Date:         Thu, 2 Dec 2010 11:10:52 -0800
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: source for 251 947 575 (rubber stop for sliding door switch)
In-Reply-To:  <20101202051218.BE4C384B1F7@izzy.vickersdesign.com>
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You can get these switches from Jetta trunks in junkyards. The cool
thing about the Jetta switches is that the buttons are notched so that
when you open the slider and you don't want the light on, you push the
button in and up and the button stays in and light stays off. When you
close the slider, it resets. Sorry I don't remember what years Jetta
it came from but if you have access to ETKA you can prolly find it.

Jeff in Marin
On Dec 1, 2010, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

>
> Date:    Wed, 1 Dec 2010 18:05:53 -0500
> From:    pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: source for 251 947 575 (rubber stop for sliding door
> switch)
>
> I may do that...
> the other option I'm considering is to instead use a generic
> magnetic switch
> like this one:
> http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2419297
>
> I've checked and the pair would easily fit in the gap between the
> door and
> the pillar.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> its just a simple "step shaped" bit of plastic. You could carve one
>> from a
>> bit of cutting board (hdpe)
>>
>> i have pics of it here
>>
>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/sliding-door-light-switch/
>>
>>
>> alistair
>