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Re: [Tigers] Brake Light Switch

To: Jay Laifman <jay.laifman@gmail.com>, Tiger's Den <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake Light Switch
From: Donald Antilla via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 12:23:43 -0400
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Same experience on my Series 200 Griffith.

I checked the hydraulic switch immediately after installing.

It was functional

A week later it failed so I adapted a bracket from some old Toyota that was 
available and installed a GM mechanical brake plunger switch. I hid it all 
inside my pedal box. 

It works reliably.

 

Don Antilla 

Southbury, CT

203-264-8301 Home

203-592-8427 Cell

 

 

From: Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Jay Laifman via 
Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, July 10, 2020 at 12:01 PM
To: Tiger's Den <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Tigers] Brake Light Switch

 

I went through way too many of the switches.  I've ALWAYS used LMA.  Never 
varied.  I even tried the most expensive, named brand switches.  They all 
ultimately failed.   So I made my own bracket and bought a mechanical switch at 
Pep Boys.  Works like a charm, every time, all the time.  

 

I will say though that rather than cut into the wires, I just extended the 
stock wires from the stock switch back into the car at my mechanical switch.

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style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:=
"Arial",sans-serif'>Same experience on my Series 200 Griffith.<o:p></o:p></s=
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ily:"Arial",sans-serif'>It was functional<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoN=
ormal><span style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A week l=
ater it failed so I adapted a bracket from some old Toyota that was availabl=
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 pedal box. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span 
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16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>It works reliably.<o:p></o:p></span><=
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i><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>Southbury, CT<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p c=
lass=3DMsoNormal><i><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>203-264-8301 
Home<o:p></o:p=
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>style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>203-592=
-8427 Cell<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span 
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nt-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><=
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C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span 
style=3D'fon=
t-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;co=
lor:black'>Tigers &lt;tigers-bounces@autox.team.net&gt; on behalf of Jay Lai=
fman via Tigers &lt;tigers@autox.team.net&gt;<br><b>Reply-To: </b>Jay Laifma=
n &lt;jay.laifman@gmail.com&gt;<br><b>Date: </b>Friday, July 10, 2020 at 12:=
01 PM<br><b>To: </b>Tiger's Den &lt;tigers@autox.team.net&gt;<br><b>Subject:=
 </b>[Tigers] Brake Light Switch<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMs=
oNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I went through wa=
y too many of the switches.&nbsp; I've ALWAYS used LMA.&nbsp; Never varied.&=
nbsp; I even tried the most expensive, named brand switches.&nbsp; They all =
ultimately failed.&nbsp; &nbsp;So I made my own bracket and bought a mechani=
cal switch&nbsp;at Pep Boys.&nbsp; Works like&nbsp;a charm, every time, all =
the time.&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p=
></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I will say though that rather than cut in=
to the wires, I just extended the stock wires from the stock switch back int=
o the car at my mechanical switch.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNor=
mal>_______________________________________________ tigers@autox.team.net Do=
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