[alfa] Re: 1990 Alfa Spider Power Mirror Switch

[H Taylor <taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ken.

There is a difference between switch types (and mirror wiring) on the 
Spiders -90 vs. 91-, or at least I always thought that was when it 
happened. The earlier style is a miniature joystick, basically, with a 
shaft that extends out for mirror positioning. The later switch is more 
of a square button, IIRC.

If your switches don't match, I think you're in trouble. Adapting one 
type of switch to use in the other application is not trivial.

If the switches match, I would expect everything to be ok. It may be 
that they just used a connector at some point. Do you know what year 
the switch is from?

- Hal

On Jul 23, 2004, at 2:05 AM, alfa-digest wrote:


> On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:08:13 -0400, Ken Ross wrote:
> I just purchased a power mirror switch on Ebay for my 1990 Alfa 
> Spider.  When
> I took my switch apart, I discovered that the cables run about 2-3 
> feet and
> disappear into the center console.  The switch I purchased has about 6 
> inches
> of cable and then a connector.  Obviously, the switch I purchased on 
> ebay has
> a much short cable than the OEM unit on my car.  Other than the cable 
> length,
> the switches appear to be identical.  Does anyone know why the two 
> cables have
> different lengths?  Is my 1990 Spider different than other Spiders 
> because it
> is the last year of the 3 series body style?  Any help in getting the 
> replace
> switch working would be greatly appreciated.
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