In a message dated 7/16/1999 0:25:46 AM EST, HD883HUGGR@aol.com writes:
<< Hi Spitphiles.
Got a chance to drive Hobbs for the first time in about 10 days, and
found my combination switch has broken and headlights (bright beams) now
come
on occasionally by themselves. About to tear into the sucker and see if I
can fix it. With my lack of mechanical ability, odds are pretty poor. >>
This is a very common failure/poor design. It's not readily
repairable since there is a little internal plastic piece that has
snapped in two. Some of your options are:
Leave as is - not recomended since on occasion the switch
will fall into the headlight flashing position when the car is off
and run down the battery. Been there, done that!
At least disconnect the high beam wires.
Replace with a used TR7 switch which is identical, although
the lever needs to be bent straight. For some reason, TR7s
appears to be much more common in the salvage yards than
Spitfires...hmmm...
I personally mounted a two pole switch under the dash for
low beams/high beams. I DID lose the ability to flash the
lights, but I'm thinking of installing a momentary
push button switch for that.
Good luck!
-Greg
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