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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:28 am    Post subject: Puzzled - holes under grab handle Reply with quote
Hi all

This has been puzzling me for a while now, and was hoping someone on here could enlighten me as to what the holes under the grab handle would be for?

Thanks

Lee

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
My first guess would be a WW2 era surplus toggle switch.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Could be anything random...

I'm going to say some cool vintage map light.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Flux capacitor toggle switch.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
they are for checking for the correct diameter and proper taper of a joint.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
hazetguy wrote:
they are for checking for the correct diameter and proper taper of a joint.


Idea
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
dash plaque? But i do like the creativity of those listed above ^^^^
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
EverettB wrote:
Could be anything random...

I'm going to say some cool vintage map light.


X2- two small wires for the screws, big one in the middle for the wire. I'd bet further it was a license plate light adapted for use as a map light.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I do like the idea of a dash plaque, I originally thought it was for some kind of clock.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ejection seat switch.
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