alarm switch
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If it takes the same switch as my 77, good luck. Mine was discontinued and I was lucky enough to find one. Cost me $ 100 too.
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alarm switch
2 photos added. One terminal is missing. Send price if you have switch w/ key. Thanks.
Ray, can you post a picture of the exact one you need? I have a number of these switches I've accumulated over the years (I typically would buy two or three each time as they were often fragile). Unfortunately there were so many different ones produced, it gets confusing which switch exactly you may need. I've seen two or more different switches installed on the same year car. (Many folks took what they found and adapted them over the years.)
Good luck... GUSTO
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NKK SWITCHES CKL12BFW01 SWITCH, KEY OPERATED, SPDT, 3A, 250VAC, good website.
Last year I got one from ALLELECTRIC for my 1980 truck. The key was a flat blade double sided. I did not see it in the last catalogue.
hope this helps.
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The alarm switch internal contacts are brass and as the switch ages, the brass oxidizes and eventually the switch stops working. I was able to save the alarm switches on my own 74' and on my sons's 74' by soaking the removed switch in a glass filled with a fluid composed of 2 parts ammonia to 1 part hydrogen peroxide. I let it sit about 20 minutes in the fluid, rinsed it in water and blew the switch out as best possible with my air compressor. You can check the switch at any point to see if the contacts are clean with a VOM (volt/ohmmeter).
If you want to try out this fluid mixture first, find an old oxidized brass bolt nut or washer and put it in the fluid and you will be amazed how quickly it will turn to a shiny bright brass color.
If you want to try out this fluid mixture first, find an old oxidized brass bolt nut or washer and put it in the fluid and you will be amazed how quickly it will turn to a shiny bright brass color.
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What about this? You get a matching set of locks with the correct 72 D code key.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161348309277...84.m1555.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161348309277...84.m1555.l2649
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Thanks for the offer. I think I will wait and check on other used alternatives. I recently located a matched set of alarm switch, glove box and spare tire lock with key. I may swallow hard and pay the ransom after I look some more.