Wayne, the wiring from the OD, turn and dimmer switches all pass through the
rear steering column bracket. There is a small trough in the lower half of
that bracket that is lined with felt and the cables get pretty much clamped in
there. The only proper way to do this job in my experience is to remove the
tach and speedo, remove both upper and lower parts of the rear bracket,
replace switch(es) as needed, re-route the wires back through the trough and
re-assemble the rear bracket making sure no wires get pinched.
This is not as bad as it sounds and it would normally take me about an hour
from start to finish.
Some people decide that is too much work and just tape the wires to the column
and feed them under the dash.
With just the turn signal and dimmer switch it is not too cramped in that
tunnel but when you add the OD wires there is barely enough room for it all to
fit.
Stan
-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Wayne Lee
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 6:37 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] TR6 Headlight Dimmer Swith
Hi Lister's,
Other than standing on your Head writing down Plug Connections down in
the
Cockpit,
Is there a trick to getting the Dimmer Switch's harness out of the Column? I
can't seem to
find how to get the Plate off the bottom of the Column to free it up. As for
getting the new one
down the Column's throat, If it doesn't free up much after getting the Cover
off, I'm thinking of cutting
the Wires off the old switch and using the old Harness as a Snake to pull the
new one through.
Cheers,
Wayne Lee
Douglas, MA
64 TR4
69 Spitfire(soon)
75 TR6 (new Sticker when Switch is fixed)
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