Bristol 400 - access to rear of ignition swx

[Marcus]

Wow Geoff how generous you are with your time and effort and a detailed explanation complete with pics...! Thankyou so much.

I had assumed the radio would have to come out as I could not get any where near releasing the fine screw heads that hold the cradle to the metal back plate and perhaps it is just as well as the next step would have been an impact driver or something similar... It is clear these have never been removed.

I am hopeful that the final remedy will be reseating the various wires securely at the rear of the switch as this intermittent electrical 'blackout' has all the hallmarks of being a bad/loose connection.

Again thankyou so much for your help and I will get on with dropping the radio though my post had hoped that there would have been some quick and easy way to access the rear of the switch in a manner I had not considered. Ah well!