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I am restoring a 1966 Spitfire MK2 and am currently installing a new wiring harness. Here's my question. This car has a light switch on the instrument panel, a lighting switch on the right side of the steering column, and a high beam foot switch to the left of the clutch pedal. It seems that the footswitch and column switch both operate the high beams, but maybe not. If someone could tell me what each of these switches is supposed to control it would really help. Thanks.
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Spitfire Early Spitfire headlight switches
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trrdster2000
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JKB1957, The switch on the dash is for gauge lights, the column, first click , parking lights and second head lights. The floor switch controls the high-low beam. I didn't think the early models had this, but it's sounds the same as the TR4A and the TR6.
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To clarify what Wayne said, the column lighting switch on the US-spec. Spitfire 4 and Mk2 is off - side - head, with an additional "flash to pass" feature activated by pulling the switch towards you. High and low beam control is via the floor dimmer switch, and the dash switch only controls gauge lighting. "Home market" cars had a "master lighting switch" on the dash: pull out for lights, twist/pull again for instrument lights. The column switch on those was side - main (high beam) - dip (low beam), as well as the flash to pass function.
The only wiring diagram that will correctly show the US lighting specification is is in the US version of the Owners Manual. That diagram is reproduced on my web site, as it is largely the same for the US-specification Triumph Sports 6, for which (near as I've been able to tell) no factory documentation existed for its wiring (same situation for US-spec. Herald 1200 models)!
The only wiring diagram that will correctly show the US lighting specification is is in the US version of the Owners Manual. That diagram is reproduced on my web site, as it is largely the same for the US-specification Triumph Sports 6, for which (near as I've been able to tell) no factory documentation existed for its wiring (same situation for US-spec. Herald 1200 models)!