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  1. nerodino

    nerodino Formula 3
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    Hi,
    My dash dimmer knob is missing! had a look at Daves stick sites to no avail, anyone know whereabouts it might be worth a try?
    Regards G P
     
  2. Crawler

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    Maybe some contemporary Fiats had the same one...
     
  3. 4redno

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  4. nerodino

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    Dan, Thats what i'm hoping, just waiting for the knowledge!
     
  5. 4redno

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    I think McCann wants $60 for one. At that price you don't need knowledge, you just need your checkbook! :)
     
  6. dm_n_stuff

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  7. nerodino

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    Dave, it's smaller than those, kind of a knurled finish but as it's missing i'm kind of guessing
     
  8. nerodino

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    I tried McCanns site, blowed if i could see it?
     
  9. Crawler

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    It's a little twisty knob with a rheostat attached.

    If you need me to, I can take the one off my car and shoot a picture. Come to think of it, Corbani did a saga on it a while back. He rebuilt one (of course).

    Mine doesn't work too well, more of an on/off switch than a dimmer.
     
  10. 4redno

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  11. 4redno

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    Wow, have they really gone up that much? Like I said, Dennis has them listed for a lot less but I don't actually know if they are "in stock".

    Find a broken one - lots of Dino owners probably have a spare, broken rheostat with a perfectly good knob.
     
  12. dm_n_stuff

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    Just the knob right? Not the enitre assembly?

    Seems pretty simple then.

    Search electronic supply houses until you find the right knob.

    Allied electronics is one of my favorites.

    http://www.alliedelec.com/

    Have at it. I think they have 10K different knobs there, one's bound to fit.

    Dave
     
  13. John Corbani

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    Got some pictures on one of my old Dino Sagas. Take a look.
    http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=100210&highlight=060402___Instrument
    Don't remember whether knob was part of shaft or what. You probably can come up with something similar as a replacement part of a table lamp. (US version of a table lamp of course) Would imagine Fiat or Alfa cars of that era would have similar dimmers. Bone yard might help. A filled epoxy would probably hold a knob on if the shaft is still OK. My fix has held up just fine. Lights are still bright yet can still be dimmed.

    John
     
  14. Crawler

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    500 bucks? Cheeses!
     
  15. Pantdino

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    We'll see if anyone steps up to buy at that $375-500 price. Doubt it.
     
  16. John Corbani

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    Just looked at a display of wire nuts in a hardware store. Shape of many are just the size and shape of the dimmer knob. About 20 cents apiece. Some even come in black but color is not a problem if you have a spray can of black paint. No big deal to make a knob if Unobtanium. Cut to length, bore and glue things together.

    John
     

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