks. I'll post the finished product when they're done.
Larry

ALF · #32 (**permalink**) 06-30-2016, 09:13 AM

Hi Larry

I realy hope you're producing more then one set!

LMH · #33 (**permalink**) 06-30-2016, 10:36 AM

No worries ALF! There's a few being made.
Larry

PDUB · #34 (**permalink**) 06-30-2016, 09:31 PM

I don't recall... do we have an estimate on the cost?

LMH · #35 (**permalink**) 07-01-2016, 07:51 AM

We haven't set any price yet.
Larry

LMH · #36 (**permalink**) 07-08-2016, 09:41 PM

Hey guys, I took my bezel to my local chromer and had it plated. Then assembled the lamp and here's the final result. Armrer will have some more back from plating soon and ready to sell for $38 per bezel only. Complete lamp assembly will be coming soon for those who don't have the original assembly already. No price set yet on those. PM him if you're interested in a bezel or assembly.
Larry

AndrewB · #37 (**permalink**) 08-21-2016, 02:34 PM

Jeff/Larry,

Thank you guys so much for taking this project on. The finished product is absolutely perfect. This is just another one of those details that will really turn the car into something truly special.

Before:

After:

-Andrew

LMH · #38 (**permalink**) 08-21-2016, 08:15 PM

Glad its working out for you Andrew! It's one of those parts that's very visible and yet almost no one gets right because the lamps just weren't out there. Good luck with the build!
Larry

rsk289 · #39 (**permalink**) 08-22-2016, 02:09 AM

That's a really nice job, and you are correct in saying that it's small details like this that make all the difference.
And, for once, it's nice to see one small area where the job is actually easier for us few with 'COB' spec cars!

Armrer · #40 (**permalink**) 08-22-2016, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by AndrewB

Jeff/Larry,

Thank you guys so much for taking this project on. The finished product is absolutely perfect. This is just another one of those details that will really turn the car into something truly special.

-Andrew

Andrew, rsk289-

Glad you boys like the parts! How about some pix in the cars? We need to shame ALF into posting pix of his : )

Bulb housings are coming soon, they are pretty nice..