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Allan
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Brake light switch I

Post by Allan » Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:38 am

My brake light switch went down so I had to replace it. This is a genuine Hella product, like the one it replaces. They are easy to mount, easy to access and easy to adjust.
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Charlie B in N.J.
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Re: Brake light switch I

Post by Charlie B in N.J. » Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:11 pm

Oh for the Fun Projects brake light switch kit. It was worth the price for the bracket alone.
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Re: Brake light switch I

Post by ModelTWoods » Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:59 pm

Allan wrote:
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:38 am
My brake light switch went down so I had to replace it. This is a genuine Hella product, like the one it replaces. They are easy to mount, easy to access and easy to adjust.20240319_171120.jpg

Allan from down under.
Do you mind posting a picture or hand drawn diagram of how its mounted?


Topic author
Allan
Posts: 6609
Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:21 pm
First Name: Allan
Last Name: Bennett
* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1912 van, 1917 shooting brake, 1929 roadster buckboard, 1924 tourer, 1925 barn find buckboard, 1925 D &F wide body roadster, 1927LHD Tudor sedan.
Location: Gawler, Australia

Re: Brake light switch I

Post by Allan » Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:11 pm

Terry, I'm all dressed up ready to go to lunch. I'll see what I can do later. Briefly, i bolted a little bracket to the running board support. It's angled so the plunger is in line with the pull. I used a pull wire fastened around the brake pedal. That wire is a piece of hi-test welding wire. It is adjusted to length to suit the application, leaving a couple of inches of wire spare so later adjustments can be made if required.

I liked the fact that I could still buy a replacement for the one that failed. No modifications were needed for this replacement.

Allan from down under.

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