I need one. Does anybody have the part number off the original unit so I can start making some calls... or possibly an idea of what switch could be substituted? Maybe a heater on-off from a Bumpside?



I was prompted to get serious about the search for one as I just picked up a Ranger Lariat radio bezel for my truck to go with the above dash bezel... I have everything else except the horn pad now to finish the wood-grain conversion and I'm stoked. It's going to look pretty silly with no switch just staring back at me, and I do intend to put fogs on the truck.

 

That's an Engineering ID number, not a part number you can use to look up a
replacement.

I'll see if I can find it in the parts catalog sometime this weekend....

EDIT: BTW what year?

 

"E0TE-xxxxx-A"

That's what I meant by part number; that's the Engineering ID correct?

The truck is an '80, but if I can find one from any year, I'm sure I can make it work.

Thanks!

 

Are you going to use factory fog lamps or aftermarket ones?

 

OK, sorry for the delay here...

This is likely going to be a much longer explanation than you were hoping for....

I *knew* I had at least one of those switches, I remember finding it in a JY a few years ago on a Bronco.

Took me all morning to find what I was looking for, though.....















Turns out I have two mounted on a bracket, I remember finding that in the JY and thinking to myself how I HAD to have them! (BTW I want to keep 'em, they're not for sale or trade. )

I now wish I had the associated lights (and maybe relays), too.

Anyway....

That bracket assembly with two switches looks to be a custom job, I'm thinking maybe installed by a dealer as a way to entice a potential purchaser to buy the Bronco seeing as how they're Ford switches, and I see in the catalog there were kits available so they (fog/driving/offroad lights) could be installed at dealerships.

Part numbers for you.......

I asked Bill (NumberDummy) to help me here as he is the master of this stuff, I had a few questions about what the book was telling me (you might be surprised how many variations of this thing Ford put out).

You need:

E0TZ-15A214-A * Cancelled, Obsolete, Not Serviced, Not Replaced.

BUT........

High Buck! BOB ALLEN FORD in Overland Park KS has FOUR = 800-676-0675
Bob Allen Ford Overland Park KS | Ford Dealers Kansas City | Ford Dealerships Olathe | Liberty Ford Dealer | Blue Springs | Countryside | Bonner Springs | Independence

GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has FIVE = 800-543-4959
Green Sales Company - Obsolete Ford parts, Lincoln, Mercury parts Green Sales Company, supplier of obsolete Ford parts and Lincoln / Mercury parts.* Our Ford parts inventory represents all Ford and Lincoln / Mercury products from 1950 to the present.


If you go searching online, use the letter O in place of the numeral zero, as in EOTZ.

This is the same switch I have, marked with Engineering ID E0TB-15K218-AB (some are also -AA)

 

I planned on a set of round ones mounted ether in the bumper for a "GT500 style" look, or more likely a chrome bull-bar with chrome lamps mounted inside the perimeter... Like this:



In ether case, I wanted the interior to look 100% factory. No rocker switches or toggles, etc.

 

Wow. ctubutis... Chris right? John, btw...

I really appreciate you taking the time to dig up this info (and the pictures). I hope at some point I can return the favor.

I remember calling Green Sales once before but I had no numbers to give them, and they couldn't find it in their system... I'll try them again tomorrow.

 

The correct part number is E0TZ-15A214-A ... but whenever there is a ZERO as the 2nd digit in a part numbers prefix, some people type it as the letter O.

When Chris asked me to get involved, I typed E0TZ-15A214-A into two online parts locator sites...came up with nothing.

But when I typed EOTZ-15A214-A ... I found 9 of the puppies NOS. The reason for the O is: Most partsguys read the part numbers prefix off as E OH TZ

Note: Bob Allen Ford wants mega-bucks for obsolete parts, unlike most dealers that will sell them for between their cost and the original MSRP.

And ... you don't need a part number to call Green Sales. They prefer you call their help line (513-731-3304) when you need a number, but they will still help if you call their 800 number.

Green Sales has access to the same two locator sites I use (one is the in-house Ford dealer parts locator), and has the largest stock of Ford obsolete parts in the world.

 

I thought I had messed up but it looks like I'm OK....

To maybe further clarify....

A = 1940s decade of design
B = 1950s
C = 1960s
D = 1970s
E = 1980s

The 2nd digit is the year in the decade the part family came into existence; in this case, 0 (zero)

3rd digit is the product line the part was originally designed for and has its own A-Z-1-9 list...
A = Galaxie, M = Mercury, T = truck,, Z = Mustang, etc.

4th digit is the source of the part (e.g. from Engineering, Service Parts, etc.) and has its own A-Z list....
A = chassis, E = engine, W = axle, Z = Ford Service Parts, etc. etc. etc.

So, E0TZ is a truck service part that began life in 1980 (and may have been used for years in the future).

The E0TB-123456-ABC stamped on the part is an Engineering ID number; the box it comes in would have the E0TZ Service Part number.

Hope this helps (and I hope I'm right, Bill will correct me if I'm wrong ).

My first car as a teenager was a 1970 Mustang and I got to know the parts guy at the local Ford dealership pretty well, bought lots of C9ZZ and D0ZZ stuff from him.

 

BTW nice to meet ya, John!

 

Hmmm...can that "fog light" switch plate be grafted onto a regular non-fog light bezel?

Will you show us a picture of the back of that bezel or the fog light plate?

 

Uh, you have a 1985/89, takes a different switch: E5TZ-15A214-A

Since I know you have the parts catalog, take a gander here: Illustration Section 130, page 3.

 

Thanks, NumberDummy. PM sent.

 

I see it...said the blind man to his deaf friend. I'm almost afraid to open it, cuz I know what you gonna be asking.

 

That is exactly why I asked if he was going aftermarket or factory lamps.

It will be a whole lot simpler and cheaper if he's going aftermarket to use a aftermarket on/off toggle switch. But he wants the interior to be close to original so that idea is moot.

Also something the orignal poster should be made aware of is that the E0TZ-15A214-A, and the other switches, are used in conjunction with the headlamp switch and a Fog Lamp relay. The switch will not take the full amperage of any fog lamps, including the factory ones. All the Fog lamp switch does is trigger the fog lamp relay. So in other words, do not hook them to the fog lights directly without a relay.

Yes it can. All the fog light bezel is, is just a regular bezel drilled and the fog lamp switch bezel cover plastic welded (or you can glue it in some way) to the bezel. Just make sure you measure at least 3 times and cut and drill only once.