Brad,
My original TR4 back in 62 was a well under 10,000 car. I wish I had the
paper work on that car. I bought it used in with 5,000 miles on it. It
had the turn signal on the left hand side of the column and the headlight
switch on the extreme left of the plinth. (What's a plinth anyway.... why
do I talk this way???)
Brian Sanborn
62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
sanborn@net1plus.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Kahler <Brad.Kahler@141.com>
To: walker05@camosun.bc.ca <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, September 12, 1998 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: Latest additino to the family
> > > On my 64 TR4 the turn signal is on the right whilst the OD switch is
> > > on the left. I always thought this was (like the parking brake)
> > > something left over from RH steering.
> >
> > Perhaps, or a PO has put the column in backwards. It is symmetrical.
>
> UGH! Bonehead mistake. It's late and my brain doesn't work. The column
> is symmetrical, but it can't be rotated. However, if memory serves
> (fizzle, pop) the mounting devices are the same for the turn signals and
> the OD switch.
>
> So you could switch it over, but it would be a lot more work that I
> originally thought. D'oh.
A note of interest here. In the Bentley workshop manual the turn
signal switch is shown on the right and the OD switch is shown on
the left. For the TR4A they reversed them. Don't know if this was just
an editing mistake in the workshop manual or if the cars were actually
delivered with the turn signal switch on the right.
Does anyone out there have a definitive answer on this subject?
Brad (Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
1964 Spitfire4 BFC25720L
1966 TR4A CT72398L (Now a parts car)
196? TR4 CT38888LO (Chassis # 0281CT, missing OD !)
1951 Dodge Truck 82217766 B-3-B-108 (Spring shackle problems)
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