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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - 1500 Indicator Stalk

Hey there,

So after fitting my nice new dashboard it seems that I may have a damaged indicator stalk :(

Looking for a replacement but can only find the ones without the horn function...

All the usual places say no longer available for the one I currently have...

Does anyone here have either a good source for them or one lying around that I could buy for a reasonable price...?

Thanks in advance.

Simon
S J Dodd

Having burned my column switch out by upgrading to halogen headlights without taking the precaution of fitting relays, I had to hunt around for a replacement stalk assembly. They are hard to come by, no longer available new for later model 1500s. I eventually got a s/h one from the Spitfire Graveyard. Might be worth giving them a try.

Dave
D MATTHEWS

Hi.


If the old stalk is ok you can fit it to any other switch, it just has a splined end that pushes in.

One of the wires is trapped by the spline and the other runs up the stalk to the button, just cut it and solder it to the horn wire.
SR Smith 1

Nice one, I'll have a bit of a hunt then and if not I'll go down the route of the old ones! :) cheers
S J Dodd

The old stalk is fine as a unit but the wiring is screwed... Some wires are crushed and the main feed to the unit has a really bad connection from its wire into the stalk... Is it worth just trying to repair this given the lack of availability of these stalks these days...?
S J Dodd

You can get a functionally equivalent unit from the MGB P/N BHA4948, however the plug will be wrong. If your plug is ok, a bit of cutting and soldering etc will have you operational again. Or you could make a conversion loom from your plug and the plug end from an old MGB loom.
Roadwarrior

Sounds like a good plan to me! :) thanks
S J Dodd

This thread was discussed between 05/05/2014 and 06/05/2014

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