Yellow or Green Driving Light Switch ?, 74 914 2L Options

[thompson-mfr]

What color is the driving light switch supposed to be for 1974? I have a green one in the car, but in a parts bin I noticed a yellow one.

[Stephen Paul]

Responding to the questions about green and amber fog light symbol discs on this and other 914 forums: the discs and the switches used on the 914 were sourced from the VW type 4. The two position (on/off) switch made by HELLA the metal body of which is replicated by the HELLA on their range of accessory switches.

It was listed for use with front fog lights, rear fog lights and heated rear window

411 959 621 (switch body)
111 941 515D (escutcheon)
411 953 245A (switch knob)
411 941 543C (green symbol disc - hrw)
411 941 543L (green symbol disc - fog lights)

The earliest fog light symbol discs were translucent dark green with two different symbols, later replaced by the opaque bright green disc again in two symbol versions These were diagrammatic representations of the lamp body plus horizontal bars and vertical line representing the fog and limited distance which was for the front lights. The second - for the rear lamp - had a vertical bar behind the representation of the lamp body. The later amber disc seems to have been produced with two different symbols.

The translucent dark green discs dated from 1968/9 onwards (Germany having type approved rear fog lamps from 1966 onwards)

The bright green opaque discs date from the early 1970s and replaced by the amber in the mid-seventies.

A top tip in reducing the distraction of the illuminated disc at night is to replicate an insert VW used on some 411 hrw switches by cutting a circle of scale modellers black plastic card to the diameter of the outer edge of the symbol disc lip and punching a hole in its centre. The black disc should be placed behind the coloured symbol disc and then both inserted back into the rubber knob. Then when illuminated just the switch bulb just illuminates a coloured area the size of the punched hole.

In addition to the single position switches found on 914s sourced from the VW type 4 (411/412) model range Volkswagen made a two position switch fitted to the VW type 1 that is compatible with the 914 dashboard for all countries where both front and rear foglight are legal.

VW type. three position (on1/on2/off) switch for front (1) and front and rear (2) fog lights comprising of
113 941 541 (switch body)
111 941 515D (escutcheon)
111 941 541F (switch knob - Beetle unpadded dash’ 8/68>)
113 941 541B (switch knob - Beetle padded dash’ 8/68>)
and
111 941 543 G (green symbol disc - fog lights)
or
111 941 543 H (orange symbol disc - fog lights)

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