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I have acquired an original trunk light from a 1947 Custom and would like to know precisely where it should be located. can anoyone post a photo of one. I believe the light was standard on a Custom model and optional on all others.

Here is what one 47 Cust 8 has. This one has an interesting way to handle the excess wire by coiling it around loom down to where it plugs into the taillight circuit at the 4 hole connector. Assume it to be original but having not seen another, no guarantee. .

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Thanks, It looks like it would be in the only practical loaction so I'll go with that.

David, I apologize for being so slow in responding to your request. Here are three photos showing where a trunk light would be mounted on my 47 Custom Clipper Sedan. I looked, but could not quickly find where the wire to the light emerges from the loom. I hope these photos help. I am still looking for a trunk light assembly for my car. I would appreciate it if anyone out there who has one for sale would let me know. Regards.

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Wondered about that. The blue 47 custom shown in pict above (which can only assume is original) appears to have no wire exit in loom high up as done in later years. It has the trunk light wire going between the skins, exiting onto the left hinge as per usual then going across picking up and wrapping around the loom all the way down to the left tail light. It's connected to a slot on the 4 wire bakelite connector feeding the tail lights & license light (there is another identical connector for the brake lights). Just seems so un-Packard like to have the wire wrapped & coiled up in this way for such a distance. If there is another version, would sure appreciate a picture.

Thanks for all the help. The packard that I removed the light from is a 1947 Custom and there was a wire in the loom specifically for this light . If I recall correctly the Custom models 2106 and 2126 came equipped with a trunk light as standard. In the 51 -54 manual there are instructions for installing a trunk light accessory and it mentions that the wire is to be connected to the licence plate light wire by replacing the single connector with a 4 way one. I am assuming that the blue car was not a Custom and that the light was installed as an accessory hence the rather shoddy installation. Am I correct?

Blue one is a custom 4 dr sedan. 2122-6309, Briggs 2122-5862, Motor# F516850 and TP# <726588>. I think am the 4th registered owner, far as I know original, but interesting the difference in looms. Also having never really compared, just realized the Briggs & Packard numbers have quite a spread.

Was it the original loom in the car you got the light from? 42 shows it at license lamp connector, no mention in 47 diagram but the 22-23 series wire diagrams show it connecting down at the tail light connector and none show anything up high. Says custom only on 22nd, but no designation on 23rd.

Very interesting. I am sure the wiring on the car is original. I was curious and wanted to get as much original wiring as possible when I removed the light and followed the wire right to where it entered the roof with all the other lighting wires so I assumed it was connected somewhere in the front of the car but could be wrong. Do you know what size bulb the light takes as the #51 one in there is pretty dull?

My bulb is missing but assume was same as yours. Looking at the base required for 51 (BA9s mini bayonet) there are only a few listed in that voltage range. On this website,bulbconnection.com/ViewItem/bcrw/itmid/1045/oc/51/item.html , the 51 appears to have the highest output.

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Maybe it's my dim old eyes but there isn't much light from that #51 bulb