Glove box light bulb question

[Mel Lenet]

I'm adding the glove box light to my 72 convertible and recently picked up a switch on Ebay. I know the plug goes into the map light harness. The light bulb would need to go into the rubber boot which is super small. Anybo

 

[Mel Lenet]

I'm adding the glove box light to my 72 convertible and recently picked up a switch on Ebay. I know the plug goes into the map light harness. The light bulb would need to go into the rubber boot which is super small. Anybo

Whoops, sorry my thumb slipped. Anybody know what type of bulb this part takes?

 

[Steve73QMach1]

The glove box takes an 1895 bulb. I don’t see your bulb socket in the photos. Here is a photo of the correct bulb and what the socket looks like installed.

 

[Mel Lenet]

Thanks Steve, appreciate your comments. I guess I've been confused with the rubber boot. I've got a few follow up questions if you can please elaborate. The bulb in your image is the one with the black wire, right? I must be missing the socket. So the socket plug into the rubber boot then? Is this the same type of twist socket used in the gauge lights? Any idea who might have the socket and lead for this?

 

[Steve73QMach1]

The light socket in my photo is the one with the black and pink striped wire and the green and yellow striped wire. The green-yellow wire gets power from the passenger side door jamb switch for the bulb and the black/pink is the ground that is switched on and off using the glove box door actuated switch. Your switch has two wires where the ones on my cars only have a single black/pink wire for switching in the ground. Was your switch advertised as having come from a 71-73 Mustang?

 

[Mel Lenet]

The light socket in my photo is the one with the black and pink striped wire and the green and yellow striped wire. The green-yellow wire gets power from the passenger side door jamb switch for the bulb and the black/pink is the ground that is switched on and off using the glove box door actuated switch. Your switch has two wires where the ones on my cars only have a single black/pink wire for switching in the ground. Was your switch advertised as having come from a 71-73 Mustang?

Thanks for the clarity on this. This one I have was advertised as for 71-73 but it must not be correct. I do see the type just like yours available via vendors like CJ Pony Parts so that's what has happened. I'll get the correct one.

 

[Steve73QMach1]

Thanks for the clarity on this. This one I have was advertised as for 71-73 but it must not be correct. I do see the type just like yours available via vendors like CJ Pony Parts so that's what has happened. I'll get the correct one.

Yours may be from a 71-73 Cougar. I see that same harness on the West Coast Cougar web site and they do indicate that it is for a 71-73 Mustang as well, but I have three 73 Mustangs and none of them have that wire harness for the glove box light. You can make it work just remember it is switching the power side not the ground. There are probably many light sockets that would work with that. You won’t see it after it’s mounted anyway.

 

[Mel Lenet]

Ok, that makes sense since there are often parts used for both Cougar and Mustang. I can likely use this with an instrument gauge socket and light. Thanks again for the helpful feedback.

 

[Mel Lenet]

Steve, just circling back on this. Any idea where I can find this glovebox socket? I've been searching but not having much luck so far.

 

[Steve73QMach1]

The glove box light takes an 1895 bulb. The same bulb is used in the headlight switch, wiper switch, and cigar lighter. I think those sockets would also work in the glove box. You could post a Want To Buy ad in our classifieds on this site for one of those or try something like this which also holds an 1895 bulb.
https://www.jegs.com/i/American-Autowire/073/500128/10002/-1

 

[Mel Lenet]

Steve, thanks for your assistance with this info. It's much appreciated. I'm going to try this one from Jegs as it looks very workable. I'll follow up with a couple of installation images afterwards.