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TR6 stop light [brake light] swith
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poolboy
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Nothing behind or under the dash is a lot of fun...but getting to the brake light switch isn't nearly the worse..
Open the driver side door; slide the driver seat all the way back; get a flash light and a couple of big open end wrenches differrent sizes cause you never know, OR an adjustable crescent.
Then using the flash light point to the switch, show it to your wife then hand her the wrenches...
OR just kneel down on the floor, reach in and DIY>
Open the driver side door; slide the driver seat all the way back; get a flash light and a couple of big open end wrenches differrent sizes cause you never know, OR an adjustable crescent.
Then using the flash light point to the switch, show it to your wife then hand her the wrenches...
OR just kneel down on the floor, reach in and DIY>
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Yup...spot on...installed new switch from Moss and of course no brake lights...then started backing it away form the pedal with washers and VIOLA!..... brake lights.......I sure wish that some of the restoration parts would just fit and operate...plug and play...I know .......way too much to wish for.....now to tend to my aching back...thanks!
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Yeah, aging isn't for sissies, but just remember, it beats the alternative.
I'm staring at at the big 7-0, coming up next year. Still in decent shape physically, but I find myself becoming more of a curmudgeon every year....
Welcome to the club, Steve. It's not a very exclusive club. They let me in. Just remember this - don't stop doing whatever it is you're doing - as long as it doesn't hurt you. At least people tell me I don't look my age. I'm still stiff as a board from working on the John Deere Sunday - dead battery. I'd use a car battery but it won't fit in the hole provided in the firewall. These little batteries are crap.
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Ah, the joys of getting older, it seems like half the stuff I have had to do on my TR250 the last few years has been under the dash. Had a Porsche 924 a couple years ago, even more wires and fun under the dash.
I can still move and get to most of the parts I always could,but it is not as easy and I hurt more afterwards. But wait-there's more...
My strength-bolts used to faint and give up at the sight of me, now I have to take a hammer or breaker bar to get those hard bolts started.
My eyes-near to mid range vision harder to focus even with glasses, and the need for light where once I could easily see, thank goodness for cheap LED trouble lights.
Memory what order did I take this apart in? Did I tighten Where did I put that gd half inch wrench? (this one has always been an issue, overcome with sheer brute force, I have at least two sets of everything)
That being said, I am probably as good a mechanic as I have ever been, have tools, techniques, lights and tricks to compensate and hope to be enjoying working on cars for many years to come, including a few after I retire in 5 years or so.
I can still move and get to most of the parts I always could,but it is not as easy and I hurt more afterwards. But wait-there's more...
My strength-bolts used to faint and give up at the sight of me, now I have to take a hammer or breaker bar to get those hard bolts started.
My eyes-near to mid range vision harder to focus even with glasses, and the need for light where once I could easily see, thank goodness for cheap LED trouble lights.
Memory what order did I take this apart in? Did I tighten Where did I put that gd half inch wrench? (this one has always been an issue, overcome with sheer brute force, I have at least two sets of everything)
That being said, I am probably as good a mechanic as I have ever been, have tools, techniques, lights and tricks to compensate and hope to be enjoying working on cars for many years to come, including a few after I retire in 5 years or so.
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I wish you lived closer....I could tap into your skill set....i,m on the same retirement path.