Light Switch on English Hudson

Browniepetersen
Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
I need a light switch for my 1936 Hudson eight. I finished up the wire harnes last night and started checking out the leads. All looked good (except that I did wire the two warning lights backwards?) It did not take very long to realize that I have a major problem with the light switch. Does anyone have one or know where I can buy one?



I thought there was a thread a few months ago about this and I searched the files and could not find one... Thought that I read that someone was remaking them?

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  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    Rick,

    I got a screen that said: NO matches found. I could not find a field that would permit me to search anything....
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    looked through the posts tonight and did not find anything related to the 36-8's headlight switch. I attached a photo of the one that I currently have installed. The outside plastic cap is just over a half inch wide and reads lights. Any lead would help. As a mater of fact, I would expect that several other switches would work for this application as long as they are from the 30's and have 5 connectors?
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Have you thought of perhaps opening the switch and fixing the problem? Might just be a broken spring, bent piece of metal, corroded or burned contact. It can probably be riveted back together again.



    You might also consider installing a headlight relay (hidden behind the dashboard). This takes all the stress off the old (and not that good to begin with) switch. I did this with my '37. Then, the switch only deals with the tiny bit of amperage necessary to signal the relay. Headlights are brighter, too.
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    You should be able to get some sort of generic switch that will do the job. Most of them are a thre-position pull-switch - off, park, head. I have one on my shelf here if you can't find one. Try Restoration supplies - www.restorationstuff.com
  • onerare39
    onerare39 Expert Adviser, Member
    Here's someone to contact to see about getting you headlight switch rebuilt - Atwater Kent http://atwaterkentmfg.com/serv01.htm
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