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thank you for passing on the nubbin knowledge.

update-- nubbins and springs on the way, checking my wire routes based on the guidance here. Will post pics when finished. Thanks everyone!

I bought a generic spring kit on Amazon. Close, but not enough coils per mm, not enough tension, and my fake nubbins made out of plastic mollies were too floppy. (Molly Nubbins, wasn't that a character in Lord of the Rings?). More to come, not giving up, and thanks for all the help!

thanks, now I can spend my commute looking for pens on amazon.

pm d you.

thx, pm d you.

thanks, I will probably need them. doing an Apollo 13 type alternative search right now.

wow, so clear, thanks.

thanks so much, I am going to study your reply with the switch in front of me to make sure I understand. Has anyone used a ball bearing to replace the nubbin? Seems like one that was soldered on top of the spring might work. my wife has a beading kit hmmm

Hi guys, I hope to get some help-- I did some searches most of which led me to various articles in this forum, and the info was really helpful but I still have some questions. Background: Been restoring a 72 240 for close to two years, working on the electrical now, I am replacing almost all of the wiring with a generic painless-type harness, and have been using deutsch connectors for added reliability and weatherproofing. I have some questions on the combo switch. The circuit diagrams I have seen seem to indicate the red wire is what brings 12V to this switch for the headlights. I am far from expert, but when I open the switch up, that seems wrong. If you look at the brass rocker underneath, it looks like that red wire will only connect if the headlights are full on, so if that is the power wire, what happens when the lights are in the parking light position? The red wire on my combo switch seems to be the one that should go to one of the headlights. So, where does power come from for this switch? I know about relays and will be installing them even though I am using LED headlights (just saving you guys time). Unfortunately, in trying to solve one problem I created a new one-- in opening the switch up I lost the little springs and caps that go in the plastic housing you can see in the picture. I can get the springs, but any ideas on fabbing the caps, they seem to be unobtainable as a separate part. Thank you for your help, most of the posts here are quite old but I think this is the right place to post this.