Just a quick question...

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andyr
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Joined: Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:28 pm

Just a quick question...

Post by andyr »

Hi ive got an issue with the roof in that the microswitch that rolls up the parcel shelf is missing its metal arm.
(its the one where the pin pushes up and forces the arm down)
Now my query is can i get away with finding something that will substitute the arm?
I was thinking a split pin chopped down to size and fitted securely to the switch or something along those lines.
what i need to know is as the arm has fallen off was that wired up inside the switch or is it just a moving part?
i have popped into maplins to find a full replacement switch but had no joy.
Has anyone on here bought a full switch? if so where?
I approached someome on ebay recently and they say that the parcel shelf has 3 switches all wired into the harness, surely if only one of mines broken i wont need the lot?
Any help is appreciated, and if needed my car is the 2003 plate 1.6 manual petrol version. the roof has previously worked just fine, i think its when i had to carry lots of loose items to the dump something has knocked it :(

waxhead
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Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:41 pm

Re: Just a quick question...

Post by waxhead »

Split pin might not flex much tho, try snipping a bit of tin metal of a baked bean can or coke can ect