[DeTomaso] Best option for always-on hazard switch

Thu Aug 11 03:05:29 EDT 2022

My switch is a late plastic one. It wasn’t that hard to get it apart using a pair of small flat blade screwdrivers. I applied gentle bending force to the body while carefully prying the plastic hook under tension. Then continued around the body until it came apart.

> 11 aug. 2022 kl. 07:32 skrev Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>:
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>    There are two designs of e-switches used on OEM '71-'74 Panteras. One
>   type uses a sheet steel cage to hold the switch body together. Its tabs
>   are easily bent to access the insides for a repair. The other (later?)
>   type uses a series of integral plastic hooks to hold the switch body
>   together. It apparently takes a special tool to simultaneously depress
>   all 6 or so of the plastic hooks for disassembly. I once cut all the
>   hooks away to get inside one of those switches, and found the
>   electrical contacts are different as well. Of course, cutting the
>   plastic hooks off ruins the switch. As usual, all this info is in an
>   old POCA Newsletter article available in the POCA Archives.
>   All the Pantera vendors sell an OEM switch quite reasonably but as was
>   said, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, BMW and probably other Euros of the day sell a
>   very similar switch. Only the molded wiring numbers on the backside of
>   the switch body vary. The ring nut, bulb and short wiring loom all
>   interchange as well, on most if not all the switches. Blocking the
>   button inside the switch with a toothpick used to be a common
>   "quick-fix" but can buy you a fair bit of trouble. Since pushing the
>   button in a little too far disconnects the brake lights. If a cop sees
>   you driving in that condition, you are awarded a fix-it-ticket for your
>   ingenuity. Do not ask how I know this....
>   J DeRyke
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Thomas TAP:rnblom <thomas at hax.se>
>   To: Steve Lisa <stevelisa at patentit.com>
>   Cc: List DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   Sent: Wed, Aug 10, 2022 9:17 pm
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Best option for always-on hazard switch
>   I opened the switch up and bent the pieces back into shape when this
>   happened to my switch. There is a metal wire hook that is supposed to
>   latch to a plastic piece if I recall, and it was fairly obvious what
>   the problem was and it was an easy fix.
>   /Thomas
>> 11 aug. 2022 kl. 01:31 skrev Steve Lisa <[1]stevelisa at patentit.com>:
>> 
>> i>>?  Our hazard switch took a crap and is always on.A  So, for now
>> itsA bypassed.A  But, we want it working even in theA race car, if
>   only
>> for ourA occasional street runs (like at the Road America
>> parade/concours).A A
>> The best option we found for a replacement is Pantera Electronics.A
>   A
>>   *
>   [1][2]https://www.pantera-electronics.com/electrical%20components.htm
>> 
>> Any NOS bits or spares hanging around out there?A  Any other
>> suggestions?
>> Hope all are well and good luck at the SS to those going.A  Please
>   keep
>> us posted!
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>   [4]https://www.pantera-electronics.com/electrical%20components.htm
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