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11-08-09, 12:20
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Good find..
you say... also learnt that Australian Army trucks had the back of the differential centre painted white for safety. Something I did not know. Safety yes,but the main reason was for one driver to follow the other in convoy at night during a black out.The white axle covers were fairly standard during WW 2.. Sometimes all that they could see was the white splotch in front of them..   
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14-08-09, 21:29
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14-08-09, 22:03
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Interesting light and switch
Not what I would have expected based on Canadian CMPs..... and Canadian trailers seem to have used common light parts with the Canadian CMPs
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16-08-09, 22:31
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15-08-09, 08:32
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Thank you very much for the two photos of the rear diff light. Could you please provide some idea of dimensions of the light? Also, if it is possible a photo or sketch of how the light would have been fitted to the diff? After being told about the diff lights on this forum I went under my truck and found a couple of clips at the top of the diff case that probably held the wires in place as it led to the diff light. I imagine that the diff lights would be one of the first things to go once the trucks hit civilian life as only the clips are left on my truck Has anyone got a photo of a 1940 Chevrolet rear stop/tail light to see if mine is original? My light has a round chrome case with a deep, deep red lens. Kind Regards Lionel Last edited by Lionelgee; 15-08-09 at 08:37.
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15-08-09, 13:34
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Hello All,,
Nothing good on TV so I am checking the Australian War Memorial for photos of truck beds. I just came across a photo of some people repairing a 3 ton truck diff. It shows what could be??? a diff light ???. Could those in the know check the photo and see if the thing at roughly 10 O'clock on the diff could be a light? Photo is found at the Australian War Memorial Photo ID Numbe: 027880 Kind Regards Lionel
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15-08-09, 16:11
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The diff lights don't mount on the rear end. They mount on the rear crossmember and shine down and ahead to illuminate the white on the diff housing.
If the tail light you've got is chrome it's likely not wartime. The clips on top of the diff will be for the brake lines.
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16-08-09, 22:32
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17-08-09, 18:25
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Dif. Light
The measurements for the Diff. Light are tube length 3 1/4 ins. Diameter 1 5/8. as has allready been said, the light and switch are fixed on the chassis or the rear cross member so that the light shines forward onto the White painted dif, or in the case of a trailer , onto a white painted plate. The picture on here is the light fixed onto my Jeep. It is rather misleading because the pic appears to show it closer to the Dif than it is, hope this helps. The wiring for this light is on its own circuit for convoy blackout lights and not linked to the main lighting circuit. John.PS attachments are US at this time, will try later.
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17-08-09, 22:41
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dif. light.
Picture of dif. light on my Jeep.
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