Parking Lights Yes, Head Lights No

["Wm. R. Ulman" <twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxx>]

The headlight switch is bad on your '66.  I have been through this on
both my '63 & '66 at one point.  The '66 I had the same problem.  I was
able to get an after market switch that was basically identical to the
original thru Jeff Carter (come to think of it, it may have been a NOS)
here in Seattle.  He only charged me $3,000.00 for that part.  Just
kidding.  It was $45.00 I believe.  I should be good to go in that area
for another 37 years.  You may well be able to get the same part from a
parts house for less, but if not check with Jeff Carter on his website
at: www.jcauto.com or email him at: jcauto@xxxxxxxxxx   If you are the
old fashioned type like me you may write him at:  20815 52nd Ave W,
Lynnwood, WA  98036 phone 425-672-8324, fax 425-771-2522.  For both the
'63 & '66 I got the switches from Jeff.  Also, just for you '63 and
older Imperial owners, Jeff is one of the only & most surely the best
when it comes to rebuilding the Electroluminecent gauges in these cars.
Also, he rebuilds clocks, either orig mechanical self winding, or places
a quartz movement inside.  On my '60 I insisted on the original
mechanical, and it ran quite well, even if it did need adjustment
occasionally, but the quarts he had already done on the '66 when I
bought it.  He also calibrates the gauges, and refinishes them to
factory spec. He will also rebuild window, seat switches, etc... 

Bill Ulman
Seattle, WA
'66 Crown Convertible - Midnight Blue Metallic/White pearl leather
interior:  "The youngest of all Imperials" (from the sales brochure for
the convertible coupe)

P.S.  Jeff does all Electroluminecent, including '66-'67 Chargers.  He
will not even deal with '67 or newer Imperials, '70 forward Challenger,
Cuda's because, well, he just plain does not like them.  That also
applies to '71 and newer Chargers.

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Subject: IML: Parking Lights Yes, Head Lights No


Hola

While we are on "66 lights I now only have just parking lights.  The
head 
lights at one time would go on.  Then I realized that three miles from
the 
house they would go out of my life.  Now I have no head lights.  I can
get 
away with dusk or dawn driving with the parking lights for a little bit,
but 
it is getting old.

On another note I took the left front wheel off to look at a leak from
the 
wheel cylinder.  Yelp it was bad so I bought pairs of wheel cylinders, A
arm 
bushings, upper and lower joints, shocks, brake shoes and flex brake
lines 
for the front.
                                                  
                                         Rodger & Gabby