'58 Imperial Reostat

Islander 62 Posted 2016-12-21 2:36 AM (#529382) Subject: '58 Imperial Reostat Veteran Posts: 142 Location: Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC Canada Are there any good lubricants for the headlight switch?........I'm dealing with the typical intermittent glow as I rotate the knob, how do you remove the switch and what would you use on the reostat coil?....... Powerflite Posted 2016-12-21 11:37 AM (#529415 - in reply to #529382) Subject: RE: '58 Imperial Reostat Expert 5K+ Posts: 9673 Location: So. Cal Dielectric grease. Islander 62 Posted 2016-12-21 12:36 PM (#529423 - in reply to #529415) Subject: RE: '58 Imperial Reostat Veteran Posts: 142 Location: Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC Canada Thanks for that information......I'm going to try taking the switch out today.....looks like a bit of a mystery but I'll see what i can do. KcImperial Posted 2016-12-21 3:40 PM (#529431 - in reply to #529382) Subject: Re: '58 Imperial Reostat Expert Posts: 2490 Location: Kansas City, KS Removing the headlight switch is one of the easier tasks on an Imperial dash. There's a Allen head set screw on the knob and then a nut behind that. It pushes through and out the backside. There should be just enough slack in the wires to let it hang down for easier wire removal. Islander 62 Posted 2016-12-21 11:33 PM (#529468 - in reply to #529382) Subject: Re: '58 Imperial Reostat Veteran Posts: 142 Location: Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC Canada Removing the headlight switch is one of the easier tasks on an Imperial dash. There's a Allen head set screw on the knob and then a nut behind that. It pushes through and out the backside. There should be just enough slack in the wires to let it hang down for easier wire removal. Don Thanks for the info Don!.......I'll be pulling it out tomorrow.....