Does anybody know whether the late-Spit turn-signal/headlight-dimmer/horn
unit (from '79 and '80?) is a bolt-in replacement for the turn-signal unit
on an early Spit/GT6?
The reason I ask is the two stalks to the right of my GT6's steering column
(hi/low beams and overdrive) are one too many for me. As Road & Track said
in one of its GT6 tests, "We often found ourselves shifting the lights and
dimming the transmission." The late Spit unit (with the three functions on
one stalk) seems like a simple, albeit pricey, solution to this problem.
I've been on this list a few years and I've noticed that direct answers to
direct questions are often outnumbered, and outlived, by threads that were
not always obvious to the original poster. So as to be prepared in the case
that direct answers to my question are not forthcoming (and I can understand
that nobody would have tried this particular swap), I'd like to suggest some
other potential threads that could be pursued from this inquiry:
1. Alternate locations for an overdrive switch (example: "Why don't you
just mount a TR3 overdrive switch on the GT6 dash?") Seven out of ten
relevance points.
2. Alternative uses for my overdrive unit. (example: "Just sell me your
overdrive for $10 and all your problems will be over.") Nine out of ten
relevance points but zero likelihood of actual implementation, and only four
on the humor scale.
3. The outrageous prices thread. (example: "Why are prices so high for
Triumph parts when I can buy a Big Mac for only $2.49?") Two relevance
points but no points for logical content.
4. The do-it-yourself thread. (example: "Why buy that expensive piece, and
pay the exorbitant shipping costs, when you could take a dremel tool and
make one out of an 83 mm cylinder liner?") Eight relevance points.
Implementation likelihood minimal.
5. The ergonomic thread. (example: "If you can't remember what the two
stalks do, how can you keep three functions straight on one stalk?") Nine
relevance points but with the unfortunate danger that it could morph into a
thread on cars with horn switches on the column. (example: "My Thunderbird
had a horn switch stalk and I never could make it work when there was disco
music on the eight track.") One relevance point.
6. Beer. ("If you're confused about which switch is which, just walk away
from it, have a pint or two, and in the morning you'll have a headache.")
One relevance point but ten MADD points for recommending that the beer not
be drunk while switching into overdrive.
7. Other. ("I never saw a fuschia mule but I once owned a damson donkey.")
Zero relevance points
Andy (1970 GT6+)
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