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Mark,
Thanks. Someone else just mentioned that it's a different switch as well.
From what I could tell on a very crude visual they were the same. Learn
something new everyday. The backup lights I have are from a M-1035 that I
got off of e-bay and mounted them today. I have the ones that are in a
rectangle plate although I've seen in the manuals ones that has a curved
mount. I had to make brackets for mine to mount. The curved ones look like
a better fit but I wanted to get something on it right now and will change
them if I find others. I'll contact George for the switch. Yeah, I
wouldn't mind seeing pic's of how you did yours. I've had my M1038 for over
2 months now although CT has been trying to get my plates back. That battle
continues. It was great weather up here this past weekend and I was
enjoying it with the doors off. It's the only way to truck around. Sorry
to hear what happened to yours. Thanks for the feedback and I wish you
luck with yours.
John
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From: <mblair1@home.net>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2000 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] HMMWV backup light switch
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> "John Brennan" <brennan1968@home.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone have a backup light switch (or neutral switch as they
> > appear to be the same) for the HMMWV that they would care to sell?
> > This is the switch that fits in the shift control housing assembly.
> > Thx.
>
> I don't think they're the same. As I recall, the threaded portions
> have different diameters. I bought mine from George Pretty at Surplus
> Enterprises <http://www.humv.com/>. You'll be amazed at how expensive
> that switch is! I recommend that you continue looking for one at a
> good price for a while, and then call George if you can't find one
> elsewhere. I'd bet that George would recommend the same thing. :-)
>
> George can also supply the backup lights and brackets as used on the
> M1035 2-litter soft-top ambulance. Any backup lights on a HMMWV other
> than an ambulance would be "wrong", but those ones would be a lot
> closer to being "right" than anything else.
>
> When I installed mine, I tapped their power from the horn. That way,
> the backup lights turn on and off with the rest of the blackout
> system. Rather than cutting any wires, I used the proper connectors
> and made my own "Y" fittings. Jeff Smith at Military Vehicle Parts Co.
> <http://www.mvpc.com/> should be able to supply the proper connectors,
> and either he or Adirondack Dodge Parts should be able to supply a
> usable 4-point crimper.
>
> For the "Y" parts, I used special butt connectors made for joining
> wires of different sizes. Using a 12/14 gauge connector, I crimped one
> 14ga wire on the small side, and two 14ga wires on the large side, and
> then covered the whole thing with adhesive-lined heat-shrink tubing. I
> used 14ga black silicone rubber motor lead (SRML) wire, which appears
> to be very similar to the wire used in the HMMWV. All of those
> products are available from McMaster-Carr <http://www.mcmaster.com/>.
>
> I'd be happy to supply pictures of my backup light installation, but
> unfortunately, my HMMWV got stranded about 200 miles from home with a
> blown head gasket this weekend. The good news is that it decided to
> fail within about 40 miles of an expert HMMWV rebuilder! I could do
> the job myself, but I've replaced the fuel injection pump before
> (that's about 3/4 of a head gasket job), and it wasn't fun, so I don't
> mind farming this task out even though I usually try to do 100% of the
> work on my own trucks.
>
> Good luck!
>
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