Question on dash switches

Merry Christmas Bernie.

I purchased my single pole push pull switches over twenty years ago from Stoddard, now the same switches are pretty pricy. I needed a switch for my fog lights and found a close match From Summit Racing made by Dorman. I'm using single pole as my headlights and parking are on separate switches which allows me to run my city lights with the parking lights on. The stem of the switch (threaded part) has to be long enough to extend through the fiberglass and have enough thread left to catch the bezel.

http://www.summitracing.com/se...mp;SortOrder=Default

Not to disagree, but I had to grind the back side of the dash to make one of my switches able to engage the screw on escutcheon. You can make most anything work. I used VW switches, old ones from a junkyard, as they are WAY better quality than the crap made today.

I used billet aluminum knobs, but they make black and ivory knobs too.

Ouch $408! you could carve from ivory for less! TC made some from something too???

http://www.stoddard.com/nla-55...for-356-a-ivory.html

Ha, since they aren't Porsche they are $3 each for VW.

http://www.vw-wagenwerks.com/s...ch-Knob--dsh-/Detail

I too had to grind out the backside of the dash when I replaced my e-switch.

Merry Christmas gang.

Again, thanks for the links and the photos.

I have an account with Summit but to be honest did not even think of them.

cheers

bernie 

You can fashion a set of very convincing 356 dash knobs by using Karmann Ghia pop-out window knobs as a starting point.

http://image.made-in-china.com...atch-113847079C-.jpg

Either sand off the high points along the top edge or fill in between them with JB Quick/filler and smooth them out. Spray with Krylon Almond or Ivory gloss, depending on your preference, and done.

The threads match those of the VW dash switches and they have a small set-screw to hold them firm.