[DeTomaso] Non-standard window switch help

[Charles Engles]

Dear Mike and Forum,

               Progress:   It is from an Italian (!) company:  ER.GI.  They have a website and they show 45 switches.  The one that looks like a replacement is too big.  Further investigation shows one with perfect fit, but slightly different.  Price 8.00 euros.

               Problem:  the website doesn't seem to permit shipment to the USA.  Sigh.  I can't seem to find any US distributors with a Google search, but I have sent an email to ER.GI.  We shall see.

               Aesthetics:  are secondary as the priority is a fully operational Pantera for the Run to Reno from OKC (3300 miles roughly round trip) and two functional window are important---as is AC.   After the Rally, I will let Alex handle the aesthetics per his preferences.

                              Warmest regards, Chuck Engles


-----Original Message-----
From: MIKE DREW [mailto:mikeldrew at aol.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 4:44 PM
To: Charles Engles
Cc: Erik Kolstoe; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Non-standard window switch help

Chuck,

I think the move is to replace both of them with something less fugly!

Mike

Sent from my iPad

> On Apr 26, 2023, at 12:18, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>    Dear Eric and Larry,
> 
> 
>                   Yes, that was my concern: there are hundreds of such
>   switches out there.  I hope someone recognizes it and clues me in.  I
>   do think that the next step is to pull the switch and check the size of
>   the opening, then begin the task of finding one that fits....and then
>   buying three or four to preclude another chapter in this dilemma as you
>   mentioned.
> 
> 
>                    Brother Alex told me that when he pulled the bad one,
>   there were no identifying marks, etc, on the underside.  Sigh.
> 
> 
>                                Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
> 
> 
> 
>   From: Erik Kolstoe [mailto:ekolstoe at gmail.com]
>   Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 10:57 AM
>   To: Charles Engles
>   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Non-standard window switch help
> 
> 
>   Chuck,
> 
> 
>   It appears that it could be one of thousands of some modern car window
>   switches. Doing a search for "Window Switch" brings up many
>   manufacturers and very similar looking options. I guess I would
>   recommend just trying to find a similar replacement and buy three of
>   them, and you will have a spare.
> 
> 
>   On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 7:32AM Charles Engles <[1]cengles at cox.net>
>   wrote:
> 
>        Dear Forum,
>                           I am trying to find a window switch to match
>     the one
>        in the picture.   It is in a custom interior.   Does anyone
>     recognize
>        these or know where I might search for such switches of similar
>     size?
>                        I [cid:image005.jpg at 01D97822.114228F0]
>                                               Warmest regards, Chuck
>     Engles
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