Getting the Rest of the Lights to Work

First is the turn signals!

The original turn signals are crusty and leak water inside. I wanted to rebuild them with new lenses but the internals and the bulb housings contacts are all rusted and corroded up.

No one makes the same lights anymore but I found these on ebay that are similar.

I had to adapt the stock plastic bracket/spacer to fit the single threaded stud. Then bolt it on and wire it up!

These new lights don’t have provisions for the metal cages to snap on. I could leave off the metal cages but part of the look is the cage. I welded the cages together to make up for this.

With the front headlights and turn signals working, lets go to the rear.

None of the lights in the back worked. Working through the harness I found this ring terminal not attached to anything.

This terminal is connected to the ground side of the entire rear lights…. Well clean up the terminal and attach it to the chassis. This got most of the lights working. Brakes and Turn signals. Back up lights still don’t work tho.

Taking apart the lights and I find that the bulb terminals are gone/corroded.

Pico makes crimp on bulb socket contacts. Part Number 1583PT. Kinda pricey but they allow you to rebuild old light housings with new contacts.

After putting it back together the rear lights still didnt work! Testing the neutral safety switch indicates that the switch is also broken, this switch also controls the reverse lights. Bypassing the NSS lights up the rear back up lights. Definitely the switch. Ordered a NSS that fits the TF-904 transmission.

Last light to get working is the license plate light. The one on the Jeep isnt original but lets get it working since it exists.

The wiring was all jacked up so I cut it and put on new wires.

Then wired into the harness!

A couple days later, the new NSS arrived. Pulling out the old on shows what is going on.

The switch is jammed up. Replacing the switch got the safety part of the ignition system operating correctly and the reverse lights now work with the shifter in reverse.