What's this for?

[jimbo]

Hi y'all,

 

Seen a few of these for sale, but can someone please put me out of my misery and tell me what function this switch has.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-FORD-ESCO ... 20aa0d2488

 

Looks like summit to do with air filter/carb, but I'll be buggered if I can think of a function that would require a switch in that area.

 

Cheers,

Jim

[banarama]

not sure, heated rear window maybe

[fieldy1972]

holy shit!!!! at nearly £58.00 for a switch it better be for something veeeery important.

[deltamal]

Heated head rest!

[Vista]

It's a fog / spotlight

[SebringRS]

It's a fog / spotlight

 

Yeah was gunna say fog light

 

Guessed the 2 "s" shaped lines are fog

[Andrade]

 

outboard motor switch, used to come out only on aqua marine escorts

[jimbo]

Ah Fog light......

 

I was looking at it laid flat (Capri style) not on its end (Escort Style). Cheers chaps!

 

Loving the outboard motor idea. Could also be "Up Periscope"

[stuartp]

first time i have seen that switch

 

on a slightly related note my dash has one empty switch space but for the life of me i can't find out what might have been there

[The Transplanter]

I would say foreign market fog light switch as the seller is in Greece

[jimbo]

first time i have seen that switch

 

on a slightly related note my dash has one empty switch space but for the life of me i can't find out what might have been there

 

Take a picture and lets see if we can come up with suggestions.

[SebringRS]

first time i have seen that switch

 

on a slightly related note my dash has one empty switch space but for the life of me i can't find out what might have been there

 

Take a picture and lets see if we can come up with suggestions.

 

Or just get a blanking plate

 

I've got about 3 in mine, only got lights, wipers and heater, and only two of them are in the centre part. Lights are next to the drivers door The rest are black blanking off plates

[Col-ashtonmobile]

That is a heated mirror switch for a late 70,s early 80,s Ford D Series truck , was also found on some late A series trucks , was an optional extra

[stuartp]

ooh blanking plates - would beat my bit of black tape!

 

I will take a photo and post it up on here for some kind of quiz - i'll have to come up with a prize

 

never realised later Fords used the same switches as the mk1 Escort - not judging by this one but I wonder if they might be a cheaper alternative?

[Col-ashtonmobile]

yes stuart the good old Ford parts bin for all models , the heater switch on a D Series is the same as a mk 1 escort as well , the clutch master cylinder on a D series is the same as a mk2 cortina , the oil pressure gauge sender unit on an early D series is the same as a mk1 GT Cortina , the front indicator lenses on a late 70,s D series are the same as a mk1 Granada , the list is endless

[SebringRS]

Sometimes if your looking for a part and know its on something else aswell, try having a look for a part titled with the other model car, ive found sometimes the prices are much cheaper

 

Although the AVO works indicators arent, and they double up as hillman indicators

[lotusless]

 

it looks like the switch they would use on a spaceship to beam up very large snakes

[Vista]

Although the AVO works indicators arent, and they double up as hillman indicators

 

other way round.

[SebringRS]

Although the AVO works indicators arent, and they double up as hillman indicators

 

other way round.

 

Technically wouldnt we both be right? Although yeah the hillman ones would of been first