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Offline kutzoh

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Door Jamb Light Switch
« on: January 07, 2010, 08:27:50 PM »
What would be the correct door jamb light switch for my 64.5 Dearborn coupe? Half of the catalogues I have say it should have a metal bezel, others say the "correct, early" switch should have a white plastic bezel. Anyone know which is really correct, thanks.

Greg Kutz
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64.5 Dearborn coupe, D-Code, June 28, 1964   Skylight Blue


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Re: Door Jamb Light Switch
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2010, 09:27:25 PM »
What's the scheduled build date of the car? 
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Re: Door Jamb Light Switch
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2010, 09:49:11 PM »
June 28, 1964

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Re: Door Jamb Light Switch
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2010, 09:52:38 PM »
The plastic type is what I have seen around that time.  Sometime later in '65 Dearborn production, the metal ones were used.
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Re: Door Jamb Light Switch
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2010, 10:13:15 PM »
Thanks Charles, I appreciate your response.

Greg
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Re: Door Jamb Light Switch
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2010, 10:24:37 PM »
Figure I better make one clarification... you want the white plastic with no markings.  The Autolite ones weren't used until later.
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Re: Door Jamb Light Switch
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2010, 09:31:10 AM »
Like to add that my Feb. 65 C-code Dearborn made Coupe has the
metal ones while my early May 65 San Jose made Shelby use the plastic ones
without any markings.
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Re: Door Jamb Light Switch
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2010, 10:13:22 AM »
So certainly a (late) July 1965 Dearborn car would have the metal ones?

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Re: Door Jamb Light Switch
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2010, 10:31:56 AM »
So certainly a (late) July 1965 Dearborn car would have the metal ones?

Yes, appears that was what was in use at that time period... at least for Dearborn.
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Re: Door Jamb Light Switch
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2010, 01:39:59 PM »
Thanks Again Charles! I'm going to swap the plastic ones out for the metal ones then....if anyone needs the plastic (no marking) ones I've got a very lightly used set...please pm or email me.