Maybe Mine isn't an original part; I've owned the car for only 34 of its 43
years. Until recently I wouldn't have known the difference, and I'm pretty
sure the prior owner(s) didn't care judging by the car's condition when I
found it.
That said, the Instrument panel light switch on my Mark 2 looks like a
single pole version of the headlight switch. That is, it's physically the
same size but the top second connector isn't there. Two red wires connect at
the top, one red / white wire connects at the bottom, the center point is
unused. The switch has three positions.
Rick shows part number ES-60 for the Mark 5 Panel switch. The picture is as
Smitty describes, a smaller switch (No number listed for the Tiger...). He
shows ES-50 for the Lights switch. The panel switch I have looks to be
physically the same size as the ES-50 switch, but is missing the second
connector at the top.
So, first I suspect it doesn't matter, second I'd guess the bigger switch
was maybe a GT part, or what Rootes had on the shelf at the time.
Tom
' 67 Mark 2 being reassembled in the garage...
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 2:11 AM, Ross <ross_hulse@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> All Sunbeams from the Series 2 Alpine to the Mark II Tiger used an on/off
> 2-position switch for the instrument lights. I do not know about the Series
> 1 because I never owned one. However, I have all the others.
>
> Anything else is incorrect but perhaps useful if you like dim and dimmer.
>
> Ross "Commodore Blues" Hulse
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: [Tigers] Tiger Panel Switch Question
>
> What is the correct switch for the Instrument panel lights on a late Mk1a
> Tiger?
>
> I am getting some conflicting info.
>
> My car has a two 3 position switch with a built in resistor so I have two
> light levels, dim and flicker.
>
> Smitty maintains that it should be a very small two position switch.
>
> What does your car use?
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