AMC Eagle Den Forum
The Shop => Electrical => Topic started by: 85AmCfreak on May 12, 2012, 05:49:19 AM
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Hey guys I am trying to find out what car our large dome lights with the map lights originally came from.....I believe it is from a ford but I can't be sure. Does anyone know...They look a lot like an f-150 dome light but they are different.
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Some of the Eagles and Jeeps came with the them originally. The mid-90's large Bronco's also had ones that were almost identical.
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i had a 79 ford thunderbird and later a 79 merc cougar and both had the same style dome/map light
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anybody know where to get a replacement lens cover?
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i had a 79 ford thunderbird and later a 79 merc cougar and both had the same style dome/map light
I also had a '78 LTD wagon with this style of dome light.
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anybody know where to get a replacement lens cover?
It might be easier to swap out the whole light fixture for the Ford version, as lense covers may be easier to find. I don't know of anyone that sells replacements for the AMCs.
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I saw one very recently on a certain big on line auction site.
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the closest lens you can get are the ford´s type. i bought one from a zone and just had to cut a bit to make it fit on mine,hope this help buddies
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i believe the one he is referring to is the same as the one in Survivor.
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The ones we're talking about were also used in FULL SIZE Cherokees, Wagoneers, Grand Wagoneers as well as various Fords. There was something else old I was in recently that had the same light that was neither a Ford or AMC but for whatever reason I can't remember what it was. ???
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A few years ago they were available from Jeep dealers. I'll have to see if I can find the #.
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A few years ago they were available from Jeep dealers. I'll have to see if I can find the #.
That would be fantastic !!!!
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Is this the style map light? This pic is of one out of a concord I believe.
(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc377/shanebo79/images.jpg)
I looked everywhere to see if there were new reproductions available, but I had no luck. There were several to be had on some auction sights and they seem to be in the 30-50 dollar neighborhood, but ill bet you could find one much cheaper at a junk yard. I believe these dome lights were an available option most AMC models throughout the 70' and 80's. I was just at the junkyard the other day and I saw several of them on wagoneers and one in a concord sedan....They should be fairly easy to come by in most junk yards. If not let me know I could probably snatch one up next time I do a parts run.
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Dome/map light lens: AMC part number 8131896.
In May, 2008 I purchased a pair from my local Chrysler-Jeep dealer for $19.00 each.
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I had an 85 ford f150 with the exact dome light in it. hope that helps.
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Use great caution when removing those lights from wrecking yard cars. I have had some of the reflectors crumble in my hands. They become very brittle with age and exposure to the elements.
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'77 Dodge Diplomat had that too