Topic: Fog Light Switch

[TLea]

On a New Jersey car there is a wire loom that has a speed clip  on it and a zinc dichromate Phillips head pan style machine screw screws up through the switch through the dash and into speed clip on the loom. This set up it?s also for the convertible tops switch right next to it which is why the AMK kit contain two screws and 2nuts. The wires from the respective switches are routed through the loop of the loom on the back. These looms are extremely hard to find if missing.

[dkknab]

On a New Jersey car there is a wire loom that has a speed clip  on it and a zinc dichromate Phillips head pan style machine screw screws up through the switch through the dash and into speed clip on the loom. This set up it?s also for the convertible tops switch right next to it which is why the AMK kit contain two screws and 2nuts. The wires from the respective switches are routed through the loop of the loom on the back. These looms are extremely hard to find if missing.

On my New Jersey car, it had a speed nut and screw but the screw was a hex head sheet metal screw as pictured on the left. The screws I got from NPD work with a regular nut as pictured on the right. That pan head screw does not work with the speed nut. Is there another type speed nut that is more correct?

And should I only use one screw but not the two screws as pictured in the assembly manual?

[jwc66k]

And should I only use one screw but not the two screws as pictured in the assembly manual?

Using what is specified in the assembly manual is the path of least resistance. That is - two screws and two hex nuts with attached star washer if you DO NOT HAVE the tilt wheel option. The use of a nut clip is "possible" because it is a New Jersey car. The question is - how do you justify that clip? And remember this, it has been 55 years.
Jim

[J_Speegle]

........The question is - how do you justify that clip? And remember this, it has been 55 years.

IMHO you continue to look for examples especially when you have people who focus on that specific plant and model year offering that they have seen similar or same details. Easy enough to change it out which ever way the evidence leads you.  IMHO the Assembly Manual pages as printed are not a good stand alone resource for all cars but a last resource if no other evidence (multiple sources and findings) exists for many details.

Challenge for this particular details is that the inside of the dash area is not clearly or easily visible and this limits the available data. Sorry some details are just not easy to come by

[dkknab]

Here's one more bit I discovered.  When I installed the second screw in the hole to the left of the switch,  the screw cap pulled into the hole instead of remaining flush with the dashboard.

Thus and since it appears for NJ cars only one screw was used,  I'm going to use just one pan head screw in the position that the original hex head screw was located.

Thanks for all of the info.

[TLea]

I think you mis understood me. You are missing a piece. There is a zinc dichromate wiring loom that has a clip on speed nut  clipped on it.

[dkknab]

I think you mis understood me. You are missing a piece. There is a zinc dichromate wiring loom that has a clip on speed nut  clipped on it.

I guess I did misunderstand but I thought I had the two components. The clip is up under the dashboard so you can not see it in my picture.  I do have a dichromate clip attached to the back of the dashboard on the same pan head screw that attaches the switch to the underside of the dashboard. The picture attached shows the switch and the wire clip not yet installed. Is this the same thing?

Are both parts to be on the one pan head screw given my NJ car?

[TLea]

Yes, on the factory installation the same screw that holds the fog light switch also goes up into the wire loom.

[dkknab]

Yes, on the factory installation the same screw that holds the fog light switch also goes up into the wire loom.

Super.  For now,  we're done here.  Thank you.