On/Off/Hi/Lo switch retaining factory knobs? Any Ideas?
Phantom of the Phorum
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Buy a modern switch and add the old style ****.
http://midfifty.com/item.php?INV_ID=1580
This high/low heater switch should work on other accessories.
http://midfifty.com/item.php?INV_ID=1581
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You should be able to find one that will fit. If not, you could epoxy a **** to the stem, just remember you might need to remove it some time.
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Laughing Gas
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I would just imagine that somewhere out there, there is a 3 position switch for headlights that can be used as:
Off - Hi beam-Lo Beam
And then a separate switch to control the dimmer.
Could you use the park light section of a switch to control the low beam function?
Off - Hi beam-Lo Beam
And then a separate switch to control the dimmer.
Could you use the park light section of a switch to control the low beam function?
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Laughing Gas
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Universal Headlight Switch With Hi/Low - Speedway Motors, America's Oldest Speed Shop
There it is........ shows my inexperience dealing with this stuff I guess.
I wonder if a rocker like this could be used with the stock lights to control the high/low beam function.
I just want to get away from the foot switch, and don't want to spend the extra hundred or so on a dimmer switch on the column.
There it is........ shows my inexperience dealing with this stuff I guess.
I wonder if a rocker like this could be used with the stock lights to control the high/low beam function.
I just want to get away from the foot switch, and don't want to spend the extra hundred or so on a dimmer switch on the column.
Phantom of the Phorum
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How about this?
Headlight Switch - 4 Position Push-Pull We Make Wiring THAT Easy!
You might be able to get an old-style **** to fit.
Edit: You beat me to it.
Headlight Switch - 4 Position Push-Pull We Make Wiring THAT Easy!
You might be able to get an old-style **** to fit.
Edit: You beat me to it.
Last edited by EffieTrucker; Oct 14, 2014 at 03:13 PM. Reason: I was too slow!
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Laughing Gas
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Now another question is can you power your fog lights through it as well as headlights.
That small rocker switch above looks so clean!
That small rocker switch above looks so clean!
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I don't think that a headlight switch will work as I think that the heater switches have a resistor in them for the low fan speed. I guess that you could use a headlight switch if you wired in a resistor but why bother when as EffieTrucker has shown there are ample supplies of new heater switches. As to which **** to use that really depends upon your heater. There were many different styles and most were added on by the dealer (heaters were an option). Maybe "firstrider" will chime in here as he is our heater expert.
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I'm not sure that you need relays if your truck is stock. If you are adding high watt head lights or fog lights most kits come with relays. But if you are doing this on your own then NAPA and AutoZone have many different types listed it depends upon your wiring and fuse block and current draw.
If you are switching over to LED lighting the current draw is so minor that I would not bother with a relay. Your switches should be able to handle the current without overheating.
If you are switching over to LED lighting the current draw is so minor that I would not bother with a relay. Your switches should be able to handle the current without overheating.
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