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Old 10-10-11, 09:22 PM
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The Hazard warning switch on my 411 S3 has given up the ghost...any idea where to source a replacement? Are they standard Lucas items?
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Old 12-10-11, 06:11 PM
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The Hazard warning switch on my 411 S3 has given up the ghost...any idea where to source a replacement? Are they standard Lucas items?
Have you tried taking it apart and fixing it? They are quite straightforward, if a little fiddly, to disassemble and clean up the internal contacts, just don't loose any of the bits inside.
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Old 12-10-11, 10:14 PM
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Have you tried taking it apart and fixing it? They are quite straightforward, if a little fiddly,
I had to do this on quite a few of these on my 412 and all worked well after doing this. I cleaned everything thoroughly and I used one of those fibreglass pencils where there had been some arcing between brass contacts. There is a similar problem on the window switches on the likes of Swedish cars from the 1970s and I have repaired quite a few of these and they always worked afterwards. I remember using a smear of electrical conductive grease on some switches.

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just don't loose any of the bits inside.
Most have small springs and a ball bearing, so this is good advice. Take them apart carefully!

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