[TR] TR3 Headlight Dimmer Wiring Path

[William Brewer]

     As Ken Richardson said in an interview - he was told to design a car to 
last 7 years because that's how long Americans keep a car. He never imagined 
that 50 years later people would still be driving them.
     I recently rode in a nephew's Mercedes C320 (I think). There were a myriad 
of electrical gremlins plaguing the car. Same with a friend's Mini Cooper S. He 
has to thump the driver's door panel just right with his fist to get the window 
to operate. I told him that he was wasting his time because roll-up windows are 
just a passing fad...

     -Bill in Tehachapi





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From: John Wise <tr3a.60 at gmail.com>
To: William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a at att.net>
Cc: car discussion Sports Triumph <Triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, October 27, 2011 11:59:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Headlight Dimmer Wiring Path

I think we all need to write Triumph!  I think that it is totally unacceptable 
that a light dimmer fails after only 51 years!!!  What were those UK engineers 
thinking, that we former colonists would take this sloppy engineering laying 
down??

I feel we should at least all meet down at the local pub and plot some type of 
rebellion or at least a tea party over this!  I guess I would propose a beer 
party instead of the tea party -- tea parties I think are so over done in July!

John



On  27 Oct, 2011, at 8:47 AM, William Brewer wrote:

    So after 51 years of use my original wiring to the headlight dimmer came 
>undone. One of the blue& white wires came out of a terminal. Before I noticed 
>this, I noticed that the high beam light in the speedo didn't work anymore. 
>After that the headlights would periodically flicker on and off. Scary in the 
>dark... I fixed the wiring, but am curious as to how the wires are to be routed. 
>
>The bundle just runs off the right side of the metal dimmer bracket and flops 
>around the back. I think that my daughter stomped on them when I was teaching 
>her how to drive the TR. There is a bracket holding the wires to the upper 
>leftof where the floor carpet goes. It seems like the wires should go out the 
>back of the dimmer support housing so the wires are hidden from view, but there 

>is no hole. I think that I may make some wiring routing brackets next time I am 

>in there.
>    Am I missing something?
>
>    Bill in Tehachapi
>
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John A. WiseOrmond Beach, FL

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