67 Headlight Bucket Switch in AC Cars

[Scott S.]

Re: 67 Headlight Bucket Switch in AC Cars

Hello;
Interesting discussion.
Can anyone post the AIM pages Scott writes of in this post ?

Ray,

Here are the '67 AIM pages for UPC C60-E7 and 12-B4, the '63 AIM page can be seen in post #35 above.


On UPC C60-E7 (the drawing of the switch mounting is the same on this C60 page in the 1964-67 AIMs), the "line" from the Item 2 Screw goes upward through the Headlamp Switch first, then continues through the hole in the bottom of the Cluster, and finally through the Nut. So according to the AIM, it appears that the correct mounting for the Switch on a car with C60 would have the 'ears' of the Switch on the outside/exterior of the Cluster, so that the 'ears' would be visible under the two Screws if you were looking up from below.

On UPC 12-B4, the "line" is drawn from the Item 6 Screw up through the Cluster first, then down below the Switch and up through the screw hole on the 'ear' of the switch, with the "line" continuing through the Item 4 Nut. So it appears that the "standard" mounting would have the Headlamp Switch mounted so that the 'ears' are located on the backside/interior of the Cluster, hidden from view, so that all you would see looking up from below would be the two mounting screws.

[Neal K.]

Re: 67 Headlight Bucket Switch in AC Cars

Just speculating here. Is it plausible that the reason for the cancellation of AIM UPC C60 E7 was due to a conflict created between UPC C60 E7 and UPC 1 E8 with regard to the apparent unintended relocation of the drivers side air vent control from the drivers side radio trim panel(as depicted in UPC 1 E8) to under the right side of the dash instrument cluster( Cancelled UPC 1 E8) in an A/C equipped car? (I believe that the location of the driver's side air vent control was relocated in 67 from under the dash, 1963-1966, to the drivers side radio trim panel). If my supposition is plausible, and referencing Scott's bold print notation in the second paragraph of his #13 post above, that the inboard location of the headlight motor switch was not shown in the AIM after 1963, then the inboard mounting location to the right of the steering column would seem correct for 1967 with A/C.

[Neal K.]

Re: 67 Headlight Bucket Switch in AC Cars

Correction to my last post. In the last sentence where I said in part ", then the inboard mounting location to the right of the steering----------" I mean to the left of the steering--------

[Neal K.]

Re: 67 Headlight Bucket Switch in AC Cars

Second correction. In the 3rd line of my post where i stated(Cancelled UPC 1 E8) I meant to state( Cancellec UPC C60 E7).
I neededitmy posts more carefully.

[Kenneth B.]

Re: 67 Headlight Bucket Switch in AC Cars

I find it funny that someone would move the switch for any reason unless they were restoring the car for NCRS. This is what gets me is that people are taking parts off of where they were installed at the factory because the powers that be so dictate. The 2 early C-60 1967 Corvettes had the switch on the outboard slot close to the air duct. The cars were NEVER restored & the clusters were never out. One was bought from the original owner. From what I see here some were in some were out so why cant we give full points for both. Same as the crome shifter ball there was pi**ing match about.

[Charles C.]

Re: 67 Headlight Bucket Switch in AC Cars

In case this is helpful for gathering data:

My Feb. '67 (unrestored, 57K miles) B/B A/C car has the headlight rotating switch mounted inboard (closer to the steering column) with the mounting tabs hidden inside the cluster housing. It basically looks like the thumbnail photo on Nick Culkowski's post from Sept. 25, 2010. The installation looks pretty original and untouched and I don't see any marks indicating the tabs were previously mounted on the outside of the housing.
Charlie

[Stephen G.]

Re: 67 Headlight Bucket Switch in AC Cars

I finally pulled my cluster. From what I can see from the witness marks behind the cluster the switch was always on the outside location.

[Nick C.]

Re: 67 Headlight Bucket Switch in AC Cars

52 posts...

Review 14, 24, 26, 44 as well as the rest.

Once removed, empirical data may be missing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empiric...ution_function

If you feel a particular version is correct for your car, and can prove it beyond any reasoable doubt, do it. Perhaps simple belief is adequate, or perhaps not.

It would be unwise to alter originality for the sake of judging points in anyone's sport if truth is relevant. Follow your heart and lighten up... one decimal judging point means nothing; elusive truth remains as another matter.

[Dale S.]

Re: 67 Headlight Bucket Switch in AC Cars

Funny, This is just one of four things I was told were not origiunal, that were on my March 30th 1967 built, K-19, C-60. Horn mounting, headlight rotating switch, radiator cap and something else. I never changed them, as the car was a 34K original miles car. They are only original once. Dale