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| | | | Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 23 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 23 | Is there just a switch replacement or equivalent for the dome light?
Rest of the unit is fine it's just the switch gave way after 64 years.
1954 3600
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | Does it happen to have a plastic lens? I have one with a plastic lens. The rest of it looks just like my '52 and earlier fixtures. PM me if you need it.
Anything can be fixed depending on ones fabrication skills. This particular task may not be worth the trouble.
Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 23 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 23 | Thanks! It does have the plastic lens and the unit is complete. Just where the switch attaches broke in two and fell apart. Did search for little switches that might fit but gave up and bought a complete unit for 27 bucks on Ebay.
Will transfer the guts from that one into my unit.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,440 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,440 | You might still be able to find a switch at a flaps or hardware store, fix the spare and then get your $27 back from ebay.
Another quality post.
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HELP! The Paranoids are after me!
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,189 Insomniac | | Insomniac Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,189 | The switch on my dome light failed so I bought a simple slide switch at the Source/Radio Shack. Used a couple of small pop rivets to hold the new switch in. Soldered up the connections and it works just fine. Cost/benefit analysis of my labour vs buying a replacement probably favours buying a replacement, but it was more fun to fix up the old one.
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1954 1/2 ton 235 4 speed
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