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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Topic started by: Kevinshaynes on March 11, 2015, 07:02:44 pm

Title: ashtray light?
Post by: Kevinshaynes on March 11, 2015, 07:02:44 pm

So on my 84 k20 I'm redoing some of the wiring. I ran in this odd wire comming.from from the top of the ashtray compartment and it has a 168/194 socket on the end if it. The socket is case powered and the end of the wire grounds on the ashtray end..kinda wierd..where does this light supposed to go?

Title: Re: ashtray light?
Post by: BiggG74 on March 11, 2015, 11:04:12 pm

If I remember right. Open ashtray. Look up towards the right and there should be a hole where the socket clips in. You may have to remove the whole ashtray.

Title: Re: ashtray light?
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 11, 2015, 11:31:15 pm

generally speaking you need to give a post more than 24 hrs before someone responds not 2 hrs. some of us only get on at certain times and some of the ones who have seen this post dont know. just a tip.

but i do know its a fiber optic and the bulb side goes into the spot bigg was talking about. the other side goes into the dash cluster when you turn the lights on at the cluster the light shines down the fiber optic cable and to the bulb side
(http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=30518.0;attach=28667;image)

Title: Re: ashtray light?
Post by: Kevinshaynes on March 12, 2015, 10:05:52 am

I'm sorry for my impacients...I'm just excited to build this thing :) my problem is I'm not sure where it plugs into the cluster..I have no open holes for this socket..I may have to pull a dash bulb to make room for the fiber optic socket..

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it!! :-)

Title: Re: ashtray light?
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 12, 2015, 11:00:20 pm

there i fixed the picture

Title: Re: ashtray light?
Post by: CarlBengston on March 13, 2015, 02:49:36 pm

I've got a light behind the dash right behind the ashtray. Works as a cab light

Title: Re: ashtray light?
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 13, 2015, 11:04:33 pm

if you cant tell by the picture the bulb/socket goes in a regular spot in the cluster and the fiber optic wire runs down to the ash tray and lights it up
(http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=30518.0;attach=28689;image)

Title: Re: ashtray light?
Post by: G-NUT on June 19, 2018, 02:45:51 pm

This helps a lot.  I'm pulling out my ashtray and saw this same thing; wondered what it was.  Now I know.