7 replies to this topic

[MikeRotherham]

There are many suppliers of the rocker switches that later minis have 4 or 5 of. There are also many prices.

 

Are they all the same made by the same manufacturer or are there any that are better quality?

[Midas Mk1]

FYI later MPi type are rounded, due to some eu legislation.  

[MikeRotherham]

FYI later MPi type are rounded, due to some eu legislation.  

Yes I thought they were. Improves the appearance i think.

[DeadSquare]

The Mini has had several unwanted Mods and Rockers instead of Flick switches is one of them.

[mini-mad-mark]

.....Mods and Rockers....?

[MikeRotherham]

Trilogy and Lucas are two names that I have come across whilst looking for the usual illuminated rocker switches.

 

Are these likely to be better quality than the unbranded ones the usual mini suppliers sell or is just one factory making them all?

[Boycie]

I'd guess they all come from the same (far Eastern) place nowadays, Mike.  I might be wrong, but I'd imagine that's the ugly truth.  I'd buy the cheapest you can find, it'll likely be as good as anything else nowadays.

To be fair, I've had no problems with modern replacement rocker switches (they should have had enough practice by now!)

[Spider]

Some (all?) I've found are different from original these days. I buy blanks for some of the switches in the Mokes and have them lazer engraved. For a few years, our engraver had no issues doing them, but about 3 years back, they just melt in to a mess on him. They haven't improved since (just tried another a few weeks back). I'll have a look and see if there's any branding on them.