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06-28-2009, 03:16 PM
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Switch Repair
Does anyone have any experience in repairing of know of a shop that repairs brake stop light/underhood lamp switches? My original underhood switch is not working and while it appears that 58-60 pontiac brake light switch is a replacement all I can find are plastic reproductions that are not of the same appearance as the metal originals.
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#2
06-29-2009, 12:13 AM
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what are u working on?? Is it a 66 GTO?????? or a 58 to 60 Pontiac??? A picture might also help.
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06-29-2009, 05:58 AM
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A 66' Underhood light Switch.
Which is the same as the 58-60 Stop Light Sw. Sorry don't have any spares & have never tried to open/repair one. The re-pop plastic sw's SUC!
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#4
06-29-2009, 09:38 AM
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#5
07-03-2009, 07:22 PM
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The application of WD-40 and TIME fixed the non-working switch and solved the issue.
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07-03-2009, 07:48 PM
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wd40 works wonders
Wd40 has fixed alot of switches for me too. The switched are not complex nor difficult to disassemble, but they don't recrimp back together well. I haven't done a switch exactly like the one you show, but many others similar, including the wiper/washer switches. Most simply need a good cleaning or recrimp at the base ground.
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07-05-2009, 10:29 PM
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axkeebler,
I'm a believer! Took it to a show on the 4th, had to "punch it" once but it came on. I hated to have to take it apart, every replacement on on the net is plastic. So far so good. |
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#8
07-07-2009, 05:32 PM
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I'm currently trying to rejuvenate my door jamb (dome light) switches for my '65 2 + 2. First I tried spraying them full of the aerosol TV tuner cleaner that you can buy at Radio Shack, but that didn't seem to work. I then tried soaking them in isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol, then drying them out and they still didn't work. I've now sprayed them full of WD-40 per your advice and am hoping for the best.
These switches obviously were not designed to be disassembled, and I don't see any for sale NOS new, repro, or NOS used anywhere... Dan |
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#9
07-07-2009, 10:34 PM
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