[TR] TR4A Hazard Lights

[Andrew S. Mace]

New York was one state that required "hazard flashers" as of 1966. Most 
such installations I've seen over the years on Triumphs first sold in 
NY were dealer- (or possibly distributor-) added installations, often 
as not brands such as "Yankee." They were a self-contained unit 
consisting of a big chromed pull switch usually with the red warning 
lamp built into the head of the knob and the flasher on the back. Like 
aftermarket accessory flasher units available at the time, these were 
designed for quick (if not ideal) installation, as the wire ends had 
some sort of "Scotch lock-style" connectors that simply crimped over 
(and hopefully pierced into the center of) the green with red or green 
with white wires!

--Andy Mace

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*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, 
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Macartney <macartney.john at yahoo.co.uk>

Guy

The TR4A was never fitted with hazard lights at the factory when built 
to
Federal specification. The TR250 of 1968 together with Spitfire and GT6 
to NA
spec of the same year onwards had them - but nothing before.
I stress the cars were all built to a *Federal* spec and this did not 
take into
account the vagaries of laws prevailing in individual states. Quite 
possible
your car may have had hazards fitted by the original selling dealer if 
his state

law required them - but AFAIK, no 4A ever left Coventry with them 
fitted.
Hope this helps