Glove Box Light

The glove box light and switch came from a 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V. It came with its own mounting tab for the switch. Other than figure away to mount this bracket I thought to would be better to mount the switch in the dash. I first cut the ground wire from the switch because having a metal dash it was not needed. After cutting the factory connector off the harness I added a bullet connectors for easy hook up.

I removed the rubber bumper from the door opening and drilled a 13/32" hole for the switch. The glove box liner already had a knock out hole for a light but it was too small for the Lincoln light. I used a Dremel to increase the size from 1-1/8" to 1-1/4". The sanding drum eats paper fast. I lightly touched the cardboard and made two passes with the Dremel and decided to check it for a fit and to my surprise it fit.

After looking at the pictures the water stains showed Big Time. It doesn't look this bad in real life. I used felted material and spray glue to upholster the glove box liner. I used one piece to cove the top, back and bottom of the liner. Cover the sides of the box separately to be sure the grain of the felt is following the pieces being covered to have the professional look. Straighten the staples with pliers and you can easily reuse them by folding the legs with a small hammer
 

79 Lincoln Continental Mark V Glove Box courtesy light	I Remove top left   rubber Bumper	Then drill this hole to 13/32"
Remove ground wire from switch and cut the wire from plug	Switch is fitted in the new hole	Carefully make the hole 1/8" larger
Short wire plugs to the switch and the other to 12volt supply	Insert light assembly and connect the wires	Night shot
Glue felted material to cardboard and trim edges	Put it back together using the old staples	Looks better than water stained cardboard