CharlesinGA wrote:
Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
My wife and I both prefer floor-mounted, push-button dimmer switches. MLP will definitely have one. (I already have the switch in my "things to be done" parts box.)
I think I'll also put a "Dimmer Switch On Floor, Dummy" sticker on the dash for 'kiddies' who aren't used to, or don't know, the old way of doing things.
I learned on a '67 Falcon (Dad's), and later got a '70 Mustang (mine) and I still own both of them, but I'll take a dimmer on the stalk any day of the week. Trying to dim the headlights and pump the clutch at the same time was annoying, and fishing around with your foot hunting for the dimmer was a pain. With all the traffic you encounter nowdays, even on rural roads, stalk mounted dimmer is much easier as you can keep flipping it without any hassles................
But each to their own.
Charles
Yes, I agree completely, especially on vehicles with manual transmissions. However, most (all?) of the motorhomes on this thread have automatic transmissions ... so no clutch and no conflicting tasks for the left foot.
Your "stalk mounted dimmer" is an interesting description. I would have been used "dimmer on the tree," based on "three on the tree" description (versus "four on the floor") for manual shift levers in days gone by.
One of the goals of the MLP efforts is to keep it, as much as possible, looking like a late-60's/early 70's truck. (In one respect, I'm reaching farther back because the exterior will be a "woodie on steroids.") I'm considering an updated steering column, as long it has era-appropriate appearance. I've been looking into having both floor-mounted and column-mounted dimmer switch, in case the replacement column is appropriately equipped. (It'd require some unique circuitry but is probably doable ... I already have an approach worked out.)
