Where is the emergency flasher switch?

[moparmania]

Does anyone have a pic of the emergency flasher switch mounted to the dash? Mine is missing on my 68. Thanks.

[FORDification]

All '67-'69 trucks had the switch mounted in the glovebox. It was usually mounted on the left side, though I've seen a few mounted along the right side...



...unless it came with factory air, since the factory A/C unit went up inside the glovebox, reducing it's size...in which case it was simply mounted under the dash in a convenient spot. (Since there was no factory A/C option for '67s, the switch was always in the glovebox.) The '67-'69 switch was never mounted in the dash, since the possible mounting spots were taken by the cargo lamp switch - manual choke cable - lighter...and it was a completely different style switch. If a manual choke or lighter wasn't installed, a chrome cover was snapped into place...but for trucks with no cargo light, there was no hole in the first position. The dash is solid, no hole.

Virtually all '70-'72 trucks had the in-dash-mounted switch. The three available positions for switches to the right of the column would be cargo light - flashers - lighter.



If no cargo light was installed, then the dash wouldn't have a hole for the first position...just the two for the flasher switch and lighter.



However, I have seen a few '70-'72 trucks that had the '67-'69 style mounted under the dash, and I have no explanation for that. It's possible they were something added by a previous owner...I have no idea. However, the couple I've seen this anomaly on were heavily-optioned trucks...and it's possible that even though a manual choke wasn't standard, it could've been special-ordered, and would've been mounted where the flasher switch would normally go...meaning they had to mount an under-dash flasher switch.

These are just my own observations, they're not gospel...but I believe them to be correct.

[moparmania]

My truck has air and all three knobs: cargo, choke, and lighter. I can mount it under the three knobs since you said they mounted it in any convenient place.

I just went out and looked a little under the dash. I found the switch and it works, just missing the bezel. Does anyone have a bezel for sale? Thanks, this is a great site.

[seattle67]

Flasher switches for our trucks come up on Ebay now and then, like this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/66-FORD- ... enameZWDVW

I still see them at you pull it junk yards now and then too.

Or you can get reproductions from NPD for a ridiculous price.