Installing the Factory Light from a 70-72 E-Series Van.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:42 pm

Ok sorry first off i have no camera at all. So this will be done with modified line art if that is ok.

Step 1:

Go junkyarding and grab the best set you can find or alternately get a van catalog if it exists. Make Shure you have or get the chrome bezels for looks and for measurements

Step 2:

Pickup all of the connectors you'll need.

Step 3:

Pick the location on Your fenders. I chose Just Above the centerline Chrome. Pick any location you feel confortable with. It is after all your truck!

Step 4:

Make the holes for your lights to fit through. I First found the center of the forward hood emblem mounting Hole. I lined the front screw hole up with this hole.

The top of the bezel was just bellow the top of the fender just were it is rounded. I then took a white marking crayon and marked the screw holes and outlined the Center area of the bezel.

i then took a 1/2" drill and drilled the center of the bezel marking and did this at all four corners. Don't worry the marking is no where near big enough.(there has to be a better way any thoughts?) I then made several smaller drill holes along the line. And then took the tin snips and cut down them from hole to hole.

If you leave it a hair long and some relief cuts you can roll this edge smooth. You then drill your screw holes 1/16th". Screw it all in.

Step 5:

Wiring! Pick your wiring method. You can go with an external relay that comes on with The headlights or a switch. Or as long as you don't overload the 18 amp relay built in to the runing lights (mine hasn't yet) You can wire it there.

Then wire it up you'll need the 194 or 194 NA(natural amber) Bulbs and sockets. 1 per Light. You can get them from the same Donar Van. Or from any 70-87 Ford pickup or any car that uses the same size socket and socket mount surface. Or you can get them at autozone and other fine auto parts dealers.

Wire e'm up and go for it. Have fun. Oh and i grounded it to the headlight ground surface. No problem so far.(3 weeks).

72hiboy4x4 · Post by **72hiboy4x4** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:59 pm

I might be a little slow tonight, But what light are these exactly again?

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:09 pm

The amber front running lights off of the 70-72 econoline van shaped like the red ones on the pickups and vans.

72hiboy4x4 · Post by **72hiboy4x4** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:27 pm

gotcha. I must be tired tonight

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:30 pm

sometimes i don't type so good.