Stepdown glove compartment light

railknight

Was a glove compartment interior light ever an option or standard feature on a stepdown ?     

BigSky

This was listed bulbs for my 54 Hornet.  There is a glove box light bulb listed & also a trunk bulb listed, so I’m assuming they were options. 

railknight

Thanks for the photo!  The "lamp bulb chart" for my '53 Hudson Owner Manual does not include a "glove box light."

cchancel

It was an option.  You could buy a hood lamp, glove box lamp, and trunk lamp in a kit from Hudson.  I ended up with 2 out of 3 when I bought this box and installed them.  The original glove box lamp uses a mercury switch to turn it on and off.

stevepet

The light shown at the top is this for trunk or glovebox as i had one included with car but do not know what it is for.

Thanks

Steven

cchancel

Light at top was for the trunk. Lower light is for glovebox.

stevepet

Thanks
Do u\you know where it mounts

RichardD

This is light in my '53 Hornet glovebox.

cchancel

This has the Mercury switch on the door.

stevepet

looks great very complicated for a simple switch.
Any photos of trunk light mounting?

cchancel

See below.

railknight

I recently installed the same type of glove compartment light switch in my '53 Super Wasp as illustrated by RichardD.  It took a little adjusting of the glove compartment door screws to get the switch to turn off when the door is closed and locked.  

stevepet

Thanks for photo of trunk light.
Now to hunt down a glovebox light.

stevepet

Was there a similar mercury switch setup for trunk light?

cchancel

No.  The trunk light used a simple plunger switch as depicted in my previous picture.

stevepet

This came  with vehicle when i purchased it. Looks like a mercury switch on trunk light

stevepet

Does anyone have any idea what this light would be from.

Regards

Steven