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I used my console ashtray lighter hole for a line lock switch. It was convenient on race day. Unless I just snubbed a cig in that little tray!
Used the included line lock switch on the shifter for 2nd stage NOS. 1st stage was on a carb switch at WOT. car had 2 other lighters. One in the main ashtray and the cigar lighter. even As a smoker I saw no need for three!
Used the included line lock switch on the shifter for 2nd stage NOS. 1st stage was on a carb switch at WOT. car had 2 other lighters. One in the main ashtray and the cigar lighter. even As a smoker I saw no need for three!
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I used my console ashtray lighter hole for a line lock switch. It was convenient on race day. Unless I just snubbed a cig in that little tray!
Used the included line lock switch on the shifter for 2nd stage NOS. 1st stage was on a carb switch at WOT. car had 2 other lighters. One in the main ashtray and the cigar lighter. even As a smoker I saw no need for three!
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I put my main power switch in that spot for my stereo system.
Useful little spot there.
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I put my main power switch in that spot for my stereo system.
Useful little spot there.
I need none of them anymore! No smoking in the car and I have quit, well some vape. No NOS and no line lock. I did not even install the cigar lighter back in! I did put the lighter back in the main tray Incase I needed 12v.
Red63440
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If the car came with a foot operated windshield washer the PO may have installed a push button for the washer pump.
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True, but my foot pump works just fine! How lazy can you get?
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Sorry, didn't see the pump in the photo, follow the wires, could be a hundred things.........wait, is that your car??
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I did not either, was not a dish to you. The OP can only tell us what it was used for. I was just saying.
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moparmat2000
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I bought a receptacle that replaces the lighter and is a device charging port. It shows digital voltage in, and digital amps draw on phone. Going to put this in place of the lighter socket.
Me tool, being mine was without cigar lighter. About the most electronic thing outside of an ignition module I would put on one of these cars. Great place for a nitrous system arming switch, too!
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Reason I used that hole for the line lock was it was a quickie burnout helper to save some tranny use and the line lock provided switch on the shifter made for easy 2nd stage NOS activation once launched. Like said was a smoker and always on edge so there was likely a smoldering butt in that little tray.
67dartgtgo
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Me too...it’s a perfect spot.
moparmat2000
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This is the one I bought. Actually bought 3 of them. One for my pickup, one for each cuda. You can get them in red, blue, or green illumination. Mine are all green. These require a hole cut out a bit bigger than the lighter socket hole. It shows Amps usage only when you plug in a device showing amp draw, otherwise it stays at zero.
Volts shows vehicles voltage obviously. I will prob mod the pickup ashtray for this. But on the cars I am now thinking a custom under dash panel for oil psi, water temp, and a 3rd hole to the right of the gages for this device.
Volts shows vehicles voltage obviously. I will prob mod the pickup ashtray for this. But on the cars I am now thinking a custom under dash panel for oil psi, water temp, and a 3rd hole to the right of the gages for this device.
Thats what I was thinking. It looks natural. The lighter is offset to make room for something, and the button itself looks period correct mopar. There are no wires connected to it. It has two blade connectors inline.
moparmat2000
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Is it momentary contact on? If so, may be an electric trunk release switch.
I think the factory offset the lighter a bit simply to give it a better path by the trays bumper pad. Otherwise... collide with the tray, drop it, burn seat, carpet, console, hand, repeat.
Our first 67 notch back ( 40 years ago ) came with reverb unit wired to the radio. Its knob was added through the bezel beside the radio. I don't recall what it looked like or how many wires it had. I think it turned like a volume control.
Our first 67 notch back ( 40 years ago ) came with reverb unit wired to the radio. Its knob was added through the bezel beside the radio. I don't recall what it looked like or how many wires it had. I think it turned like a volume control.
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