Backup light on a '41 Coupe

[meric42]

I want to fit a backup light to my '41 Coupe but the light I have is designed to mount on the rear pan (as per '42 through '48) and I'm not sure that the smaller '41 pan will stand up to the vibrations of supporting the weight of a B/U light. I have thought about making a bracket to mount on the bumper arm, but thought I should ask if anyone else has been here before and might have some advise?

[Kube]

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Originally Posted by meric42

I want to fit a backup light to my '41 Coupe but the light I have is designed to mount on the rear pan (as per '42 through '48) and I'm not sure that the smaller '41 pan will stand up to the vibrations of supporting the weight of a B/U light. I have thought about making a bracket to mount on the bumper arm, but thought I should ask if anyone else has been here before and might have some advise?

The original lamp you reference did in fact have a bracket beneath the pan that clamped on the bumper arm. It didn't simply bolt through the pan. If that's what you'd observed on other 42 - 48 Fords, they were not installed correctly.