Switch knob trivia question

[Allen Henderson]

Electrical 911 geeks,

Pre 1968, switch knobs were hard plastic like the one below. In 68 they got covered with rubber-actually it was just a rubber donut that went over the plastic. Now, can anyone tell me if this kind of knob was used on an early 911? It is has a clear plastic illuminated center. Thanks.
-Allen-

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Hazzard light flasher

[Allen Henderson]

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I thought that was Red. What year car and how certain are you that it is OEM original? Thanks.

-Allen-

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67 normal, I think the paper/plastic 2nd bezel says "do not mis-use". I didn't
drive it to work today so I can't double check. It's a bit old and crusty like
the rest of my car so I'm assuming it's O.E.M.

[72tii]

The hazard flasher switch on my '68 looks just like yours when you remove the rubber cover. The insert in the rubber piece is orange to change the color when turned on.

[Alan.uk]

Looks like a warning flasher.

Here is a pic of one in a 67 I once had.

Also, not all pre (73) 911s got the larger "rubber" switches that was mainly a US thing. Most of us Europeans continued to get the smaller switch knobs.



Alan

[72targa]

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Hope to see your car in the "Show Your Ride" thread sometime soon!

[Allen Henderson]

Red versus clear,

No to belabor the point but something I JUST found completely by accident: clear is covered by thin piece of red that easily comes out. Looking at one of my small collection of switches I found that the red plastic lens had fallen out of a knob and I was left with clear. If you look at your clear knob very closely, I bet you'll see that the clear is set back in the knob leaving room for a thin red plastic insert. I'm not saying they all were originally like this but there is a good chance that your clear knob was once red!