Yep, me, poeee.

Well at the second last stop, turned the engine off, turned the lights off and got out for a stretch, walk around. Got back in to drive off, start engine, go to turn lights on and HANG ON, that switch is all FLOPPY! ...and of course, the lights didn't turn on.

Well anyways I pulled the switch out, and it disintegrated in my hand. Looks like it had possibly gradually melted after 27 years, well thats wat it looked like in the dark. I tried putting a bit of wire that Cam (Miniac) gave me from one of his neons, but it was too thin and was getting hot. So I just cut the connectors off, stripped the 3 wires back and twisted them together with a pair of pliers, then covered em with some electrical wire.

I couldn't stop at Macca's at the end, cause I couldn't turn my lights off! It did make it back to Geelong no problems!

Lucas - Prince of Darkness.

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LOL scotty. we had lights problems on the way over to melbs. But we didn't need to go to such extreme measures


Yesterday i drove up to Port Pirie to see my old man, then went back at night. Lights worked fine

Unlucky, but at least you were able to fix it

When you get a new switch wired up, use a relay so the switch doesn't get fried next time

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Starlet Conversion:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15484

Princess of Darkness strikes again..,as Josh said at least you were able to temp fix it not like a starter or Alternator

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

I had a great one the other night....

Jerry can (plastic 10 litre) moved in the boot during some "spirited" driving...
Knocked the wire off the back of the RH indicator....
bare wire, body....

Well, after the smoke cleared, i found the flasher unit, the headlight wire and the wiper power feed all melted....

Bugger... NOT a good week for the Brick....

J

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I think I might put the angle eyes in, rather than sell em to Macka. So when I do that, i'll put relays in.

Put a spare switch in, after I cleaned it. Gunna put a guide up to fixing inconsistant Clubby switches, it's a MUST!

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that was so funny, we were there till 10:30! speaking of lights how bloody many of them damn traffic lights did we hit last night, there was always 3 cars too many in the back sorry cam for all the weve beeen stoped at the lights again over the radio hahaha

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Potato

You know the trip was specified go at your own pace. If you weren't bothered to read your instructions that's your problem . The cars did look better in convoy though.
Good times.
Scott, I left a few switch components in the ash tray in case you couldn't find them.

They were stuffed. Had a spare in a tin in the garage.

Harley, what ya mean "If you weren't bothered to read your instructions that's your problem". You were my navman and when we got stuck by our selves I remember hearing "I don't even know where on the directions we are".

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Because I wasn't paying attention to the directions and keeping up to date.
That and your interior light doesn't work, so I couldn't see!

Meh...

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thats y the radios were good, coz like most of us, i couldnt see sh*t

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Potato

Hey scott thanks for breaking down man, gave me a chance to smoke up some doughies in that car park we weren't really allowed into i think everyone thinks im a hoon in the vmci now

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Not a problem, any time

"Wonder why he has no oil pressure" I heard myself say!

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You said it, not me.........hoon!

Did ya get ya lights fixed easy scott?
Putting those connectors on that you cut off is always annoying.