<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I think Steve has it figured out. Later catalogs have the part number as 90570522, but it was pretty common to see old rover numbers updated by BL by just adding 90 in front.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It’s also possible that the cheap plastic switch from later XKE Series 3 cars will fit, they are plentiful.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Yours</div><div class="">Vern<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 3, 2018, at 4:51 PM, Steve Manwell via Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Jonathan,<br class=""><br class="">I have a vague memory of replacing this switch on my 3500S with a Land Rover part. I think have pieced together enough info to confirm:<br class=""><br class="">The 1969 "Three Thousand Five" and 3500S parts catalog lists the part number as 570522 and says the Lucas number is 39218. I tried the Rover part number in some of the Land Rover vendor parts look ups with no luck, but these references seem to indicate that LU 39218 is the same as the switch used in Series 3 Land Rovers with the brake servo mounted on the pedal box, and that the switch may be the same as used on some Jaguar XKE Series 3's:<br class=""><br class=""><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/lucas-SMB420-brake-light-switch-for-LAND-ROVER-88-109-110-SERIES-3/301243126092?epid=1425272854&hash=item46237d514c:g:D70AAMXQKAtROIuh" class="">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/lucas-SMB420-brake-light-switch-for-LAND-ROVER-88-109-110-SERIES-3/301243126092?epid=1425272854&hash=item46237d514c:g:D70AAMXQKAtROIuh</a><br class=""><br class="">(This site says: 3/8" x 24 UNF thread; land Rover part number 575166 ) -- I don't know why the Land Rover number would be different from the Rover number, but if that is the right thread, it should work.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">https://www.roversnorth.com/ProductDesc.aspx?code=PLC478&type=0&eq=&key=it<br class=""><br class="">https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/series/series-2/parts/brakes/575166-brakelight-switch-servo-vehicles-also-optional-reverse-lightswitch.html<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-XKE-V12-Series-3-Stoplight-Switch-LUCAS-39218-1972-1973-NOS/253903131017?hash=item3b1dce5189:g:vEYAAOSwtc9brqJn&vxp=mtr<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">--Steve Manwell<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">On 10/3/2018 6:55 PM, LANCE LA CERTE PSY D via Rovernet wrote:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Jonathen, I may be way off base, but I wonder if this would be a similar switch on an MGB from the same model year????<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Lance La Certe, Psy.D.<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">________________________________<br class="">From: Rovernet <rovernet-bounces@rovernet.org> on behalf of Jonathan Present via Rovernet <rovernet@rovernet.org><br class="">Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 3:59 PM<br class="">To: rovernet@rovernet.org<br class="">Cc: Jonathan Present<br class="">Subject: [Rovernet] Brake switch needed<br class=""><br class="">I recently ordered the switch that activates the brake lights on my 1970 3500S P6B from Beck/Arnley (via eBay). The switch never arrived, so I ordered it again, they sent the wrong one, and said it is the only thing they have for this model. I then sent an e Mail to J.R. Wadhams along with a picture of the new switch (left), and old switch (right). I received the following response:<br class=""><br class="">Dear Mr Present<br class=""><br class="">We have never seen the switch on the RHS. It must have been changed in the past. We can't help with this. You might do better in trying to find a replacement of this type.<br class=""><br class="">Regards<br class=""><br class="">JRW<br class=""><br class="">J R Wadhams Ltd<br class="">The Brads Nail Works<br class=""><br class="">At this point, I would like to ask if anyone has a used switch, or can direct me to the correct replacement?<br class=""><br class="">Thank You!<br class="">-------------- next part --------------<br class="">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br class="">URL: <http://rovernet.org/pipermail/rovernet_rovernet.org/attachments/20181003/757faf07/attachment.html><br class="">-------------- next part --------------<br class="">A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br class="">Name: IMG_2018.JPG<br class="">Type: image/jpeg<br class="">Size: 125005 bytes<br class="">Desc: not available<br class="">URL: <http://rovernet.org/pipermail/rovernet_rovernet.org/attachments/20181003/757faf07/attachment.JPG><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Rovernet mailing list<br class="">Rovernet@rovernet.org<br class="">http://rovernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rovernet_rovernet.org<br class="">-------------- next part --------------<br class="">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br class="">URL: <http://rovernet.org/pipermail/rovernet_rovernet.org/attachments/20181003/95398479/attachment.html><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Rovernet mailing list<br class="">Rovernet@rovernet.org<br class="">http://rovernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rovernet_rovernet.org<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Rovernet mailing list<br class="">Rovernet@rovernet.org<br class="">http://rovernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rovernet_rovernet.org<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""><div class="">
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