Where to get a same style switch ?

[bananaman1]

Evening all.
Recently brought our 1st motorhome ...1 little problem is that the switch that controls the water pump is knackered :-(...any idea where i could get a replacement ....easy to change ? have tried ringing the number on the board ...but no reply ...any advise appreciated :-)


The 1 on the left of the bank of 4......would like to replace with the same style if pos.
Thanks Bman

[nagsheadwarrior]

Www.expluginsteve.co.uk the godfather for all things plug in.
If not its a pretty common switch on many generic control panels.

Just out of curiosity what sort of van is it,my guess is a coachbuilt from the mid-late 80s,holdsworth or a swift capri maybe?

Edited by nagsheadwarrior on Wednesday 10th April 21:13

[bananaman1]

Thanks for the tip , will give him a try. And its a drifter 410 1998 :-)

[nagsheadwarrior]

Aah well off the mark there.
Super vans tho,one of my favourites,loadsa space and proper comfy seats.

[New POD]

RS Components ?

[bananaman1]

Yeah we like it :-)...painfully under powered though....dreading the hills in Scotland when we go there !....rs components. ..duly noted thanks :-)

[Watchman]

Others to check include Farnell and Maplin.

Or you could try and see if you could repair it yourself. I have had to that in the past.

[nagsheadwarrior]

bananaman1 said:

Yeah we like it :-)...painfully under powered though....dreading the hills in Scotland when we go there !....rs components. ..duly noted thanks :-)

Its not a 2.5 straight diesel is it?

Most of em were 2.5 turbos which propelled them pretty well relatively speaking.

[bananaman1]

It is just the non turbo 1 I'm afraid. ...but hey hoo.....just have to allow more time to get anywhere :-)

[thehammer]

The switches look very much like the ones in my coachman amara, i could measure them if you like?

[nagsheadwarrior]

bananaman1 said:

It is just the non turbo 1 I'm afraid. ...but hey hoo.....just have to allow more time to get anywhere :-)

Aah,certainly a sedate drive!
Oddly the 2.5 straights are better than the later 2.8 straight,they were suicide inducing.
Turbo conversions possible if your handy with a spanner.

[bananaman1]

You seem to know your stuff about motorhomes nags......you sell them ? Owned afew ?

[bananaman1]

Cheers thehammer...will have abit of a tinker with it saturday and see if its repairable first.

[bananaman1]

Cheers thehammer...will have abit of a tinker with it saturday and see if its repairable first.

[nagsheadwarrior]

bananaman1 said:

You seem to know your stuff about motorhomes nags......you sell them ? Owned afew ?

I sell them,have done for 10 years or so,i like a bit of motorhoming myself tho too as we get to borrow the stock.
When i started i worked for a national chain and spent many a happy day chugging around picking up drifters n much older stuff too.
Sold a lovely rare drifter 404 years ago,thats like yours but on a talbot,it had a 1.9 straight diesel,not even an official option in that van and biblically slow!

[bananaman1]

Nice little perk that, being able to borrow stock.

[bananaman1]

Nice little perk that, being able to borrow stock.

[nagsheadwarrior]

A far away customer with a nice px is the best,a subtle suggestion that they insist on delivery can lead to free holiday on the way back if things work out!
Id buy one myself if i ever left the trade though,cant beat tge flexibility/freedom a motorhome gives you as you know.
If ever you're passing preston pop in and say hello,big caravan/motorhome dealership rhymes with shambles!

[bananaman1]

Chuckles to self.........shambles !

[bananaman1]

New switch arrived today from expluginsteve :-)