If your tail light lenses are the square bodied style, one piece units, the
top socket is two filament brake/tail combo and the lower socket is turn
only. On earlier cars, the tail light lens assembly is a two piece
contoured lens, with a separate chrome ring, then the top socket is a single
filament for turn signal, and the bottom socket is dual filament for brake
and tail lamp. Correct for 70 and up is the one you describe with the one
piece lens with the turn signal bulb in the lower position.
David Riker
74 Midget
63 Falcon
70 Torino
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
----- Original Message -----
From "Bill Mantz" <bmantz at roanoke.infi.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 12:29 PM
Subject: Wired and confused
> I'm the first to admit that wiring isn't my forte, but it's got to be
> easier than this. Here's the problem. 1971 Midget. The wiring diagrams
> in two different books that I have show the same thing, the lower
> (larger) section of the tail lights are the brake/tail lights and the
> upper (smaller section) is the turn signals. HOWEVER, the lower socket
> will only accept single filament (prongs opposite each other) and the
> upper socket only accepts double filament ( prongs offset), which makes
> the scenerio in the diagram impossible. Am I reading the diagram wrong,
> and which lights are really suppose to but where? Sigh!
>
> Bill Mantz
> Roanoke, Va.
> 1971 Midget
> 1959 Bugeye
>
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