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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: north battleford, sk
Posts: 30
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What B/U light switch to use with van column...
Got the 700r4 installed and working this weekend, but the van tilt column has major clearance issues between the neutral safety/back up light switch and the dash column support bracket. Is there a lower profile switch anyone has found that will work?
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Lovin' Life in Miss.!
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Puckett, Mississippi
Posts: 1,937
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I have not done this mod. Yet. Reading up on it in the FAQ's there is a post about re-locating the switch to the original location. Well written post to complete with pics.
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Tacoma WA
Posts: 1,365
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Most people do relocate the N/S and Reverse Lamp switch down lower (as in original location) to avoid this problem. Also the wires fit that way. See the FAQ for a "how to" regarding the Van column retro fit.
Good luck - Bob
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: saskatoon, planet earth
Posts: 691
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I recently re-located my switch.. It ain't totally pretty, but all I used was a drill & a hack saw. I hack sawed teh large slot on the outer column. drilled the small holes for the mounting screws. drilled 3 or 4 small holes in the ends between the hack saw cuts and pryed the piece out to get the slot made, then drilled a hole big enough for the switch piece to fit into the inner tube part. to get the distance I measured from the top of the column to the switch location on my old one and transferd that distance to the van column.
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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I used a toggle switch.
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#6 |
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: north battleford, sk
Posts: 30
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Thanks for the help, I didn't want to , but I guess I will pull the column and cut the tube to make it work. The 700 swap was simple. I should have done it long ago. It works really well. I used a suburban donor for all parts except the column. $400 canadian to get it all working. As I said, had I known how easy it would be, I would have done it long ago.
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