<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">As a different approach, I removed the radio on my TR6 and put in a piece of aluminum. The radio wasn’t of much use, given the noise level and if I wanted to get radio back, I can install some bluetooth speakers and use my phone. I drilled a hole in the aluminum to fit the USB and used the 12 volt connector for the radio. I chose a USB with 2 connections and a 12 volt display. The display not only gives me an indication that the USB connection is alive but more importantly, a digital readout of voltage. When the engine isn’t running, I get the voltage in the battery and with the engine running, I get the alternator output. I connect my phone into the USB and have a mount that attaches to the dash. As I haven’t ever had a working speedometer, I use an app to give me my speed.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Just an idea - has worked well.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Frank Burkhart</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 21, 2020, at 11:35 AM, <a href="mailto:keithstewart@bell.net" class="">keithstewart@bell.net</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">… or in the bottom of the ashtray.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">Keith<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>DAVID MASSEY <<a href="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com" class="">dave1massey@cs.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>December 21, 2020 12:13 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:dconnitt@fuse.net" class="">dconnitt@fuse.net</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>italyfound@gmail.com; triumphs@autox.team.net<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [TR] TR6 Switch Plinth<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">I made a bracket that mounts to the two screws that attaches the stabilizing strut to the bottom of the dash. I have two ports under there, one switched and one powered all the time. Easily accessed yet still not in the way.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Another idea is mount it IN the glove box. This way you can leave your phone on charge all within your locked glove box and out of sight.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Dave<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">-----Original Message-----<br class="">From: Dave Connitt <<a href="mailto:dconnitt@fuse.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">dconnitt@fuse.net</a>><br class="">To: DAVID MASSEY <<a href="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">dave1massey@cs.com</a>><br class="">Cc:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:italyfound@gmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">italyfound@gmail.com</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br class="">Sent: Mon, Dec 21, 2020 11:00 am<br class="">Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Switch Plinth<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div id="yiv4993459113" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Hi Alex,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Here is another mounting option. O’Reilly’s sells a USB receptacle that comes with a mounting bracket tha allows you to mount it to the bottom of your cardboard glove box <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">. It is pretty unobtrusive but still completely accessible and it was only about $15.00 as I remember. That way you don’t have to screw around with your switch plinth. If you are interested, I can send you a picture. I just wired it into the switched 12 bolts.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Dave Connitt<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Sent from my iPhone<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">On Dec 21, 2020, at 11:49 AM, DAVID MASSEY <<a href="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">dave1massey@cs.com</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div id="yiv4993459113yqt24898" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Some models had the ignition switch located on the plinth. US standards dictated the use of the steering lock as an anti-theft device freeing up that fifth position. Feel free to mount your power port there if you have no plans of changing back to the plinth mounted ignition switch. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Dave<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">-----Original Message-----<br class="">From: Alex <<a href="mailto:italyfound@gmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">italyfound@gmail.com</a>><br class="">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Triumphs@autox.team.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Triumphs@autox.team.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:Triumphs@autox.team.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Triumphs@autox.team.net</a>><br class="">Sent: Mon, Dec 21, 2020 10:28 am<br class="">Subject: [TR] TR6 Switch Plinth<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div id="yiv4993459113" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Hello All…firstly…Happy Holidays to all…….<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Quick question on a 1972 TR6 switch plinth……<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The 1969 plinth has five holes…the 1970 and on have 4 holes with a space between 2 & 4 switch.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">My question is I am looking to install a USB charging port on my 1972. It appears there is adequate space dead center on the plinth between the switches where this USB port can go. Does anyone know if the 5<sup class="">th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>hole is still there whereupon Triumph used the same plinth but avoided using the center hole. It would be nice to just “punch out” the existing hole spot if it is still there as opposed to having to drill a hole about 1” in diameter to accommodate the USB switch.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Any help or advised welcomed……<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; 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