James,
The post was from Peter Z and is pasted below.
Peter
'68 TR250
And more to the point, they are actually kind of crappy. At least the one in
my TR6 is (was). A very cheap plastic device which seemed to come flying
apart every time I had to remove it from the pedal box. Finally it got so
bad that the cheap plastic threads on the shaft stripped and I couldn't
really tighten it down on the pedal box assembly tight enough so it would
not move when in use. Thinking there had to be someone who designed a better
switch than this POS, I went to the local junk yard. Sure enough, a mid
'70's to early '80's BMW (all models) has a nice _metal_ version of the TR6
one. Now I can tighten the thing to the pedal box in a way that will be
stable and without fear of stripping the threads. One of the best $1
upgrades I have made to my TR6.
( Another possibility is the switch from a '79 and later 280ZX. Slightly
different size but it will still work. )
Peter Zaborski -- CF58310 UO
Peter Macholdt
609-466-2127 Phone
> From: "James Tabor" <jatabor@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: "James Tabor" <jatabor@hotmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 20:19:09 -0500
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: Brake Light Switch
>
> Hi all,
>
> Last year I remember someone recommending a steel brake light
> switch from a BMW to replace the cheap plastic TR6 switch. (The one under
> the dash at the top of the brake pedal to activate the rear brake lights). I
> believe it was a direct match as far as distance, shape, and wiring!
> I can not seem to find a copy of this email in my library, and was curious
> if the original person to post the message or anyone else has that info.
> The make/model and the year of the BMW.
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
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