Convert floor dip switch to steering column.
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Convert floor dip switch to steering column.
Hi,
Has anyone converted their floor mounted dip switch to one on the steering column? I have no left leg so you can imagine its a bit tricky.
I have a 1991 E350 RV.
Thanks, Bryan
Has anyone converted their floor mounted dip switch to one on the steering column? I have no left leg so you can imagine its a bit tricky.
I have a 1991 E350 RV.
Thanks, Bryan
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I am assuming you mean the low/high beam switch? I think it would be easier to just add a generic switch within reach somewhere up high.
When Ford moved it up in the column they changed a bunch of things around and called it the "multi-function switch". It has the wiper control, the turnsignals, the high/lowbeam and probably something else I missed. And the column was changed to incorporate all that. So it would be a pretty big job to retro-fit that to your older vehicle.
It would not be too bad to take the 3 wires from the floor switch and extend them up to a toggle switch on a bracket mounted somewhere within reach.
When Ford moved it up in the column they changed a bunch of things around and called it the "multi-function switch". It has the wiper control, the turnsignals, the high/lowbeam and probably something else I missed. And the column was changed to incorporate all that. So it would be a pretty big job to retro-fit that to your older vehicle.
It would not be too bad to take the 3 wires from the floor switch and extend them up to a toggle switch on a bracket mounted somewhere within reach.
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If you can't find a dip switch that will work, you should be able to rig up a single on/off switch that controls a Form C SPDT relay that in turn controls your lights.
terminal 87a would be connect to your low beam, 87 to your high beam.
terminal 87a would be connect to your low beam, 87 to your high beam.
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Thanks for the input guys, I'm happy with the actual wiring, I intend to use a latching relay so I'll have flash too.
What I really want to know is has anyone ever fitted a different stalk to the column that will give me left and right indicators plus another switch for the headlights main/dip when the stalk is pulled back. I'm wondering if there is a universal stalk or one for another vehicle which would fit.
Bryan
What I really want to know is has anyone ever fitted a different stalk to the column that will give me left and right indicators plus another switch for the headlights main/dip when the stalk is pulled back. I'm wondering if there is a universal stalk or one for another vehicle which would fit.
Bryan
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