Indicator switches

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Who was the first manufacturer to use the present day fitting of a steering column mounted ‘stalk’ type switch for indicators and what were the various types used before - i was just thinking of the ergo green light switch on the dash binacle as one example

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Dont know really, the BMC FG and FFK had them in the late 1950’s and Bedford fitted them to TK’s in the early 1960’s. Some of the BMC trucks and vans had a switch on the right hand side window panel, sometimes with a delay so that it returned to the neutral position after a minute or so. Before that you stuck your hand out of the window! :slight_smile:

Pete.

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Thames Trader could have been an early contender, it was cast alloy with a horn button and lights on the switch.

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I like the upright stalk with a flashing green lens on the end as fitted to ergo cab Leylands :smiley: :smiley:

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Our LAD-cabbed Albions had a column-mounted switch with the warning light consisting of a green painted 5 watt bulb mounted above the centre of the windscreen.
The old Bristols had a huge red plastic dome-like affair which cancelled after a clockwork timer ran down.

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Early DAF 2800 2000 2200 had indicator switches that stuck out from the instrument binnicle and didnt self cancel.they did a bit of a face lift in 79 (V reg) before the brown trim cabs which were the 1st on the steering colum self canceling and did the full beam and wipers.

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as far as I’m aware on a lot of cars and trucks they still have to be fitted :unamused:

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GCR2ERF:
I like the upright stalk with a flashing green lens on the end as fitted to ergo cab Leylands :smiley: :smiley:

You did’nt forget they were still on,unlike some today :blush: :blush:

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v7victor:

GCR2ERF:
I like the upright stalk with a flashing green lens on the end as fitted to ergo cab Leylands :smiley: :smiley:

You did’nt forget they were still on,unlike some today :blush: :blush:

I agree, you knew when they were on/off, & they didn’t keep switching themselves off with every twitch of the wheel :unamused: .

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AEC Mk V had a orange plastic affair about 3 inches diameter on the side of the dash you twisted - better than the Mk 111 that was a trigger on a stalk. Bloke I knew drove a half-cab Mk111 on muck shifting and bought a joke shop monster arm that was all hairy with carbuncles and yellow pointy fingernails and poked it out on a stick when turning left. Slowed the traffic that one.

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nick2008:
as far as I’m aware on a lot of cars and trucks they still have to be fitted :unamused:

I think you are right,quite a few round here have still not found it :wink:

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jmc jnr:
AEC Mk V had a orange plastic affair about 3 inches diameter on the side of the dash you twisted - better than the Mk 111 that was a trigger on a stalk. Bloke I knew drove a half-cab Mk111 on muck shifting and bought a joke shop monster arm that was all hairy with carbuncles and yellow pointy fingernails and poked it out on a stick when turning left. Slowed the traffic that one.

Hiya jmcjnr…don’t know if youv’e seen the AEC site. the only halfcab mk5 muck shifting aec painted orange is still drivable on openland.
i tried to buy it only about 4 yeras ago.

is this the one
John