 Switches to the right of the steering wheel on a 73 |
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| john77 |
 Feb 7 2015, 08:34 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 621 Joined: 21-February 14 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 17,027 Region Association: Southern California 
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I'm in the process of recovering my dash face and noticed there are 3 holes to the right of the steering column. I know the larger center one is for the cigarette lighter, but what are the other two for? And are the switches/screw in bezels for them still available?
I'm curious because the horn button on my momo works about 20% of the time, which is deadly in LA traffic as no one can see me so I need it to gently persuade other motorists not to ram into me, so I'm thinking of rewiring the horn through another switch in the dash and figured I may as well try and find one that will at least look like it belongs there, even if it's for something different. John |
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| Tom_T |
Feb 7 2015, 08:40 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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One was the cig. lighter & another for the rear window defroster switch, but I'm having a brain fart on the 3rd! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
Someone else will speak up for the 3rd hole, I'm sure! Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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| mepstein |
Feb 7 2015, 08:41 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,272 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Windshield wiper
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| john77 |
Feb 7 2015, 08:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 621 Joined: 21-February 14 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 17,027 Region Association: Southern California
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Thanks guys.
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| Dave_Darling |
Feb 7 2015, 09:30 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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The windshield wiper on a 73 was controlled by a stalk on the column.
It could be that they just never changed the stamping from the earlier cars that did have the wiper switch on the dash. --DD |
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| john77 |
Feb 7 2015, 09:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 621 Joined: 21-February 14 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 17,027 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Feb 7 2015, 07:30 PM)  The windshield wiper on a 73 was controlled by a stalk on the column. It could be that they just never changed the stamping from the earlier cars that did have the wiper switch on the dash. --DD Yeah, I wondered about that as my wipers are on the stalk. |
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| Larry.Hubby |
Feb 7 2015, 10:08 PM
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Member who doesn't post much, but has a long time in 914s Group: Members Posts: 186 Joined: 24-November 04 From: Palo Alto, CA Member No.: 3,172 Region Association: Northern California |
The third hole was for the fog lights on my '70.
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| GeorgeRud |
Feb 7 2015, 10:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I'd try to get my horn working correctly with the original steering wheel pad as reaching for a horn button in that location might be difficult in an emergency. The contact only grounds a wire, so I'd try to clean up the connections to try to make it reliable.
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