show your67 72 chevy spot light trucks

[oldblue1968chevy]

post some pics of how they look on the inside and with the door open please..

[bad68bowtie]

This may be a dumb question, but for those of y'all who are running spotlights, are they functional? If they are, how reliable do you reckon they are?

I ask because I've been wanting to buy a K20 when I get done with school to use as a daily driver and throwing some spotlights on there seems like it would be a pretty cool addition that could also be practical and useful.

[crewcab67]

My new truck

[tcb-1]

^^^ oooo, wee! I love the '72 ambulance!

[69c10step]

my buddies truck

[67chevy1series]

dang that is different the grille is wow

[69c10step]

It was fab'd from a '58 Corvette grill

[storm9c1]

Driver's side spot light:



Interior:




I am lucky because this spotlight has the GM tag on it, which is a nice detail. I have reason to believe it is original to the truck. But I can't confirm that.

[67chevy1series]

i think im gonna install one on my truck

[pritch]

My Panel had them at one time. The holes are bondo'ed on the outside, but are still there on the inside. I would want them on a 4wheeler, but I'm not interested in having them on my Panel when it's done. I see 'non-working repop's' in the LMC cat. and I wonder... "Why?"

[71blksuper4x4]

Anybody know if the dealer installed only GM marked ones, or if you could get the Unity brand ones? I just bought one out a yard that looks like the GM one, but it says Unity. This is my first spotlight and didn't know if I should install it on my 70'? I pulled it from a 69-72 in the yard. Trevor

[67chevy1series]

you know i think that you could get gm or unity

[67chevy1series]

but i think they had rather given you a gm light

[68 Stepside]

Originally Posted by marcsRX

Just took the passenger one off this,




And put it on this,



Then i burned a lil rubber.

http://www.facebook.com/v/1437869236198

Nice trucks. I noticed you also mentioned you had an extra spotlight made in Chicago. Is it an Appleton? My Grandpa worked at Appleton for almost 40 years, my Grandma worked at Stewart-Warner for almost 40 years also. Although my folks moved away from the city (Lawrence and Pulaski, and Western and Belmont) before I was born, I still have a bunch of family up that way.

[eightbanger]

Calling Doug (tcb1) and of course anyone else in the know. I have been wanting to fit a set of Unitys/Appletons for ages...BUT, I want them to have a more custom look rather than utility. Here's the problem I have, the template for fitting spotlights to our year Trucks has them sitting to high on the pillar making them stick out a bit to much past the line of the Truck (see marcrsRX pic) I realise the reason for this is a practical one so that the internal handle clears the dash.
Template & Bracket pics courtesy of "aerotruk63"


Now for myself having the spotlight sitting lower or even on the cowl would create the desired effect, and checking on Unitys site they don't list a cowl template for 71 Chevy but they do for GMC 66 thru 73...Now unless I am very wrong & confused indeed, my Truck is a 71 C10 and Unity do a template (#27) for cowl fitting on a 71 GMC, http://unityusa.com/reverse_search.asp


as these Trucks are practically identical? especially around the cowl, A pillar & Dash this would have the internal handle coming in thru the dash to the left of the instrument panel and just above my AC vents. So am I right or am I right???
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[67chevy1series]

i dont know if that would be able to move around in that spot

[tcb-1]

Nigel! hey mate, got your pm. been thinking of you since I haven't seen you posting lately. hope things are good.

I think it would be a major undertaking to relocate the spotlight lower on the "a" pillar. the first pic you posted shows the correct template and correct pn# 202 Unity bracket. I would highly advise not to go deeper in the cowl or "a" pillar. if you did, you'd have to figure out what pn# bracket would work, and that would be quite difficult because Unity still produces 100's of brackets.

one, because it would be a nightmare to seal properly. two, because it wouldn't be in the traditonal location for a spotlight on these trucks. and three, mate you have a nice, nice truck. ripping a decent sized hole in GM sheetmetal can only be done once. it would be bad enough I mess something up, but in the UK where parts are scarce....... well it just scares me to think of it.

if you want the lokk of an old school spotlight, but don't need functionality, check out speedwaymotors.com. they carry a "dummy" spotlight that a lot of ratrod/lead sleds use and it looks good.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Dummy-Spots,158.html

hope I shed a little light on the subject!

[eightbanger]

Originally Posted by tcb-1

Nigel! hey mate, got your pm. been thinking of you since I haven't seen you posting lately. hope things are good.

