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Post by Frank » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:37 am

Got this switch toghter with some other jeep parts. Does it look similar to the GP style?

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Post by DavidA » Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:10 pm

Very similar. The color of the bezel/lock? Number on the bottom???

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Post by Frank » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:31 pm

Knob and lock has a very dark green color. I dont think I saw any numbers under the switch. I will have a look again later.
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Post by Alex Schmidt » Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:48 am

This is NOT the right switch for a GP, but the piece that you see showing on the dash side of it is the same.

These switches are quite common, used on early Dodges too, have a couple left for sale.

GP switch is much smaller, and has fewer connections, and is impossible to find!

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Post by Frank » Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:35 am

Thanks Alex.
Do you have any pictures of an original GP switch?
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Post by gpwmke » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:03 pm

Hi Frank, I was wondering if you ever found a number or manufacturere for the light switches in your pictures. My switch is a Cole Hersee #7134 and this info is found on bottom of switch by the big lock nut . My switch is slitely different from yours as the three lugs on passenger side are further forward on the switch top. I'm sure I can make mine work and it will look correct from the driver compartment. Best wishes; Leo

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Post by gpwmke » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:11 pm

Hi Frank, I was wondering if you ever found a number or manufacturere for the light switches in your pictures. My switch is a Cole Hersee #7134 and this info is found on bottom of switch by the big lock nut . My switch is slitely different from yours as the three lugs on passenger side are further forward on the switch top. I'm sure I can make mine work and it will look correct from the driver compartment. Best wishes; Leo

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Re: Light switch

Post by Ladislav » Fri Jun 23, 2017 9:35 pm

Do we know what terminal is what (mean what wire for)? there are no markings on the switch. I am going to use this switch ...
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Re: Light switch

Post by Alex Schmidt » Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:56 am

Ah, Jim, that is where you read it!! sorry, not 15 years ago, but more like 10!!

Ps Is this the correct GP lightswitch??

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Re: Light switch

Post by DavidA » Mon Jun 26, 2017 1:25 pm

This discussion has come up in the past and I either saved these or took them myself. I don't remember. If this is someone elses photo, I saved them to use in this...the future :o .

Sorry and credits to whoever took them.

Note the bezel is brown and not black or green.
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Re: Light switch

Post by George Hollins » Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:55 am

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Re: Light switch

Post by Einar » Mon Jul 17, 2017 1:31 pm

Frank,

I didn't see your post before

I have a photo of a very late Ford GP dashboard, and the color of the Light sw, knob(lower left corner of picture) is the same dark green as your switch pictured in the first post.

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