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Topic: Emergency Flasher Knob
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wi21ll
Journeyman Posts: 70
From: Scott Depot, WV, USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 11-07-2005 10:32 PM
   
Hi, guys.This one is very easy and quick. I just bought a replacement flasher knob for by 67 Coupe, with out tilt steering. I know that I have the right piece, except it has a screw sticking out of the end of it. Oddly enough there seems to be what's left of a screw where it needs to go. Obviously, the two male ends won't match up...then it occured to me that the piece sticking out of my column could be the inside of an emergency knob. But before I go tear into it, probably doing more damage, I wanted to get some expert opinions. Can I simply put some vice grips on this nub and unscrew it? Also, there is some discoloration around where the flasher knob goes...am i missing a bezel or plastic piece...if so, what's it called and where can i get one. There is a pic of the flasher knob and column posted at the bottom of the photos page my website. Thanks ------------------
1967 RestoMod 289. www.willandlauras67coupe.mustangsandmore.ws/
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wi21ll
Journeyman Posts: 70
From: Scott Depot, WV, USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 11-07-2005 10:44 PM
Sorry bad link.http://wills67coupe.mustangsandmore.ws/
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Scott H
Gearhead Posts: 1038
From: Chicago area
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 11-07-2005 10:59 PM
Yes, you can pull out the stub and screw your new knob into place.
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wi21ll
Journeyman Posts: 70
From: Scott Depot, WV, USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 11-07-2005 11:06 PM
What about a bezel or ring?------------------
1967 RestoMod 289. [url=http://wills67coupe.mustangsandmore.ws/[/URL]
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lcl
Gearhead Posts: 109
From: new waterford oh
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 11-08-2005 01:37 AM
My 67 has a plastic piece that fits there,(it's stamped appropriatly "emergency flasher") my knob is missing also but I don't have any of it sticking out. Mine is broken off flush, any tips on how to get it out? I don't know where you can get the plastic piece, sorry.
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wi21ll
Journeyman Posts: 70
From: Scott Depot, WV, USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 11-08-2005 01:46 AM
Hard to say...how flush is it? My first response was to weld a nut to the end...but you'd melt all the plastic...here's a thought...take a dremel...cut a grove on top big enough for a small screw driver and back it out.Disclaimer..not all my ideas work.  ------------------
1967 RestoMod 289. http://wills67coupe.mustangsandmore.ws/
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lcl
Gearhead Posts: 109
From: new waterford oh
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 11-08-2005 01:53 AM
As flush as it could get  . I thought of the Dremmel Too. I still might try it. I need to work on the horn contacts and thought about pulling the steering wheel anyway, maybe the whole unit might come out. I guess I'll try to find out this weekend.
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wi21ll
Journeyman Posts: 70
From: Scott Depot, WV, USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 11-08-2005 01:57 AM
OOOh here's another one...take a coat hanger heat the tip until it begins to melt...stick it to the end and weld it that way...again plastic could be an issue.------------------
1967 RestoMod 289. http://wills67coupe.mustangsandmore.ws/
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wi21ll
Journeyman Posts: 70
From: Scott Depot, WV, USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 11-08-2005 02:01 AM
and another idea...trim the plastic around it down...just enough to get a pair of pliers or vice grips on it...i think we have a winner. don't trim too much and you'll have to trim all the way around...i'm thinking an eighth of an inch should do it.------------------
1967 RestoMod 289. http://wills67coupe.mustangsandmore.ws/
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Scott H
Gearhead Posts: 1038
From: Chicago area
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 11-08-2005 07:21 AM
If you need to work on the horn contacts anyway, the chances are good that your combination switch (horn, turn sigs, flashers) needs to be replaced anyway. The white plastic the knob screws into is part of the switch.Other than the large round piece that says "emergency" on it there is no other spacer or collar.
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wi21ll
Journeyman Posts: 70
From: Scott Depot, WV, USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 11-08-2005 04:56 PM
"Other than the large round piece that says "emergency" on it there is no other spacer or collar."That's the piece that I need. I looked in NPDs catalog and couldn't find on. Is there someplace else that carries them or was I looking in the wronge catalog section?
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1967 RestoMod 289. http://wills67coupe.mustangsandmore.ws/
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lcl
Gearhead Posts: 109
From: new waterford oh
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 11-09-2005 01:46 AM
I've never seen the piece anywhere in the NPD catalog, don't know where you could find it (junkyard maybe?), by the way do you know where I might find a floor console??? It seems like an impossibility to find any parts for that years' convertible floor console, let alone the console itself! Mines a mess, speaker cut-outs, cracked  . By the way Scott, does NPD sell this "combination switch?"[This message has been edited by lcl (edited 11-09-2005).]
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wi21ll
Journeyman Posts: 70
From: Scott Depot, WV, USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 11-10-2005 04:32 PM
OK, guys I now have a new emergeny flasher knob...but i'm still looking for a bezel, spacer, ring...what ever you want to call it. Any suggestions?------------------
1967 RestoMod 289. http://wills67coupe.mustangsandmore.ws/
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Scott H
Gearhead Posts: 1038
From: Chicago area
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 11-10-2005 05:05 PM
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Originally posted by lcl:
does NPD sell this "combination switch?"[This message has been edited by lcl (edited 11-09-2005).]
Yes, but most people and most catalogs refer to it as a turn signal switch, even though it does more than just turn signals.
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lcl
Gearhead Posts: 109
From: new waterford oh
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 11-11-2005 02:50 AM
Thanks Scott, I found the switch in the NPD catalog, didn't know it was a multi-tasking switch  .
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 7553
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 11-11-2005 08:53 AM
Cheez!! Just went to NPD caatalog. A '68 OEM "repro" for $134.95!! I have an NOS one that is going in my bought back 68 cv. It has a black plastic knob attached.
My God! What would that harness bring on eBay??
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