Ok Ill check under the dash tomorrow when i go to work on the bumpers, thanks for the info! Is the back up light switch the same for the 65 and 66 column mounted switches?
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Totally different than my '64 Coupe
Incidentally - don't put the tab of your tape measure into the gap - notice that nice fresh missing piece just to the left of the tape in the second pic? That happened when I pulled the tape out of the position from the first shot...
I checked on the steering column it does not have a back up switch It has a hole in the column that you mentioned but the harness is wired for the back up lights. I’m assuming that is difficult even if you get a back up switch to wire it up?
63/64 wagons had round housings that mounted just above the bumper on the flat part of the sheetmetal below the taillights.
I will be using the 63/64 backup lights instead of the OEM backup lights in the outer taillightsIn my wagon. The OEM B/U lights will be used as separate amber/yellow turn signals.
I can’t believe that it was even street legal to have a car without back up lights You would think that would have to be a standard.
I think they were standard in 66. Dart's anyway.
In 65 backup lights was just an extra cost option as was an outside mirror. A Day/Night inside mirror was also an option.
Seat belts are another option/standard equipment that happened around 1966. Clean Air Package as well in 66. As far as I know none in 65. The Govt. must have got involved. LOL
Have you ever seen anything that the government could not screw up?
https://www.oal-law.com/blog/the-evolution-of-safety-features-in-cars/
- 1966 padded dashboards, front and rear outboard lap belts and white reverse lights become mandatory
Cool - I don't think I've ever seen a '63 or '64 with them (or, if I did, I didn't notice it
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