As they will be fitted to the car from left to right;
the light switch (TKC3963), heated rear screen switch (TKC3965),
fog light switch (TKC3964) and hazard light switch (TKC3962)
Almost finished the dashboard switch panel. In my last post I got as far as dismantling the switches and making a start on cleaning and refurbishing them. Today I managed to finish the switches. First job being cleaning the connector blocks.
At first I thought it would suffice to polish the contacts with a fine sanding brush on my Dremel drill. But there was to much grease on them. So the connector blocks also got my standard cleaning treatment (hot soapy water and brush) to get rid of the grease residues. After which the various contacts could be properly polished.
Heated rear screen switch (TKC3965).
Now with matching purple lens!
Fog light switch (TKC3964)
Hazard light switch (TKC3962)
After which the various contacts were lightly greased were necessary, using various types of traditional switch gear greases depending on function. So vaseline for protecting the surfaces from corrosion and high temperature non-conductive grease to lubricate the toggle pins and springs. This turned out to be more time consuming than expected. But eventually all switches were reassembled and could be fitted to the mounting plate.
Final job should have been fitting the illumination strip and the facia panel. But after cleaning the illumination strip, I noticed that the paint on some of the lettering had come of and needed filling in. Luckily I still have some fine paint brushes and white enamal paint. Now waiting for the paint dry, after which the excess paint can be polished off and the switch panel can be finished.
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