[Mgs] Brake lights kaput ....again

Matt Trebelhorn matt.lists at trebelhorn.com
Fri Jan 18 15:20:32 MST 2008


Seems like that would be pretty hard to adjust -- not a trivial  
consideration.

I'd weld a nut on, if I were converting the pedal cover... or maybe  
ask the list if anyone has a spare one lying around.

Matt

On 18 Jan, 2008, at 5:13 PM, Rick Lindsay wrote:

> Drill a hole in yours and fit the switch!  Yes, the
> stock item has a welded-in boss that is threaded but
> with two nuts, on on either side of the metal, you can
> get the same result.
>
> rick
>
> --- Max Heim <max_heim at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Really? Have to check into that.
>>
>> I just figured out that all I needed was a different
>> pedal cover to use the
>> pedal-operated switch. But they wanted too much
>> money for one.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Max Heim
>> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
>> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
>>
>>
>> on 1/18/08 12:42 PM, Carl French at
>> leylandauto at yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>> Max, I have heard that the 62-67 brake light
>> switch crosses with the Volvo 122
>>> switch and Volvo is still making an OEM one that
>> is reportedly bombproof.
>>>
>>>   Carl
>>>
>>> Max Heim <max_heim at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>   Last night I noticed my brake lights were
>> inoperative. I'm sure it's the
>>> goofy pressure switch again. The things only seem
>> to last a year or so.
>>> Maybe Moss could come up with a kit to install a
>> brake-pedal-actuated
>>> contact switch instead.
>>>
>>> It's not the expense (since it's cheap), or the
>> hassle (since it's totally
>>> simple), it's the risk of letting air into the
>> brake system every time.
>>> Bleeding brakes on the B is quite tedious.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Max Heim
>>> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
>>> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>>> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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