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Well, now. In my hand, as I type - 311 953 503 - larger mounting hole, dual contacts. Buy the way, this is the one that will fit on a T34, but you have to shorten the steering shaft. Tim Dapper Alan W. Presley wrote: > I cannot doubt your experience. > > But consider this, according with the VW Parts List there are only two > numbers for the lever 311 953 515 and 515 A. The only difference is the > manufacturer and it states that there is no difference for model or > options, parking lights, blinkers or not. the difference comes at the base > of the column where the contacts are wired. > > Therefore I can only read that there are two switches and neither are > preferable to model (non T-34). > > Have you tried to install one on the other column and it not work? > > I must just be lucky to not come across the other type. > > Big Al > > >In my experience there are at least two different turn signal arms for earlier > >type 3s. Arms intended for side marker lights have two copper contact > >points and > >a slightly larger diameter hole. They do not interchange. > > > >Tim Dapper > > > >Big Al wrote: > > > >> >It looks like the person before me pulled the whole arm to turn them on > >>(its > >> >snapped right in the middle) > >> >Is it replaceable, do you think? > >> >Or do I have to do a creative gluing job... > >> > > >> > > >> > >> Well, you'll have to use an epoxy because no glue I've seen will hold it. > >> (Remove the switch before you epoxy it or you'll have a bigger problem) > >> > >> Try epoxying it while you look for a new one. > >> > >> You are lucky it is for a Notch, all type 3's have the same turn signal > >> lever (by year) except the Type 3 Ghia (a problem I was facing untill I > >> found a T-3 Ghia replacement lever). > >> > >> So look for a T-3 up to around (I think) '65 or 66 and the same lever > >> should work. > >> > >> Anyone with a '65 or '66 can confirm this? > >> > >> (I'll look up the part numbers later for you if noone confirms.) > >> > >> Big Al