C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

[Harry S.]

I came across this set of directional/parking lights for a C2. Take a look at the picture. There is no ground wire and there are only two male contacts in the rubber connector.

The chrome and all the wires are in excellent condition.

Thanks

[John D.]

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Harry, Do you have a photo of the front side of the lamp/light. Thanx, JD

[Harry S.]

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John, yes I do, but it looks like every other C2 light you have seen.

[William C.]

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Looks like a home-made wiring repair.

[Harry S.]

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Bill, I can see no repairs, everything looks perfect.

What other GM vehicle used these?

[William C.]

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All I can tell you is that the earliest wiring print I have for '63 Corvette, released in Jan of '62, used the same three-wire hookup that is typically seen in all the '63 - 67 models. As the housing is angled to fit the Corvette body, chances of a same part-different application is slight. What is the casting number on the back of the pot metal part? I can't quite make it out, and I'd like to check it against the later models.

[Michael H.]

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I came across this set of directional/parking lights for a C2. Take a look at the picture. There is no ground wire and there are only two male contacts in the rubber connector.
The chrome and all the wires are in excellent condition.
Thanks

I know exactly what it is. It's a secret though.

[Richard M.]

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I know exactly what it is. It's a secret though.

You don't need the ground wire on a metal Corvette right? So it must be a spare for the 1972 XP-895 Aluminum bodied experimental Corvette at the Corvette Museum.

Rich
p.s. You coming to Kissimmee for the Regional? Bring some snow my wife misses it!

[Paul D.]

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It could be the turn signal for a mid 60's Flat face Chevy van.........P....

[Harry S.]

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From the back of the light:

5950980 an inch away is the number 1

GUIDE F2-60

MADE IN U.S.A.

I think they are 1960 Chevrolet parking lights.

[William C.]

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Anyone have a '60-65 chevy truck to look at for reference? Possibly '61-65 Step van or ??

[Harry S.]

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I found this:

[Doug F.]

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1960 Pontiac

[Michael H.]

Re: C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

I came across this set of directional/parking lights for a C2. Take a look at the picture. There is no ground wire and there are only two male contacts in the rubber connector.
The chrome and all the wires are in excellent condition.
Thanks

Ok, Ok, I know you guys will figure it out eventually. Here's the deal.

The first clue is the lens. I'm sure most of you have seen the two different part numbers on the lens. One is 5954440, amber, and the other is 5950387, crystal. Crystal means clear, or not amber shaded.
Since 62 or 63 (?) was the first year that amber lenses were fed required, that means the crystal lens had to be used for vehicles prior to that time.

The part number comes from the Pontiac division of GM and the lens was used on all 1960 Pontiacs.

Has anyone ever noticed that the 1960 Pontiac parking lamp assy looks similar to the ones used for 63-67 Corvette? In fact, other than a few minor details, it's exactly the same.
Yes folks, the 63-67 Corvette parking lamp assy's were indeed borrowed from Pontiac division.

The difference in the wiring was described by someone above. No need for the third/ground wire on a steel body.

This should also answer another question. Why in the world would engineering design a parking lamp housing for a Corvette that places the assembly directly in front of a wheel/tire, and have lens screws that poke all the way through the housing, into salt water spray etc? Well, because they didn't. It was a desigh for a vehicle that placed the lamps well away from salt spray, inside the grille of the Pontiac.

And finally, we've all seen the weird Corvette lamp assy's from some 64 and 65 Corvettes that have a separate ground wire, soldered to the side of the socket assembly, right?
Yup, lamp assy's that were borrowed from the Pontiac side that could be modified to be used and Corvette.

There... the secret's out.

[Bob J.]

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Hanson figured this out 30 years ago !