How to wire up 1940 rubber CMP tail lights

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Lynn

Interesting question.... I beleive every rubber light I have came with the pig tails installed....... now I am curious....

will be in the barn tomorrow and pull out the parts bins to check and photograph.

Stay tuned.

Bob C

[Lauren Child]

Funnily enough, I picked some of these up as trailer connectors. Looking at them I'd have to go with soldering, but you're right it looks really finicky.

I'm surprised there's not a crimp to hold the wire for strain relief, and to waterproof the back.

[rob love]

Your connectors are a lot more machined and solid than the original connectors I am used to on the CMPs. They are normally a stamped metal housing.

[Lynn Eades]

Thanks folks.
Rob, although these are made in England, I believe these are original to the early CMPs. (I might learn more about how little I know)
Bob, you must be the man!
Lauren, I see it the same. They make little sense

[rob love]

I'll check the stock room at work tomorrow. I know we have a coupel bins of the rubber lights. I'll see what we have for connectors.

The connectors must be used on something a little more modern. I picked some short harnesses with them on at a surplus store about 6 months back . I can't rmember if they had a British or a Cdn NSN.

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Lynn

Your lights are very different than what I have..... your smust be the Deluxe models

Mine are all one wire.....and all have the original pig tail....bulb is single filament.

Is it possible that you have a model for dual filament bulbs therfore two wires??

[Bob Carriere]

Wonder what your specific lights were for????