Heh. That thread is a great example of the one challenge I have with the forum format -- search. Back in October, I searched fchat for "door jamb", "door switch", "courtesy light", etc (limiting it to the 308/328 forum). After an hour of reading about drilling out the panel, Porsche not-quite-right-but-works, complaints about NOS prices, and so on, the best I could find was this thread started by @Andrew McCrae 1.5 years ago and "intimating" that there was a like-for-like cross-reference out there. A quick ping to @Martin308GTB for the trail (and bumping this thread to the top of the forum), and a trip to my Volvo in the garage, confirmed that this was a "dimensional" like-for-like solution. So, like a dutiful fchatter, I responded to *this* thread confirming @Martin308GTB and @Andrew McCrae 's findings. Ten days later, @Newman started the thread above "discovering" this great new replacement part for the door switches--same one. Which, of course, started a whole new re-discussion of the merits of NOS prices, concours judging, other replacement options, plastic v aluminum plungers and so on. Don't get me wrong--fchat is amazing (people and the forum) and makes all of our car lives so much better. But this is my one frustration -- it often becomes a drawn out treasure hunt to find the answer to a relatively simple question, largely because there are so many threads discussing the same topic or mentioning it under an unrelated topic. Without the forum, likely no method of actually finding the treasure. I just wish there was a better search solution.
A source for the door jamb switches: Gray plastic instead of white plastic. https://nordicar.com/en/product/610/door-switch-volvo-544-210-ama-140-164.html Enjoy
And a NA source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Volvo-Contact-Switch-Lamp-658383-for-Volvo-PV-122-140-164/114579546347?hash=item1aad7920eb:g:jRAAAOSwy79f2zk~ These ship direct from the NA distributor of Skandix (manufacturer of these parts and *many* other Volvo parts). They have an aluminum plunger (which is period correct for vintage Volvo's) instead of white plastic.
great thread for 308 door switches BUT has anyone got an alternative for the 328 as totally different on my car.
Oops, there are plastic plugs for the plungers to contact. I had a Homer Simpson “DOH!”. This is what I get for not looking and guessing.
