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... the one for the hydraulics. I'm on my second (or third?) one. I think the last one was a cheap Asian knock-off, but I'm now going with what I'm hoping is a quality one (however, who knows!).

I was having to really press hard on the brakes to get the rear lights to switch on (and it was WAY too hard). The new one seems to come on with the right amount of pressure... so I hope this will last.

As usual, it was an easy swap because one can rather quickly cover the opening with a finger, and because the opening is rather small it's pretty easy to get the new one in without introducing air. Maybe I just lucked out again, but no spongy-ness after the swap.

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Not familiar in particular with ther Bugeye switch. Is it a 2-prong on one end and screw into cylinder on l other end? We had that on a 57 Jag and Dad could not find a replacement. Got a 49-50 Chevy switch out of junk yard and worked from 64-74 when Mom sold car from divorce. Just a FYI.
 
Yes, it's a two-prong one with the screw into the hydraulic junction. I'm also told that any number of similar units for other cars will work. Thanks.
 
I got mine from NAPA.... years ago. any 3/8" tube switch works just fine.
 
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