S2 dash switch orientation

[RotoFlexible]

Over the years, I've had several opportunities to mess up the orientation of my dash switches. I am about to put the dash back in and thought I'd see if anyone has a definitive answer. Here is what I have now:

Light switch: up, off; center, parking; down, headlights

Courtesy light (left switch in row of three): center on, down off

Instrument lights (center switch): center off, up on

Heater fan (right switch): center on, down off

It seems that by turning the inst light switch around it would be more consistent, with the three switches normally down. How about the light switch?

[garyeanderson]

Hi Andy
I generally put all of the switches in where Off in the down position so at a glance you can tell that everything is off without doing a double check around the Elan. It could be that I have installed enough house light switches in my time and thats how I put those in too.

Gary

[RotoFlexible]

I just have this nagging feeling that for the headlight switch at least, up=off is correct. A British thing - can any S2 owners from the UK confirm? (These are toggle switches BTW, no labels on the dash.)

[garyeanderson]

Hi Andy

I did the easy thing this morning and tried to remember and got it wrong. The S1 manual has a dashboard layout in it shows all the switchs up, I looked at my S2 and I put them just like the manual. The left switch in the middle three is on for the electric fuel pump and is switched with the key.
Gary

[Barney]

Andy/Gary,

As mentioned the the typical UK method is Down = On.
All the switch gear in my S2 followed this convention when I bought the car and I haven't needed to change.
Whatever convention you use, it would be sensible to make all the same.


Cheers
BARNEY

p.s. My instrument lighting switch has been replaced by a spring loaded switch that operates an electric screen wash pump.

[RotoFlexible]

Thanks, Gary and Barney. I'll invert the courtesy light and heater fan switches - those are easy at this stage.

Now I need to find something to fill the hole left by the departed headlight-up control. I converted to electric lifts and they operate automatically with the headlights. A hazard flasher would be ideal (for those rare occasions when the Elan breaks down).

By the way - when I converted the screen washer to electric, I was able to remove the old pump from the back of the wiper switch and replace it with a pushbutton from Radio Shack, somewhat reworked and epoxied in place. Pushing the knob activates the switch, so the effect is the same as before.

[cabc26b]

Might be getting picky here but the instrument lights were a primative rheostat , not an on off switch....

[RotoFlexible]

Might be getting picky here but the instrument lights were a primative rheostat , not an on off switch....

Right you are. Over time, mine has devolved to a switch, except that it is by turns off and on over the length of its travel. Cleaning didn't help, but at least I do have instrument lights at some positions.