accord83 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Posted May 29, 2015 Has anyone got a switch blank for a mk1 Escort surplus to requirements and for sale please (cheapish)? I don't know if a Mk2 is the same, if it is, well one of those would do just dandy. Cheers, John.
PeteRS8084 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Posted May 29, 2015 Think thee is a mk2 one on flea bay at the moment, but the mk 1 switches look much bigger than the ones I have in my mk2, some sizing might not go amiss. Pete
accord83 Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Posted May 29, 2015 Cheers Pete, I don't know any mk2's up here on the Fylde peninsular, but I'm sure to find one at a show this summer. I'll visit the garage odds and sods box for something which can be adapted if one doesn't turn up easily. This isn't a show car, it's a fun car so I am not happy paying new repro part prices on ebay for a small plastic bit. 1
accord83 Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Posted May 29, 2015 In a rush of blood to the head I bought a used one off Ebay from a site sponsor. How much! I think I lived in Yorkshire too long.
PeteRS8084 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Posted May 29, 2015 Everything costs............just once in a while you will find that part you need at a bargain price, it's makes you feel like you have stolen it! 1
accord83 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Posted June 6, 2015 Well, that answers that, a Mk2 blank falls through the hole..............., and lodged on the loom, just to make extraction awkward . So a Mk1 blank is still required. 1
walsh253 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Posted June 6, 2015 How much are they charging for a piece of black plastic these days? What size is the hole?
PeteRS8084 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Posted June 6, 2015 I bet you could have got one at classic ford last weekend, I was on one of the retail stands and a guy was buying g some switches for his mk1, they had boxes of stuff........Mind I did hear the stall holder say at one point "you may want to sit down - this switch is 65 squid"................I nearly had to sit down and I was not buying it lol! Keep an eye on flea bay! Regards Pete
accord83 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Posted June 6, 2015 £5.99 + £3.50pp. Escort-Tec via Ebay. It was to cover the hole that the original 1974/75 Hazard switch inhabited (which appears to be made of golden moon rock judging by the prices, if one can be found) inhabited. Hole is approx. 45x20 mm. 1
bigbadsquare Posted June 6, 2015 Report Posted June 6, 2015 I paid £2 for one at Classic ford last week , hope it fits now, not tried it yet . 1
Admin Vista Posted June 6, 2015 Admin Report Posted June 6, 2015 Got any salt to rub in my wound If it's any consolation, as well as the £2.00 it will have cost him a lot more to travel, get in, camp, eat etc
accord83 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Posted June 6, 2015 Don't you start as well. So, I missed a great show, paid 5 times as much (inc postage) for a piece of plastic that doesn't fit, and now y'all picking on me..........
Tackleberry Posted June 7, 2015 Report Posted June 7, 2015 Don't you start as well. So, I missed a great show, paid 5 times as much (inc postage) for a piece of plastic that doesn't fit, and now y'all picking on me.......... No one's picking on ya mate...laughing lots maybe, but not picking on ya...
accord83 Posted June 7, 2015 Author Report Posted June 7, 2015 MUMMMM! The big boys are picking on me, AND laughing at me, again. So to cheer myself up I went to the Cleveleys car show today and basked in the sun on the prom. (It was bloody freezing on the prom due to the stiff breeze) I was by the car next door when an old guy came up, even older than me, looked at my car, and said to his grandson. "That's the way to do it boy, proper Old Skool, even a number 8 pool ball gear knob". Fair made my day. 2
Guest kohahok29 Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 Think thee is a mk2 one on flea bay at the moment, but the mk 1 switches look much bigger than the ones I have in my mk2, some sizing might not go amiss. Pete agreed with your think
radjay mk1 Posted June 12, 2015 Report Posted June 12, 2015 accord83 are the mirrors on you mk1 any good visibility wise? I have bullet mirrors (not fitted yet) but a lot of people say the bullets are not very good and I have been wondering about the peep mirrors. 1
accord83 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Posted June 12, 2015 The peep mirrors look great but are actually as much use as the tits on a bull. Nearside is too small to see anything of use, the offside is OK if you do 7 second centre mirror checks and over right shoulder checks before moving, old skool style. They are more of a thing that causes you to notice sudden motion or light from behind. Form over function.
ianb10 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 One on Ebay if you are still looking. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-DASH-BLANKING-COVER-ESCORT-MK1-MK2-CAPRI-RS2000-CORTINA-TRANSIT-FIESTA-/111698223904?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1a01bba320
accord83 Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Posted June 18, 2015 Ian, thanks for the info, that doesn't look like the blank that is fitted already, mine is grained and flat. Cheers John.
accord83 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Report Posted February 16, 2017 Wow, I'd forgotten about this, no I never got a blank to fit, the hole is sporting an expertly? cut piece of black and nasty to cover it. I really should up my game and try again.
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