1935 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

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HOOD—LIGHTING SYSTEM
With the brace in the vertical position, the
angles at the ends are against the flange of the
hood port assembly and may be drilled with a
•£2 in. electric drill, drilling through the brace, the
flange of the hood port, and the flange of the hood
panel, both top and bottom. The brace may
then be attached to the flange of the hood panel
and the port assembly with the screws, Part No.
131893, the lock washers, 116117, and the nuts,
882095.
4. Installing Hood Corner Protectors
When installing the rubber hood corner protectors
it is important that the button be pulled
all the way through the hole in the hood. The
proper method of installing these protectors is
first to slip the flange over the edge of the hood
and then pull the button through the hole in the
hood with a pair of narrow long-nosed pincers.
Both edges of the button should be squeezed
together when pulling the button through the
hole. I f only one edge of the button is grasped, the
edge may be torn as it is pulled through.
LIGHTING SYSTEM
General Description
The Multibeam three-beam lighting system is
used on both the Cadillac and LaSalle cars. The
headlamps are of the tear-drop design and are
carried on streamline supports on the front
fenders on the 355-D and 370-D cars and an the
radiator shell on the 452-D and LaSalle cars.
The Multibeam lighting system is controlled by
the conventional switch lever at the hub of the
steering wheel. In addition, the country driving
and passing beams are further controlled by a foot
switch located in the toe-board at the left of the
clutch pedal. See Fig. 2.
; Horizontal (Sideways) Beam Adjusting Screw
A visible beam indicator on the instrument panel
shows which of the three headlight beams is in
use, thereby overcoming the uncertainty and
objectionable necessity of operating the foot
dimmer to determine the beam position.
The parking lamps are integral with the headlamp
supports on the 355-D and 370-D cars. On
the 452-D cars, the parking lamps are built into
the crown of the front fenders. The parking light
bulbs are installed in the upper part of the headlamp
reflectors on the LaSalle.
The tail lamps are streamline in design to match
the appearance of the body and fenders. Two
reflex buttons are arranged in the lamp base on
Cadillac cars while only one button is used in the
LaSalle tail lamp. The lens is also extended for
appearance and to make the tail light and stop
light visible from the side of the car. The tail
lamp does not include a back-up light.
The circuit breaker for the lighting system is
located in the control box on top of the generator.
The Multibeam lighting equipment consists primarily
of a special right and left lens, operating in
conjunction with special reflectors and prefocused
bulbs. This lighting system is legal in all states.
Fig.l . Sectional view of Cadillac Multibeam headlamp
and parking lamp showing beam adjusting screws. The
LaSalle headlamps are similar except that no beam
adjusting screws are provided and the parking lamp
b.ulbs are located in the upper part of the reflectors.
The Multibeam lenses are plainly marked
"right" and "left" and are not interchangeable.
They are divided into five horizontal sections of
vertical flutes to spread the light horizontally to
the best advantage. The right lens distributes
most of its light across the road while the left lens
distributes the major portion of its light to the
right side.
The reflectors have five distinct sections, each of
which is scientifically designed to contribute its