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

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

Absolute legend Blacky


FB ute driver, EK van project

Switches arrived. Look the goods.

FB ute driver, EK van project

Thanks Blacky,

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

Greg

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

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

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

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 ?

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

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

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

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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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

Errol62 wrote: Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:18 pm 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)