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Spot Light Help
I just finished taking apart and reassembling the spotlight on my AZ car and it actually works........kind of. The light turns on when the light is in the down position but as soon as it rotates about half way towards the front of the car it goes out ( turns on again when you rotate it back ). I took it apart again and everything looks fine so I have no idea. Any help appreciated.
Gary
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2003 AB Mach 1 1992 PASP ( Sold ) 2013 Focus ST 2008 P71 |
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Gary,
You are just going to have to start replacing parts (starting with the handle). They would start losing contact, hence no light, long before the cars left service (that is, if they were actually used).
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Mike '82 SSP (Marketing Order) '83 Colorado State Patrol #202 '83 Texas DPS '85 Florida Highway Patrol #1422 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1187 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1363 |
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Handles are a consumable item on spotlights, actually the whole spotlight is. You can disassemble the handle and I believe the parts are available from Unity to rebuild them, but I have rarely seen that come out well.
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1982 CHP 0366 Ford Mustang 1970 CHP 5698 Mercury Monterey 1968 CHP 3286 Dodge Polara(sold) "You know, I think it was James Joyce who said that a genius makes no mistakes, that his errors are on purpose and they become the portholes of discovery, that's the kind of thing you say when you do something real stupid." Red Green |
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Gary - that's just making it authentic in my opinion. Half the patrol units I've been assigned over the years had the same issue.
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I can get a new 325V Unity Spotlight which is 1/8" longer on the outside and 1/2" longer center to center than the 325K. Would this work for my application or could I at least rob some parts off it to make mine work?
Gary
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2003 AB Mach 1 1992 PASP ( Sold ) 2013 Focus ST 2008 P71 |
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Anyone know if the handles are in interchangeable?
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2003 AB Mach 1 1992 PASP ( Sold ) 2013 Focus ST 2008 P71 |
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I'm almost sure they interchange. Nice avatar BTW.
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Bernie 1993 FHP 813 1986 UHP SSP slicktop- Getting there little by little. 1993 Floyd Co Ga\Rome Ga pd SSP SOLD Even grief recedes with time, but we must Never Forget. 9-11-01 Mustang Club of America member. |
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Thanks, I'll buy an NOS light and try to see if the handle fits.
Gary
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2003 AB Mach 1 1992 PASP ( Sold ) 2013 Focus ST 2008 P71 |
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