IML: Those pesky '67-68 headlamp switches

["Eric" <gearhead@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't forget to review the Imperialclub.com's website repair info section 
for headlamp switches.
http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Electrical/lights.htm

Also, there you'll find a link to an informative site about installing a 
headlamp relay to keep the heat from the 100-200 watts of headlamp juice 
seeking a place to ground to from having to go thru the delicate rocker 
headlamp switches of the '67-68 cars, 
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/relays/relays.html

There are other benefits of routing power directly to the headlamps thru a 
relay, they don't dim down nor flicker as much.

Eric
Portland, Oregon
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One of the most common and vexing problems with '67-68 Imperials is the 
headlamp switch. My understanding of the sequence of events: The electrical 
connections inside the switch get corroded or otherwise wonky over time. 
This causes resistance, which causes heat. The heat causes the internal 
circuit breaker to break the circuit, thus killing the headlights. Since the 
circuit is broken now, the switch cools down, so the circuit breaker starts 
allowing current through again, and the headlights come back on. The current 
causes the switch to heat up again, and so the cycle continues, causing the 
headlights to flash on and off indefinitely (probably unbeknownst to the 
driver).

But that was a few years ago, before Elijah Scott started offering his 
switch rebuilding service. My recommendation: Rather than waste your time 
and sanity trying to find a replacement switch that actually works, send 
your existing one to Elijah, and get on with your life. Here's his web page:
 http://home.comcast.net/~imperial1971/




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