I have had a fan switch go bad once only in 11 years. I have bunches of good used ones for 5 bucks. Toggle switches will only clutter your dash and give it that hacked look. Robert 1982 Westfalia
--- neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hi all. > > My heater/fresh air fan speed switch needs to > be replaced and I want > to replace with a better quality switch than > OE. > > I searched net'. There are 12V 6A toggle > switches available. As a last > resort, I would install a toggle (SPDT?) and > wire it for an "off" > "low" and "high" setting. > > There is no electrical rating marked on my > stock switch. > > What are the stock fan speed switches rated at? > > 12V DC, but how many amps? > > Has anyone else found a better "mousetrap" in > terms of a better > quality 3 spd. fan switch? > > Like from a different vehicle? > > Even though the OE switch doesn't cost much, > and I know I'm being > completely puckered about this, I just can't > see putting in something > that from what I've read about in archives, is > either poorly made, > poor design, or both. > > No disrespect to VW or VW fans. Batteries not > included. YMMV...... ;^) > > Much thanks, > > Neil. > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil >
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