15-04-2020, 03:07 PM
OK, having had a discussion with another friend with a 65, I have a hypothesis. His "original" and unused dash panel has factory flanged cutouts for all the instruments, plus a neatly drilled diy 1/2" hole mirroring the ignition light, in the same location as my toggle switch.
He created a new panel as part of his restoration but omitted this hole. He dips his headlights via a switch on the steering column as do the earlier saloons (Handbook 1095A p7).
My thinking is that shifting the dip switch from its rather inconvenient location behind the steering wheel onto the panel where mine is would be a logical modification, and perhaps anecdotal reports of this mod drove the later upgrade to the floor mounted dip switch.
Does anybody else remember having a mini with plastic extensions on the toggle switches for the windscreen wipers and lights so you could maintain the "laid back Italian" driving position in your Recaro seat?
Yes, I really do wish I could get out more!
He created a new panel as part of his restoration but omitted this hole. He dips his headlights via a switch on the steering column as do the earlier saloons (Handbook 1095A p7).
My thinking is that shifting the dip switch from its rather inconvenient location behind the steering wheel onto the panel where mine is would be a logical modification, and perhaps anecdotal reports of this mod drove the later upgrade to the floor mounted dip switch.
Does anybody else remember having a mini with plastic extensions on the toggle switches for the windscreen wipers and lights so you could maintain the "laid back Italian" driving position in your Recaro seat?
Yes, I really do wish I could get out more!