In a message dated 6/17/2007 12:00:01 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
dorpaul@negia.net writes:
Who dims their TR3 Panel lights? Although this question is not part of a
scientific survey, I am wanting to wire my console so that the panel lights
are not dim-able and stay bright.
Doing this will enable me to install a second 'starter push switch' into
the panel light's dash hole. (It seems that I overordered this switch by
mistake, now I have two). Now, I bet that if I install it 'inline' of the
regular push-start switch then... I'll have a super-high-tech theft
protection
device, and of course, I will have to secretly push both push-starter
switches
to crank her. The genaric knob for this second switch looks like a turn knob
on some American car. It might foil 3% of car theives (maybe more).
Is there a downside to having two starter switches... like, they would
both incur too much resistance if used togather?
and of course.. 'do folks dim their panel lights anyway?'
Thanks,
Paul Dorsey
60 TR3
Paul, some people wire the dash lights so they're always on with the
headlights, then use the instrument on off switch in series with the ignition
switch
(not the starter) as a anti-theft device. In that case you would have to
turn the key on, the the instrument light switch. A thief would crank the car
like crazy and it wouldn't start without the instrument light switch being on.
Mike Moore .
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