Has anyone found a source for the ball and socket knuckles which allow the aluminum light fixture heads to adjust for directional lighting. I have 3 - 2 headed wall lights in my trailer and all of the knuckles in question have popped out and seem broken. These parts must be available somewhere. Thanks James
I found that a piece of 3/8" silicone rubber tubing slit up the side with a razor blade works nicely as a substitute bushing for the wall lights in my '72 International. This holds the ball of the light unit snugly in the hole where it rotates.
By the way, I replaced the power-hungry lamps in mine with white LED arrays from SuperBright LED's. These are quite enough for night reading and/or accent, and use very little power.
I found that a piece of 3/8" silicone rubber tubing slit up the side with a razor blade works nicely as a substitute bushing for the wall lights in my '72 International. This holds the ball of the light unit snugly in the hole where it rotates.
By the way, I replaced the power-hungry lamps in mine with white LED arrays from SuperBright LED's. These are quite enough for night reading and/or accent, and use very little power.
Vince, can you post a picture of your technique here? I, and I'm sure others, would be most interested in this. Thank!
Has anyone found a source for the ball and socket knuckles which allow the aluminum light fixture heads to adjust for directional lighting. I have 3 - 2 headed wall lights in my trailer and all of the knuckles in question have popped out and seem broken. These parts must be available somewhere. Thanks James
In the spirit of originality, I just recently rebuilt all of mine. I disassembled each one, and sanded and painted them with a Rustoleum textured paint on the outside, and used a high temp white on the inside. It's only slightly darker than the original paint. as far as the ball and socket knuckles, all of mine popped back together nicely, most of them had popped out and were hanging loose. They are kept in place by the spring, and kind of a curved washer at the top of the socket. To take care of the oxidation I gently chucked them into my drill press and used "met-all" polish. they shined up beautifully. I'll try and post pictures later.
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Here are some images of my cheap repair job of the ball-and-socket wall lights in my '72 International. The new "bushing" is a piece of 3/8" medical silicone rubber tubing, cut lengthwise with a razor blade. It is a very snug fit--don't plan on moving the lamp much!
The LED is from Super Bright LED's, #1157W30 narrow angle @$14.99/ea. These are quite bright enough to read by, but they don't put out the same "space-filling" light that a regular lamp does. However--they burn a tiny fraction of the power!
A little late, but here's the pictures of mine. I emailed them to technautica earlier, but in case anyone else needed the visual.
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After looking at the images of my '72 Ambassador wall lights versus those from the '66 Overlander, I see that we were talking about apples and oranges. Sorry for the mistake!
After looking at the images of my '72 Ambassador wall lights versus those from the '66 Overlander, I see that we were talking about apples and oranges. Sorry for the mistake!
Thats the great thing about being able to post pics, you can't always tell if it's the same item by description only. I'll bet your solution will help someone that looks here, good looking fix. I like the LEDs I am considering trying them out in my lamps.
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Has anyone found a source for the ball and socket knuckles which allow the aluminum light fixture heads to adjust for directional lighting. I have 3 - 2 headed wall lights in my trailer and all of the knuckles in question have popped out and seem broken. These parts must be available somewhere. Thanks James
I will be watching this post I have one of mine that will stay in until you move it then it comes loose.
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