Need help identifying this part under glovebox? rhd

[nosmonkey]

Hey all, I assumed this resistor looking jobby was for the heater blower but on fitting my heater box realised it already has a potentiometer on the fan speed. It's marked vdo and mounts next to the fuse box just behind the glovebox, any ideas as to what it is for? Mine is a 74 spec rhd csa

 

[Ohmess]

Not sure if this helps, but I have one in my stash of parts. I believe it is a resistor of some sort.

 

[sfdon]

Dropping resister for automatic transmission gear selection lights?

 

[nosmonkey]

Dropping resister for automatic transmission gear selection lights?

Potentially, i honestly can't even remember if it was connected up. Car was manual swapped before my time

 

[rodspock]

nosmonkey, sfdon is correct. One terminal takes 12v from the light switch and changes the resistance for earth path of the automatic gear selector lights. This dims the gear selector lights at night. Rod

 

[lip277]

I think Don could identify 98% of Coupe parts blindfolded - he's seen his share of these things. LOL

 

[eriknetherlands]

Funny as I do not recognize the part, eventough I just fully dismantled my whole car. It is also an automatic, but Lhd and from May 1973.

I guess my indicator lights simple don't dim then? Or was the resistor chopped out by a PO perhaps?

Hoping to learn something....