under Dashboard switch...what does it do?

Post by **rufusontour** » 08 Jul 2008, 12:51

Hi, We have located a switch in our van in the centre of the van, below the dashboard level with our gearstick slightly to the right so not quite centre!! so if you have a stereo in a van, just underneath nearest to the stearing wheel, except we don't understand what it is or was for, it is simply a flick switch which lights up any suggestions?? Thanks,

Post by **kevtherev** » 08 Jul 2008, 12:54

aaaah thats the secret switch ....

O M G you haven't flicked it... have you?

doesn't sound VW from your description .. might be a mod from the PO

could be any thing from an immobiliser to a fan overide

Post by **Stefvan** » 08 Jul 2008, 12:57

Or a fog light

Stefvan

Post by **Titus A Duxass** » 08 Jul 2008, 13:01

It could be related to the leisure battery, it could be related to the ignition (immobiliser) or it could be there just to as a discussion point.

Post by **airhead** » 08 Jul 2008, 13:08

Every t25 is fitted with one of these. It's a redundant lightup switch fitted by a previous owner which used to serve some exciting purpose such as a flashing neon sign on the roof that said "Girls, Girls, Girls", but when the PO transferred the neon sign to his new car he left the switch in place so as not to leave a hole in the dashboard, and left a supply going to it so it would still light up to wreck your head and make you think it actually does something.

Post by **Pepperami** » 08 Jul 2008, 15:53

Mines for the fridge. I think

Post by **hercules** » 08 Jul 2008, 18:15

Pepperami wrote:Mines for the fridge. I think

that what mine for im sure it be for that

Post by **vic20** » 08 Jul 2008, 18:37

We had one of those too. Turned out it was for the speakers on the old crappy [now skpped] stereo, for sound in the back/front/both

Post by **dugcati** » 10 Jul 2008, 21:34

The switch on mine powers the ejector seats

Post by **putney** » 11 Jul 2008, 09:56

On Holdsworth models its for the fridge.

Post by **hightower** » 11 Jul 2008, 12:14

The one in my mates van does the split charging to the leisure battery while driving but its pretty useless as he always forgets to switch it on till he gets to the campsite.

Post by **kevtherev** » 11 Jul 2008, 16:38

hightower wrote:The one in my mates van does the split charging to the leisure battery while driving but its pretty useless as he always forgets to switch it on till he gets to the campsite.

and thats why autosleeper and other quality conversions do it automatically

Have you found out it purpose yet rufusontour?

Post by **HarryMann** » 11 Jul 2008, 16:52

Mine did the 5 flashing lights on the front of the roof which say...

Flash, flash - Outa da way, here comes the BBC Outside Broadcast truck, outa da way you plebs, we're more important than you and we're not stopping if you get in da way - Flash, flash, flash

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