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On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 10:26, Toby Erkson wrote: > For the turn signal issue: > What would be the necessary steps to convert the one-year-only '71 to > the more common pre-'71 or '72-'73 assemblies? > > I'm thinking long-term here where turn signals, wiper/washer and > associated parts will be easier to get. > - First example: My kick-down switch was broken when I bought my > Lightsider so I replaced it with a used switch. After a thousand miles > or so that switch broke (same location!). I'm now using a modern > micro-switch I had to custom mount. Lesson: Used parts aren't always a > solution. > - Second example: Replaced the original turn signal switch mechanism on > the Lightsider as it would not self-cancel. A few weeks later the > replacement breaks! I returned it (manufacturer's defect) for another > one and that one was too tight, it wouldn't self-cancel. I returned it > for another unit and -- fingers crossed -- it's working fine. Lesson: > Reproduction parts are generally not as well made as the originals > (especially in the after-market...TMI thread ;-) ). > > Money is always an issue and time pulls a close second but thinking > ahead can save you both in the long run. > That is why, I pick up available "rare" parts, even if I don't need them at the time. As for your tight T/S switch, even VW had shims in some of them from the factory. Very thin shim washers that went in to spread the housing when you tightened the screw. BTW, don't tighten them so tight. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) '05 KIA Sorento SUV russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~