I think it would be a major undertaking to relocate the spotlight lower on the "a" pillar. the first pic you posted shows the correct template and correct pn# 202 Unity bracket. I would highly advise not to go deeper in the cowl or "a" pillar. if you did, you'd have to figure out what pn# bracket would work, and that would be quite difficult because Unity still produces 100's of brackets.

one, because it would be a nightmare to seal properly. two, because it wouldn't be in the traditonal location for a spotlight on these trucks. and three, mate you have a nice, nice truck. ripping a decent sized hole in GM sheetmetal can only be done once. it would be bad enough I mess something up, but in the UK where parts are scarce....... well it just scares me to think of it.

if you want the lokk of an old school spotlight, but don't need functionality, check out speedwaymotors.com. they carry a "dummy" spotlight that a lot of ratrod/lead sleds use and it looks good.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Dummy-Spots,158.html

hope I shed a little light on the subject!

I would definitely only have attempted making a hole my Truck if I was sure it was correct and I had the correct template, because as you say Doug Im too far away from any parts suppliers to be able to put my mistakes right easily. But it is strange that you can have a cowl mounted spotlight on a 71 GMC I may put this little project off for a while for now, thanks for the link I had seen those dummy spots before....but I'd prefer if they worked.

And yes you have been most illuminating

[storm9c1]

I have a friend who has called Unity a few times...he has restored a few old police cars...and needed spotlight parts. Unity can be pretty helpful if you get a good person on the phone. They have access to lots of information that may not be available on the website. They also told him that if you order a vintage bracket that is not in stock, they can actually make them from scratch (in one case it was a RH bracket for a '72 Fury and it turned out beautiful)! I am amazed at how supportive Unity is for the classic/antique market.

Keep in mind that there are significant differences in the bracket with the curve for the pillar and the angle at which the light mounts and protrudes, both on the X and Y plane. Also the shaft arm length varies (longer/shorter depending on application). So both of those parts need to be exactly right for the application. And Unity should be able to tell you this.

And by the way, there is no difference between a GM branded light and the Unity light. It's just an extra detail to have have the GM topper tag. Otherwise the parts are exactly the same as any other Unity light. Often times after 40 years, the original GM light rusted, broke, or fell apart, and could easily be replaced by stock Unity replacement parts. So that's why you may see a mixture of parts out in the wild.

On most police cars (old and new), there is an option code for this. But I'm not sure about the trucks.

Does anyone have a spotlight on their truck that shows up on the SPID?

[eightbanger]

Originally Posted by storm9c1

I have a friend who has called Unity a few times...he has restored a few old police cars...and needed spotlight parts. Unity can be pretty helpful if you get a good person on the phone. They have access to lots of information that may not be available on the website. They also told him that if you order a vintage bracket that is not in stock, they can actually make them from scratch (in one case it was a RH bracket for a '72 Fury and it turned out beautiful)! I am amazed at how supportive Unity is for the classic/antique market.

Keep in mind that there are significant differences in the bracket with the curve for the pillar and the angle at which the light mounts and protrudes, both on the X and Y plane. Also the shaft arm length varies (longer/shorter depending on application). So both of those parts need to be exactly right for the application. And Unity should be able to tell you this.

And by the way, there is no difference between a GM branded light and the Unity light. It's just an extra detail to have have the GM topper tag. Otherwise the parts are exactly the same as any other Unity light. Often times after 40 years, the original GM light rusted, broke, or fell apart, and could easily be replaced by stock Unity replacement parts. So that's why you may see a mixture of parts out in the wild.

On most police cars (old and new), there is an option code for this. But I'm not sure about the trucks.

Does anyone have a spotlight on their truck that shows up on the SPID?

Thanks for your input Tom....and yes you are right a phone call would be the best route it would take a lot of the guess work out.
Apparently these spotlights were dealer options, and would therefore not be on the SPID.

[tcb-1]

Originally Posted by eightbanger

Apparently these spotlights were dealer options, and would therefore not be on the SPID.

correctomundo, Sir Nigel.

they will not be listed on the spid. dealer option only.

[67chevy1series]

well i finally got my unity spot light heres a pic going to restore it back to original condtion and going to ask doug or tcb-1 for some helpmissing the handle but i alreadt found one and will be buying it soon

[eightbanger]

Looks good mate...could you take a couple more snaps from different angles please.

[67chevy1series]

i will try ,thanks

[special-K]

These were made by Unity and offered in the GM truck accessory catalog with GM stamped on them,just like the the other items such as Ventshades,bumper guards,etc.They are cool on the right truck.