Mystery switch?

[Daniel Romero]

Separate question:

I have a pullout switch under and to the right of the steering column. I have no idea what it does but as I was trying to get to the speedometer cable to disconnect and grease it, I disconnected the mystery switch from the underside dash panel that surrounds the steering column, I noticed it's labeled. There's one connection marked brake, one says tail and I believe the other said headlamp? It's in a 1973 Fury and I'm very curious as to what this does or used to do! I'll post a picture tomorrow if I need to but it's too cold to go back out tonight.

 

[traintech55]

Please post a picture with the label.

 

[Wonderwagon]

Is there evidence of a trailer hitch?

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

Mine has a trunk release there

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

Wait I only skimmed that. Its a pull out switch with 3 wires? Do you know any history of the car?

 

[Daniel Romero]

Please post a picture with the label.

 

[Daniel Romero]

 

[commando1]

Universal aftermarket switch. Hazzard warning signal flasher.

 

[Big_John]

I think it's a headlight switch. It might not be used for one, but that's what it's intended for.

Have you followed the wires?

 

[commando1]

I think it's a headlight switch. It might not be used for one, but that's what it's intended for.

Have you followed the wires?

Yep. That too.

 

[Big_John]

Universal Push Pull Headlamp Switch With 15 Amp Fuse

 

[commando1]

Universal Push Pull Headlamp Switch With 15 Amp Fuse

 

[Daniel Romero]

So, the mystery is solved as to what they currently do: nothing. They're disconnected. Now to solve the mystery of what they used to do!

 

[300rag]

I wonder if there were fog or driving lamps installed at one time.

 

[traintech55]

Any evidence of it being an unmarked police car? I had a gran fury that was used by the F.B.I. and it was not a regular police package.

 

[Daniel Romero]

Any evidence of it being an unmarked police car? I had a gran fury that was used by the F.B.I. and it was not a regular police package.

Not that I can tell. If what I was told is true, I'm only the third owner. Supposedly the guy I got it from got it from his neighbor. It has a dealer sticker on it from Trinidad, Colorado. It even has a Denver Broncos bumper sticker that is from the era. I can't see any screw holes where there would have been lights installed (although now I'm thinking I might go ahead and hook some up now that I know what this is for!). Those wires have been wrapped around that bar under the hood since I've had the car but I never knew till today that they came from that switch. I kinda doubt it was a police car though. It's been very lightly used.

 

[Carmine]

Could have been to turn off tail/brake lights when running from the po-po. Tell people it was used to run Coors across state lines, add $1000 to value.

 

[MarPar]

Could have been to turn off tail/brake lights when running from the po-po. Tell people it was used to run Coors across state lines, add $1000 to value.