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Hazard Warning Switch

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 10:18
by suevaughan
Hi all, newbie on here but had my TR7 for 18 years and the hazard warning switch has become so corroded it wont work and MOT now not possible. HELP[:(]

Does anyone have one for sale or know of a second hand/new one. No joy with Rimmers.

Sue

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 10:43
by Marko
take it out, disassemble it , clean the contacts and put it back together. it should work if the plastic bits aren't broken.

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 11:07
by Beans
As Marko stated a good clean will do ...
To illustrate this, piccie of one a the switches before ...

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and after cleaning ...

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1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)</font id="blue">
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Posted: 16 Feb 2010 11:10
by TR Tony
Sue, try S&S or Robsport, both have a good selection of new used spares, I am sure one of them can help!

In the unlikely event they cannot help then there are two for sale currently on Ebay Motors (USA) - item numbers 150414654466 or 250536133516. I don't think there are any differences between the US & UK spec hazard switches.

Tony
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<font size="1">1981 2L FHC Cavalry Blue
1980 3.5L V8 DHC Jaguar Regency Red - sadly sold!
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Posted: 16 Feb 2010 11:56
by suevaughan
Thanks so much for all your help guys, have managed to source one from S and S preparations, Rick was really helpful, should get through the MOT now and back on the road for spring! [:)]

Sue

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 00:29
by Maxwell
Hi Sue... and welcome!

A bit of background info on your car \ whereabouts would be nice!

Are you in the South-East?

Maxwell [:D]

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 18:57
by FI Spyder
Beans... that looked like my main switch but you left some corrosion on the case...I can't believe you did that.[:D]

You don't have to buy a new switch, you can clean the old one for free using some Brasso or the like. But take pictures as you take it apart as it goes back several ways. I didn't and had to spend some time figurig out which contacts where N/O and which where N/C from the wiring diagram.


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Posted: 17 Feb 2010 19:08
by Beans
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by FI Spyder</i>

Beans ... you left some corrosion on the case...I can't believe you did that ...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Please accept my Humble excuses for this sloppy work [:p]

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1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)</font id="blue">
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