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Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:27 pm

I have seen these small, square 'Aerial cut off' switches for sale in the past on ebay. Hadn't seen one before or since. Currently thinking it would be useful for a little project I am working on. Any body here have one for sale?
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Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:37 pm

If you have spare a rectangular fog light switch (single button) they also work a treat and fit right in the standard switch blanks above the radio.

Is this what you are talking about?

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Sun Feb 21, 2021 5:58 pm

It isn't but that could work well :)
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Sun Feb 21, 2021 9:23 pm

rix313 wrote:
Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:27 pm
I have seen these small, square 'Aerial cut off' switches for sale in the past on ebay. Hadn't seen one before or since. Currently thinking it would be useful for a little project I am working on. Any body here have one for sale?
Do you mean the small square window cutout switch fitted to convertibles?

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Surely one of the fraggers would have one? Phoned Brutus?
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Sun Feb 21, 2021 9:40 pm

Oh maybe it’s that then! Silly me. Saw one advertised as that once and just assumed that’s what it was.
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Sun Feb 21, 2021 9:51 pm

Its also the switch to disable the rear window controls to rear seat passengers in 4 doors/tourings
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Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:04 pm

Tzantushka wrote:
Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:37 pm
If you have spare a rectangular fog light switch (single button) they also work a treat and fit right in the standard switch blanks above the radio.

Is this what you are talking about?

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Thanks for this nugget of information!! It turns out I do have a spare one. I removed the latching clip to make it momentary and it may just do what I need it to do perfectly :D :D
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Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:14 pm

I used the rectangular switch and placed in in a spare slot above the HU in the heater control panel.
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