WTB: Window switch blanks for manual window cars

[tferrer]

Looking for a few window switch blanks in very good condition. These would have been in the center console, in place of the electric window switches in a manual window car. There's apparently two types. One that's flat and one that's a bit rounded. I need the rounded ones.

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[Candia4441]

Looking for a few window switch blanks in very good condition. These would have been in the center console, in place of the electric window switches in a manual window car. There's apparently two types. One that's flat and one that's a bit rounded. I need the rounded ones.View attachment 152736View attachment 152737

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hello, I have 2

 

[tferrer]

Hey @Candia4441 -I replied to your DM. Thanks!

 

[Wes]

I was never able to find these. Had to make them.

 

[sandhu]

I was never able to find these. Had to make them.

How good did they turn out and was the quality good ??

 

[Wladek]

Just in case - there are two types of blindes: 1. for early swithes <73 as above. 2. for later switches 73< more square type edges.

p.s. just read that Tyson mentioned about that

 

[Krzysztof]

I was never able to find these. Had to make them.

Hi Wes,

Which type (before or after 1973) are You looking for?

I might have some available in a week.

 

[Wes]

How good did they turn out and was the quality good ??

They turned out well. I can grab some pics next time I'm at the car. All we did was disassemble a normal switch, remove the guts and put a cover plate in where the toggle section was. Took an age to find some plastic with a similar corrugation profile. If memory serves we ended up using some roof sections from a model railway station

 

[Wes]

They turned out well. I can grab some pics next time I'm at the car. All we did was disassemble a normal switch, remove the guts and put a cover plate in where the toggle section was. Took an age to find some plastic with a similar corrugation profile. If memory serves we ended up using some roof sections from a model railway station

Had to settle for a section of Swiss railway. That irked me. Couldn't find a suitable piece of Bavarian railway...

 

[Arde]

I would put regular switches not wired to anything just to confuse the enemy.

 

[Markos]

@tferrer,

Perhaps you can check with your CNC contact. What would it take to make these out of aluminum and have them polished? If the price wasn’t ludicrous I would be open to four of them.

 

[sfdon]

we looked at doing these with 3-D printing, but it was very hard to get the smooth finish on the plastic and then to put on the chrome finish

 

[Markos]

we looked at doing these with 3-D printing, but it was very hard to get the smooth finish on the plastic and then to put on the chrome finish

Yeah that is what CNC is good for! It can be expensive since it is a subtractive process but the little chunks of billet aluminum wouldn’t cost a thing in this case.

 

[tferrer]

@Markos - Yea, not sure there's enough of a need to have these scanned and produced. Likely more expensive than they look. the details on the serrations is quite complex and fine. There's probably a bag of these sitting at a european dealership in a dusty corner, somewhere.

 

[tferrer]

@Wes - I reached out to @Krzysztof about the ones he might have. IF you don't need them (due to your model train sourcing efforts), I could use them. Just wanted to let you know.

Tyson

 

[lip277]

Last week, while looking at my car at @sfdon - we discussed this. I have manual front windows and the blanking plates that I already have were less than desirable. With no other real option - I'll probably be putting in 'real'' switches even though they will not be functional.
Who knows - I could always wire them up for phasers or photon torpedoes or something (I have the warp dive already taken care of - LOL)

 

[Arde]

Last week, while looking at my car at @sfdon - we discussed this. I have manual front windows and the blanking plates that I already have were less than desirable. With no other real option - I'll probably be putting in 'real'' switches even though they will not be functional.
Who knows - I could always wire them up for phasers or photon torpedoes or something (I have the warp dive already taken care of - LOL)

Yes, the switches are very pretty and OCD people can always futz around with them instead of biting their nails or worse.

 

[tferrer]

Last week, while looking at my car at @sfdon - we discussed this. I have manual front windows and the blanking plates that I already have were less than desirable. With no other real option - I'll probably be putting in 'real'' switches even though they will not be functional.
Who knows - I could always wire them up for phasers or photon torpedoes or something (I have the warp dive already taken care of - LOL)

I've looked at various options to "re-chrome" these. There are some new very high quality chrome paints that after looking at the videos of, think would work quite well...

 

[Markos]

You can buy

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[Candia4441]

Hello,
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