my sedan uses an inline brake light pressure switch. the switch has posts that look kind of like flathead screws or mini thumbtacks. the question is what year and make do these switches come on. come on hambers i'm depending on you. dan
Ford used them for many years. I change to a elec one off the brake pedal recently. It comes on faster. NAPA here carries bullet conectors that work well for those connectors. Looks like I Don't know what you have!
Look at Jeep switches. The plastic terminals for a GM A/C compressor will work for the connector. Spade connectors are 56 series Packard.
Yep thats what I said !! LOL Ford uses a bullet style conector and that conector is not the same size as regular wiring stuff, a bit bigger as I remember.
AMC, Ford, Studebaker, Willys, Jeep all used those type of switches over the years. There has been all kinds of terminals on them. Most common is the Ford bullet type. An ignition illisturated guide will show what is out there. If you can find a store willing to let you look through one of them.
If you're asking because you need the connector, and auto parts help section should have it. It kind of looks like a regular two wire boxy connector, but it attaches at a 90* angle instead of straight on.
You mean like this one right, not the bullet connector style linked above: http://www.yogisinc.com/detail.cfm/-/Product_CD=PPP80174/Zoom=Yes/zoom.htm
The stock switch requires a lot of pressure to activate. This causes a problem in a light car. Ron Francis make a low pressure switch which I used on a '32 3 window. 7 years without any problems.
Do you already have the pressure switch in your brake lines and are needing to replace it? If so then refer to the above advice and dont bother reading anything else I type below....... However, if you havent put the brake lines in and are wanting to use the pressure switch, a lot of people (not everyone, but most that responded when I decided which type of switch to use on my 35) prefer to utilize a mechanical switch off the brake pedal rather than the in-line pressure switch. Ive heard its slow to activate, wont activate if just idiling around and you dont need a lot of pressure to stop, and Ive heard of reliability issues over time. Therefore, if you havent ran the brake lines already, or are set on using the pressure switch just because its realtive simplicity, then please research and consider the mechanical switch off the pedal at least before making a commitment. However, if you have already done the research and commited to the in-line pressure switch, then why the hell are you still reading this??? Hope this helps.
I've used the LOW PRESSURE brake light switches on a half dozen rods I've owned. Reliability has been somewhat of an issue. My '36 5w coupe ate up 3of them in about 8 or 9 years. I finally went to NAPA, bought a mechanical one for a Chevelle, used a salvage yard bracket from a Riviera and it worked great afterwards. ( ran GM discs front, GM drums in the rear). My '32 has been on the road for ten years and uses a low pressure Painless Wiring switch, it's never failed my. The '28 Hiboy ate 2 low pressure switches up in 2 years. I converted it to a mechanical switch and it's been perfect for about 2 years now. (Has Ford disc and drums.) My '47 eats up one Painless Wiring low pressure switch per year. (Ford disc and drum). Am I missing some good advice here? All these cars are clean fresh builds, no voltage draws and have new wiring harnesses thruout.
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