Re: M-1009 Tail Lights?

From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Thu Dec 29 2005 - 17:31:05 PST


Ed,

I would guess that is what was available when the vehicle needed to go out.

Sonny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 6:57 PM
Subject: [MV] M-1009 Tail Lights?

> Hi All,
>
> I hope that everyone had a very Merry Christmas & wish you all a most
> wonderful New Year!
>
> Has anyone ever seen yellow colored bulbs in the tail light/turn signals
> on
> a M-1009? My wife was following me today and she noticed that my right
> tail
> light was out. When I removed the lens the bulb was yellow! It was the
> proper two connector bulb for that position but it was yellow! Being
> nosey
> I removed the left lens and once again the bulb was yellow! did the
> military for some unknown reason go to yellow bulbs in the tail lights on
> M-1009s or is it maybe that was all the motor pool had at the time and
> they
> used them? The rest of the lights on the truck are normal colors but
> those
> two have me scratching my old bald head!! Can anyone shed some light on
> this subject? Thanks in advance for any help.........
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Ed
>
> "Sirs, you have no reason to be ashamed of your Confederate dead; see
> to it they have no reason to be ashamed of you"
>
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