Relocating Dashboard Switches & Control Knobs
During the past few months, I have had some further thoughts about supplementary switches and warning & tell-tale lights.
In addition to the “factory-fitted” rotary light switch and two stalk switches on the steering column, I am likely to need supplementary switches for the following functions:
· Heated rear window (on/off switch)
· Hand-operated brake lights (momentary switch)
· Auxiliary reversing lights (on/off switch)
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Rear fog lights (on/off switch)
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Front fog lights (on/off switch)
· Auxiliary driving lights (on/off switch)
· Day-time running lights (on/off switch)
· Kenlowe radiator cooling fan (on/off switch)
· Auxiliary air horns (changeover switch)
The steering-column nacelle will readily accommodate four, five or even six supplementary paddle switches, but it’s unlikely that one could fit as many as nine in easily accessible positions.
One option I have been considering, is the use of two separate late-model Triumph Dolomite pattern, rear fog-lamp switches (same switch-knob shape as the late-model Triumph Dolomite pattern hazard-warning light switch) above and below the Lucas 6WL, 60 mm diameter, 8-segment warning-light cluster, that I intend to fit on the left-hand side of the instrument panel, immediately to the right of the heater-control levers.
This warning-light cluster will be associated with various driving-light functions, so locating front & rear fog-light switches with integral tell-tale lights, above and below this, would serve to concentrate all driving-light functions in the same place, providing two additional tell-tale lights whilst also conveniently locating two vital but hopefully seldom-used switches.
Maintaining my usual conventions, the fog-lamp switches would be positioned as follows:
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Above warning-light cluster –
front fog-lamp switch, with light-beam emblem facing to the
right.
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Below warning-light cluster –
rear fog-lamp switch, with light-beam emblem facing to the
left.
I presently possess one late-model Triumph Dolomite pattern, rear fog-lamp switch (marked
JL 155 SA and
33926 B 780), but I need another to make this possible!
1979 and/or 1980 Triumph Dolomite Rear Fog-Lamp Switch (TKC5067) with Integral Tell-Tale Light
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Regards.
Nigel A. Skeet
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