68vitesse Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Checked the lights today found brake lights not working, has any one found a modern replacement for the so called Lucas switch. Plunger on existing switch sticking can not say that I'm impressed with the quality it was changed for the same reason no long ago. Car is a MK1 2L Vitesse so switch worked by brake pedal not hydraulics. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Have a look/trawl through ebay. There are some excellent nissen switches, and doubtless many others, that will work. Most are the screwed thread type, so will adjust to our cars. Just try to find an OEM one as opposed to a repro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 I presume it's the same as on the GT6, it's pretty Micky Mouse even the original Lucas, and a bugger to fit, you need a triple jointed fore arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Have a look at this one. Intermotor are not too bad in my experience. Not a Triumph but should fit. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Pin-White-Housing-Intermotor-Brake-Light-Switch-Rear-Safety-Genuine-OE-Quality-/191419280982 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Thanks to one and all, seems like a lot of options, found a mention of a switch from 3 series BMW and some Volvo's being fitted to Tr6. Have a brake pedal assembly from my long term project which I can take with me to a motor factors tomorrow, one of the benefits of being retired. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Groves Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 I bought one of these a couple of months ago: http://r.ebay.com/QnvVSK Anything like this will work, you'll just have to use some penny/repair washers to adjust the distance between brake pedal and switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last_Vitesse Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I used this switch from Euro's http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brake-Light-Switch-BMW-3-Series-E30-E21-Volvo-240-940-850-760-740-240-/230958745598?fits=Car+Make%3ABMW&hash=item35c636c7fe:g:lT0AAMXQ71xRXtXx Looks like the same one as the others, but you might have a local store to collect from? it works very well. Regards Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve C Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Mine still has the original switch, which is now 61 years old, not much wrong with the original ones! You have probably been hit by the curse of the crap repro part I find this lot quite useful: http://www.autoelectricalspares.co.uk/ Or failing that, Europa Spares, but as others have said, any half decent plunger switch from a quality car should adapt. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Just remember ours our normal contacts closed some are normal contacts open. Switch replaced and all sorted, another nice day here in Norfolk to be driving a soft top. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 just to add we used this plastic switch for years on some trucks , to make it reliable there must be a deep nut on the plunger side to act as pedal stop, do not rely on the switch plunger to arrest the pedal it will just bash the switch apart as the pedal returns as many have experienced ,, make up spacers with washers or what ever to give the pedal back stop a firm solid abutment to return to Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 ABUTMENT What an excellent word, haven't heard it for a long time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekS Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 FLANGE... Another excellent word. There's also SPIGOT but it hasn't got the giggle factor of FLANGE... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 giggling pin ... supposed to control drips we had a quiz on Hols this week, parts of the human body.... question ...a girls name.... can you imagine the sorts of answers that a load of old cronies came up with well the answer was Iris !!!!!!!!!!!! there's no sense of humour left Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Arnold Schwarzenegger played Colon the Barbarian. But he's not a girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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