The problem is that an American bulb won't work unless you jam it in there or grind off the high lug. I don't like either fix so I decided to replace the sockets.

The sidecar rear light has the same base but a smaller globe. I don't know why. The NAPA store has an exact replacement for the socket in American and I ordered one but I don't have the part number. The one I got for the coffee can is #LS6232 and it only needed a few passes around the perimeter on a grinder to fit perfectly. I soldered a ground wire onto it and wired it right up.

For the front sidecar light I used a pigtail socket for the "peanut bulbs" found in Chevy running lights and dashboards, #LS6472. The socket is rubbery and only took a little trimming to fit right into the reflector.

I used another one to replace the speedometer light which had gone out and which was a bear to fix last time. I trimmed off some of the excess rubber and shoved it in there. The speedo was never so well lit.

I don't worship the god of OEM and judging from the pictures of so many Chinese owned CJs, neither do they. I got the bike partly because I could do just this sort of repair to it and I can't see special-ordering bulbs.

Will Aygarn