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rlandrum

rlandrum

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I believe I am missing a bracket on the floor board for mounting the Dimmer switch for the headlights. I think I can see where it would mount (from to the side wall of the floorboard), but there's nothing there.

I have the dimmer, just no way to mount it. Anyone have a picture of how it should mount? Is there in fact a bracket down there to hold it? Does it have a part number?
 
Only problem is, I don't believe the TR6 bracket will fit a pre-60K TR3A ... especially not with the original switch (which mounts through the bracket instead on top of it as shown).

Unfortunately, my book has 3 different brackets listed with no change points listed. They are 601991, 608811 and 609384. Since 609384 is shown in the link above as taking the (much) later surface-mount switch, it must be wrong; but I don't know whether you need 601991 or 608811. But I'm guessing it's 601991, since Revington shows 609384 as a supercession for 608811.

Given sufficient motivation, I might go pull the one off ol TS39781LO ... but it seems to take a lot of motivation these days /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif Probably better if you can turn one up closer to VA.
 
rlandrum:
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With Randall, Nope that Tr-6 bracket isn`t going to be the right one for your Tr-3. It is a pretty straight forward bracket {no complex angles or anything} If you can`t find one to purchase I will take a pic and measurements of mine in the morning and PM them to you. Maybe you can fab your own.
 
Here's a couple of pics. If you need from another angle let me know.

Edit: BTW, it doesn't mount on the floorboard, it mounts on the left side kick plate or whatever that's called. Inside the recessed section. You'll see two threaded weld nuts there.
 
TR3driver said:
Unfortunately, my book has 3 different brackets listed with no change points listed. They are 601991, 608811 and 609384. Since 609384 is shown in the link above as taking the (much) later surface-mount switch, it must be wrong; but I don't know whether you need 601991 or 608811. But I'm guessing it's 601991, since Revington shows 609384 as a supercession for 608811.
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The bracket shown in my pics above are from TS23xxx. It WILL mount to a post 60,000 car, as that is the body I'm using for the resto. I don't think there were any changes in the bracket between the early and late cars. Interestingly, TRF shows ONE switch for TR2-TR4, Moss shows a change at +60,000. That may have to do with the changover to Lucar connectors.
 
Ohhh, my bad.

Sorry about that.
 
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