Cat Brules Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Does anyone know what this is? .....Cat Brules
Ozark Huckleberry Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Just one of two floor-mounted automotive switches I've dealt with. Do you know what the other one would be?
Cheatin Charlie Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 This forum has too many people who were alive when cars had those on the floor to ask what it is.
Cat Brules Posted April 26, 2020 Author Posted April 26, 2020 Yes, I thought about the geezer factor AFTER I posted it. Oh well.... Cat Brules
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Not a geezer, but I know what it is too.
Clueless Bob Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 The attention getter for on coming traffic?? 1 hour ago, Ozark Huckleberry said: Just one of two floor-mounted automotive switches I've dealt with. Do you know what the other one would be? Would that be the one to make said vehicle wake up and go “VROOM”??
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 That activates the get brighter electrosparkles in the forward section of the horseless carriage...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Cat Brules said: Does anyone know what this is? .....Cat Brules First time I was driving a car that didn't have one I accidently hit the brights without knowing how I did it. Spent 30 miles feeling around with my foot trying to find the switch and wondering how I had hit it without knowing. Got to my brothers place - it was his car - and told him his brights were on and I couldn't turn them off. Then he showed me where the switch was.
Blackwater 53393 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 We had a Chrysler that had one of those that changed radio stations!! You could preset eight or ten stations and when you hit the switch it would move to the next station! Had a Studebaker with one that switched it in and out of overdrive!
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 My 56 Ford PU with over drive had an under dash lever you pulled to actuate the OD and a foot switch under the gas pedal to switch it out of od when you mashed the gas down. Like a passing gear.....
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 10 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: We had a Chrysler that had one of those that changed radio stations!! You could preset eight or ten stations and when you hit the switch it would move to the next station! Had a Studebaker with one that switched it in and out of overdrive! My uncle had a Cadillac that did the same thing! It was pretty cool!
Eyesa Horg Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 All of my first cars had 'em. I still miss 'em!
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 I'm short, and it was always a chap to drive a car when that thing was up around the firewall. JHC
G W Wade Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 You could control things with your foot, while keeping your hands on the wheel. You could put in a new one for $10, not replace your $500 turn sign arm or computor mother board for a grand after your diagnostics. Original hands free device. Enough for now , us dinosaurs need our nap! GW
Pat Riot Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 My ‘73 Ford F100 had the foot switch. So did my ‘68 Mustang. So did my ‘73 Plymouth Station Wagon. I never liked the headlight foot switches. I like the switch high on the steering column.
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Me too. The Silverado I have now you have to move the turn signal lever back and forth. I liked it better when you could just pull it backwards a little and click it. JHC
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 When they moved that switch to the steering column I thought it was a stupid place for it, kept getting my foot caught in the steering wheel.
Three Foot Johnson Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Ozark Huckleberry said: Just one of two floor-mounted automotive switches I've dealt with. Do you know what the other one would be? Starter, I would imagine.
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Had a 1953 Dodge with two buttons. Depending on which one you pushed you either blinded an oncoming driver or pumped water through your windshield wipers. I finally figured out that the water was on the right where I couldn't find a clutch.
Barry Sloe Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Let's see. If I go out to the garage I can look at one of those doohickey's on the floor of my Impala. I'll have to test it one of these days. Sometimes you have to pump real fast to get the windshield fluid to come out. BS
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 14 minutes ago, Barry Sloe said: Let's see. If I go out to the garage I can look at one of those doohickey's on the floor of my Impala. I'll have to test it one of these days. Sometimes you have to pump real fast to get the windshield fluid to come out. BS I bought a new Plymouth Duster in ‘73. The base model had a squeeze bulb on the floor for the washers, right next to the dimmer switch. I paid $36 for the 3-speed wiper and electric washer combo.
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Back in the day in the patrol cars we had one for the lights and one for the old mechanical siren. You had to be careful.
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 51 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Had a 1953 Dodge with tow buttons. Depending on which one you pushed you either blinded an oncoming driver or pumped water through your windshield wipers. I finally figured out that the water was on the right where I couldn't find a clutch. Whatsa tow button? Sorry, the Devil made me do it JHC
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, Capt. James H. Callahan said: Whatsa tow button? Sorry, the Devil made me do it JHC That's treeh's dyslexic brother.
Three Foot Johnson Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 I forgot about the manual washer fluid pump. I doubt the timeframes overlapped enough to have a dimmer, starter, and washer pump all in the same vehicle, not to mention the siren! It could have gotten a bit complicated.
Texas Lizard Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 8 hours ago, Ozark Huckleberry said: Just one of two floor-mounted automotive switches I've dealt with. Do you know what the other one would be? Yes the wolf call for them girls you are trying to impress.... Texas Lizard
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 I still stomp the floor trying to dim the lights.
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Most of my first vehicles had the floor dimmer switch, forget how the electric washer pump was actuated ,though. '65 'stang, '66 Fairlane, '66 stang
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 19 minutes ago, Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 said: Most of my first vehicles had the floor dimmer switch, forget how the electric washer pump was actuated ,though. '65 'stang, '66 Fairlane, '66 stang Likely a button protruding from the middle of the twist knob on the dash for the wipers.
czhen Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Long distance lights, mostly placed to be steeped with left foot. I had that on Ford Falcon model 66
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Three Foot Johnson said: I forgot about the manual washer fluid pump. I doubt the timeframes overlapped enough to have a dimmer, starter, and washer pump all in the same vehicle, not to mention the siren! It could have gotten a bit complicated. Starter was a button on the dash just left of the radio.
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