Huf ignitions

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Just wondering what the terminal marked '30' in between '30' & '15' actually does? Looking through my spares I noticed this terminal has been altered.

[Jonathan Poll]

Just wondering what the terminal marked '30' in between '30' & '15' actually does? Looking through my spares I noticed this terminal has been altered.

I guess the easiest way is to test it with a multimeter, trying out all of the key movement combinations.

JP

[Big Al]

The switch has two live tags so that additional items can be powered without being subject to the ignition being on. In most cases the tag has no use but if you wanted a radio, interior light or something you can attach it exclusive of the cars wiring loom - should carry an in line fuse as you cannot turn the current off. It is very useful when chasing wiring faults as it should be a known and convenient live to jump a suspect part of the loom. I have a length of wire with crocodile clips either end just for this task. Great for Schmitt tube looms that have been melted and throw up strange faults, for instance. Many good quality ignition switches have this double live tag arrangement.

[richard]

have you seen the price these things are going for on ebay  !! blimey last weeks went for £275 with no key and this weeks has a few days to go is at £128 already , with correct key . why do all these schmitts have no ignition switches .

[Jonathan Poll]

have you seen the price these things are going for on ebay  !! blimey last weeks went for £275 with no key and this weeks has a few days to go is at £128 already , with correct key . why do all these schmitts have no ignition switches .

We could seriously buy a messerschmitt project if we sold a few of our spare ones! We have a tub full of them.
My dad once found a load of NOS SK 150 ones (used on invacars) at an autojumble, of course he bought the lot! He sold most of them, the only one left is going on my Nobel.

[Bob Purton]

Richard, I know you are prone to exagerate but the one that sold last week sold for £175 and not £275.
I notice the seller , a regular participant on this forum is keeping quite, he also has a cellar full!

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... swings and roundabouts, two before that went for £157 with a Key & £215 without! Anyway as we're on the subject, I was wondering how many levers the lock was supposed to have?

[Bob Purton]

You could go down the cellar and check!

[richard]

sorry to mislead bob - a typo , should have been £175 of course  the one on now is even higher.

let this be the answer then , to the question i was asked on this forum  , why i would buy parts for a car i don't own ! as i help goggo on his beaulieu stall twice a year what we hope to sell has been gleaned from autojumbles , ebay , small ads , car boots etc. all year round . we do the donkeywork so that others not so inclined may assemble the parts for their restoration . i know for a fact that at least one of these Huf switches was gleaned in this way .  it can be a long, but enjoyable slog and not everything bought easily finds a customer . BUT IT'S GREAT FUN - the thrill of the chase and all that

[Jonathan Poll]

sorry to mislead bob - a typo , should have been £175 of course  the one on now is even higher.

let this be the answer then , to the question i was asked on this forum  , why i would buy parts for a car i don't own ! as i help goggo on his beaulieu stall twice a year what we hope to sell has been gleaned from autojumbles , ebay , small ads , car boots etc. all year round . we do the donkeywork so that others not so inclined may assemble the parts for their restoration . i know for a fact that at least one of these Huf switches was gleaned in this way .  it can be a long, but enjoyable slog and not everything bought easily finds a customer . BUT IT'S GREAT FUN - the thrill of the chase and all that

Even better chasing after cars!

[Bob Purton]

There is one selling at £404 at the moment, surely this is a wind up? I'm looking at one on my shelf right now, shall I sell it instead of using it on my Nobel special? £404 could pay for the paint job!!

[super-se7en (Malc Dudley)]

Its just 2 people wanting the same thing,and determined to get it.I needed one for my second frisky and was surprised when i had to pay £175 which is more than i paid for  the first frisky i ever owned in 1965.If you think about it buying a ford focus ignition switch would set you back about £100 so its all relative.We are all enthusiasts and its our hobby so the costs,although sometimes painful are secondary.I think £400 for a huf switch is auction fever and suspect future ones will be a lot cheaper,but that's my opinion. We live in interesting times. 

[richard]

well four different bidders have been in the race at above £200 . suspect the next month or so will see so many on the market that they won't fetch as much as this though. comparison with modern car parts is always interesting , i wonder why we expect rare and n.o.s. parts to cost much less than parts for the mundane modern runaround ? but we do still . or have done in the past eh ?

[Jonathan Poll]

There is one selling at £404 at the moment, surely this is a wind up? I'm looking at one on my shelf right now, shall I sell it instead of using it on my Nobel special? £404 could pay for the paint job!!

Bob, if you want to sell it, wait until I sell mine first! I have a NOS one, I will list it as a buy it now for 450£, before this one ends

[Bob Purton]

well four different bidders have been in the race at above £200 . suspect the next month or so will see so many on the market that they won't fetch as much as this though. comparison with modern car parts is always interesting , i wonder why we expect rare and n.o.s. parts to cost much less than parts for the mundane modern runaround ? but we do still . or have done in the past eh ?

Because fewer people want the parts??