Technical automotive electrical - those little rubber boot things...

edit: photo added

Automotive electrical.

those little rubber boot things... like, the ones with a hole in the back that slide over a wire in the center and then the bigger opening slides over a small light housing? It is like a mini shifter boot, but for electrical wiring?

Anyone know what those are called?

I've found terminal covers, boot covers, shifter boots, all sorts of things while searching but I have not hit on the right terminology yet.

Anyone know what they are called? I am trying to buy some.

I bought a vintage automotive light, was checking it out, pulled the old rubber one off of the back of the light to look at something, I was putting it back on and it disintegrated... cuz, old stuff is fun and all that.

Thanks, hopefully someone knows what I am talking about.

-Woogeroo

 

Brake light rubber boot
Tail light rubber boot

 

Talking about a grommet?

 

Go to American auto site look for it there. Least you’ll know the name of what your after.

 

Wire boot

They seem to be made for specific applications, not general purpose universal. So...whatever car you're working on, you can find them if it's a popular car that folks will pay a lot of money to buy repop parts for.

Like old Corvettes.

or some old Fords.

so search specifically for what you're looking for, and good luck!

 

oneball,

ah, you might be onto something.

Thanks for the replies folks.

-Woog

 

Thanks squirrel, I was not having any luck at all so I was thinking maybe I should just look for a basic thing to use and then I was having luck finding all sorts of other fun things I didn't know about, but still not what I needed.

O.K., I will be more specific to the light I bought. Good idea.

which, is this:

NOS Gl*** Lens Back Up Lamp Reverse Light 1949-1954 Dodge Chrysler UNITY 4865

Thanks again folks, that should get me back into the hunt.

-Woog

 

american autowire has three different flavors....

https://americanautowire.com/collections/tools/products/light-socket-boot-500165

https://americanautowire.com/collections/tools/products/light-socket-boot-500164

https://americanautowire.com/products/light-socket-boot-500163

I really doubt you'll find the specific one you need, sorry.

 

Photo definitely helped lol. I had something similar on my 51 ford and I just pulled it back. Pressed out the pigtail from the base and put in a different pigtail, didn't come with the cover but the new ones were sealed.

 

Thanks squirrel,

I was on that exact site the other day and I didn't get that far. Those are some good options.

I think any of those will work, it is for a custom thing anyway and will be hidden so no one will know but me. I just figured it would be better if it had some sorta boot on it.

-Woog

 

I was gonna guess tail light foreskin, but yea what Squirrel said sounds like a better guess...

 

Use heavy duty gloves , cut as needed . Dip in rubber if needed thicker .

 

I stopped using them when I had my vasectomy at 25 with three kids in tow.
Mine were “Big” rubber boots

 

Hahahaha…this made me laugh

 

Looks like a vacuum cap with a hole in it. That is what I would use if they aren't commercially available.

 

McMaster-Carr.com.

 

mcm-c has boots for LAN cables....I looked

 

Wouldn't that be "tail light rearskin"?

 

That's aft-skin.

 

I buy these all the time! They have a weird name ............Called "rubber end caps"

https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=rubber+end+cap&ref=mr_referred_us_au_nz