 early vs. late Headlight Switch ..., anyone got pix of the differences ??? |
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| SirAndy |
  Feb 1 2006, 12:58 PM
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Resident German  Group: Admin Posts: 42,469 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California  |
anyone got a picture of the pin-layout of a early vs. a late Headlight Switch ???
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) Andy |
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| lapuwali |
Feb 1 2006, 04:51 PM
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If you (Andy or anyone) can cope with doing some rewiring, VW switches look nearly identical, have the same functions (two pull positions + twist dimmer), but have fewer terminals and are FAR cheaper. Like I said earlier, the only difference is in what splitting goes on in the switch v. in the harness, so you'd have to devise an adapter "harness" to connect the 914 harness to the VW switch, but it's doable. Same on early v. late 914 switches, really.
I think the only visible difference between the 914 and the VW switches besides the number of terminals is the rubber part of the knob is very slightly different. However, the 914 knob will fit on the VW switch, so even that difference can be nullified. The price difference is pretty startling: $20-30 (www.cip1.com) v. $400+ (Pelican), so it's well worth the effort to rewire. |
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SirAndy early vs. late Headlight Switch ... Feb 1 2006, 12:58 PM
SLITS I prolly have both...will look, but I just count t... Feb 1 2006, 01:53 PM Bleyseng Mixing Dutch and German....now thats really bad. <... Feb 1 2006, 02:06 PM SLITS http://www.rccauto.com/engine/switch.jpg Feb 1 2006, 02:28 PM michel richard okay, which is which Feb 1 2006, 02:34 PM SLITS the one with 10 pins is early....the one with 11 p... Feb 1 2006, 02:37 PM lapuwali And how many pins are actually REQUIRED? Just 4:
... Feb 1 2006, 03:05 PM Flat VW I could use a '74 one (late, huh?).
I at time... Feb 1 2006, 04:28 PM richardmosselman That's funny! I have to jiggle mine too (n... Feb 1 2006, 04:31 PM SirAndy Feb 1 2006, 04:40 PM SLITS Feb 1 2006, 05:00 PM SirAndy Feb 1 2006, 05:03 PM SLITS Feb 1 2006, 05:06 PM Dave_Darling Brad Anders was able to open up his headlight swit... Feb 1 2006, 05:59 PM Aaron Cox Ron, can you clean off the late switch so i can re... Feb 1 2006, 06:44 PM SLITS ... Feb 2 2006, 05:11 PM Aaron Cox thank you Feb 2 2006, 05:19 PM Aaron Cox ron was off on a few pins....
ironically, i think... Feb 4 2006, 12:13 AM Aaron Cox just for reference in case someone does a search i... Feb 4 2006, 12:25 AM jrcui I have to replace the switch on my 75... what... Feb 4 2006, 12:49 AM lapuwali Feb 4 2006, 01:31 AM jim_hoyland Aaron, Can to label the light switch terminals as ... Feb 4 2006, 01:19 PM Aaron Cox Feb 4 2006, 10:55 PM rdauenhauer Did some searching but didnt find a definitive ans... Dec 8 2013, 01:45 PM
SirAndy Holy mother of mummified threads! :blink: Dec 8 2013, 02:34 PM |
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