29 Clum Switch Replicas

forjack842
forjack842 Expert Adviser
edited November -1 in HUDSON
My new sweetheart 29 H Sup6 TS has had some level of a sealbeam upgrade work in the past but remains incomplete as far as I can tell. The clum switch wire end appears a bit (alot) abused. The linkage appears intact though. Are there any replica switches available? I am not sure at this point if I can return her back to original headlight lights. I may have to add a relay to handle the additional current.

I have 3 close up pics if interested

Any advice greately appreciated.

Thanks

Jack

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  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    I'd recommend a relay (discreetly hidden somewhere, perhaps behind the dashboard) for the headlights. Especially if they're sealed beam, or the 6 volt halogen bulbs. Grounding the sockets to the frame, can help as well. Not sure which of the new halogens fits your car, but Geoff can tell you, as he has them on his '28 Essex.
  • forjack842
    forjack842 Expert Adviser
    Hi Jon,

    I figured a relay was in order but the switch is a bit mangled. I might be able to build up one. Does any of the other cars of this era use this switch or is it a Hudson only.

    THanks

    JAck
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    It's a bit out of my era, but I'd suspect that the switches were pretty much unique to each manufacturer. Often, the metal fingers holding the covers on light switches, can be carefully pried back and the covers removed, and it may be possible to simple sand the contacts (maybe spraying them with some sort of contact grease) replace burned insulators and broken springs, and get back to normal. (Actually, I did this on my all-plastic 1985 Honda headlight switch, which is something you're never supposed to tackle, and the result is that it works perfectly!)



    If your switch is too far gone, you might be able to acquire a better example from someone and repair that, using usable parts from your old switch. I doubt there are any NOS switches left, but then, one never knows!
  • junkcarfann
    junkcarfann Expert Adviser
    What the heck is a "clum" switch? Or a "clum"?
  • hudson1948
    hudson1948 Member
    1929 Chryslers use the same switch. Its a head light switch
  • forjack842
    forjack842 Expert Adviser
    As a last resort I dropped a request for a used spare or replica in the Chrysler forum. Fingers are crossed! All 10!! Ohhhhhh Toes just went crossed too! If that's not begging what is!



    Thanks Guys!
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