Replacement Headlight Switch

[Blacky]

Greg, waiting on your address and surname and I will get them in the post.

[Blacky]

Switches were posted yesterday lads, sent you all a PM with the damage - bank details are on this thread a few posts back.

[Errol62]

Absolute legend Blacky


FB ute driver, EK van project

[Errol62]

Switches arrived. Look the goods.

FB ute driver, EK van project

[EK283]

Thanks Blacky,

Picked up my switch today and it looks a great re production.

Greg

[Blacky]

I fitted one to my ute on Monday night , works a treat

[Brett027]

Thanks heaps Blacky. Mine turned up today. Looks perfect.

[FbSTDwagon]

Hey guys just about to pull the trigger on a HR headlight switch from Rares to fit into my wagon.

Does the FB knob & shaft fit into a HR switch ?
Same for the mounting nut and plastic bezel surround?

Cheers Drew

[Blacky]

Drew , that looks more like a HQ style that has the triangular shaft ? Have you had a good look at it ??? Do Rares not have the FB/EK style in stock ?

[FbSTDwagon]

They do buts they are like $170 which I’m avoiding.
I have a fb switch but was looking to retro fit something a bit cheaper and easier to source

[Blacky]

We did a bulk buy from the US and bought 6 from memory, might be time to do it again, they ended up at around $90 as I recall

[Blacky]

Just bought 3 more as I need one fo rthe rattler- exchange rate not so good - a poofteenth under $95 each

[Blacky]

Just got back to work after wasting a week of my life at Tanami minesite being screwed around by engineers who don’t know how to use a tape measure and on my desk are some presents
I bought 3 more of the same ones we bought last time plus a generic type that was only $57 delivered that looked similar-




The generic one will do the job, is physically smaller and has a circuit breaker rather than a bi metal switch, when I get home I will see if the park light circuit operates as per a standard FB/EK or if it’s on when the headlights are on as well - the biggest drama for a direct replacement is you can’t use a stock headlight knob in this switch.
Not a biggie if you were using custom switch knobs but no good for a resto


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[Errol62]

I see that the repro one has 12V stencilled on it. The ones I got from you last time have 6V on them. Still work good and I’m sure it isn’t an issue.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[Blacky]

I see that the repro one has 12V stencilled on it. The ones I got from you last time have 6V on them. Still work good and I’m sure it isn’t an issue.

The 6V ones if anything would have a higher current rating seeing as I(current) = E(voltage) / R (resistance)