[charlieg]

I purchased a foot dimmer switch for the headlamps. I'd like to install it in conjunction with a dead pedal, probably made using one of the AC pedals available for the brakes and clutch pedals. Has anyone done this? Pictures? Schematic? Engineering drawings??
Thanks much.
CharlieG

 

[Steve]

I just did this it and it was cake. I don't have a dead pedal. I'm 6'2 with size 13 shoes so my leg goes all the way to the back wall, which basically IS my dead pedal. I ended up mounting the switch to the back of the footbox just left of the clutch pedal arm, about 10 inches from the floor. It just clears the arm with the pedal fully depressed, and there's still room for my foot to the left of it. I used a Ford high beam swtich from NAPA that was made in Taiwan.

Wiring it was simple, but I'm not sure what setup you have - carb or EFI. I have EFI and I simply probed the back of the Mustang turn signal assembly to figure out how the stock switch works and what wires go where. There's a hot lead into the switch from the factory headlight switch.
The high beam switch simply toggles the power between the two outputs, one is connected to the high beams and the other to the low beams. The two are never energized at the same time.

I think there's a post in the Engineer Ed column on the subject that might help you further.

Sorry I don't have any fabrication advice or pics. I considered this avenue, but later changed my mind because there just isn't enough room down there for my feet, let alone a dead pedal with integrated high beam switch!

 

[BBC71Nova]

I have a Chevy dimmer switch mounted on the junction of the 2"x2" steel where the footbox drops. Seems OK there. I didn't think the footbox aluminum was strong enough without a brace. Mine I can take my clutch foot and pull it back into the corner and push the button with my heel. Only time will tell how it will work.

John

 

[Todd Buttrick]

Charlie,

Sounds like I did the same as Wurf to the T. I picked up the switch at NAPA asking only for generic dimmer switch. Works great. I'm 6'3 and like Wurf, use the end of the footbox as my dead pedal. Boy, I should really clean that carpet.

 

[teamfour]

I mounted an old style floor switch to the base of the 2x2 upright post, the one that the door hinge bolts to. Hard to describe, but I activate the switch by tapping it with the rear of my left heel.

Yeah, what BBC said.

[ May 20, 2002, 04:19 PM: Message edited by: teamfour ]