question about bow/stern light switch on dash
 

I have a 1993 Cig TG. If you recall, the switch in the center of the dash has the green light that turns on when you push it forward to turn on bow nav lights, and then the red light on the switch that turns on when you push it backwards to turn on the stern light only.

the green light on my switch is out..... the actual lights come on but the green indicator is out making it easy to forget and leave them on. Do I need to replace the entire switch or is there a bulb in there that just needs to be changed? Also, where can I find it - either the bulb or the whole switch? Thanks in advance!

I attached a pic, its the red/green switch in the center of the row of switches.

Thanks in advance! Mark

Anybody??

One of mine (the water switch) has the green "glass" broken out of it and I can see the bulb - I could pull the cover back, jump up there and check for you tonight if you want me to....

I have a feeling that finding that bulb will be royal pain....

Thanks seafordguy, I talked to someone last night and was told that you really cant change the actual light in the switch. I am just wondering where I can get the switch to replace the whole thing now.... I just hate calling Cigarette for a part unless I have to. Thanks for the offer man!

Mark,

might be easiest if you remove that panel since its just screws and then pull that switch out. Then you could take it down to a West Marine or look at some of the catalogs ( marine or otherwise ) that have a ton of those type of switches listed.

If you pull the switch out, there should be a manufacturer name, and even possibly a model # on it then you could search the internet easirer.

Call LipShip......

Isn't that the standard answer for getting any Cig parts? :coolcowboy:

Thanks for the replies guys! I will just pull it ouot tomorrow... it has to come out anyways, right?!

Ha! That's what I was going to say!

Seriously though, when my port starter switch went bad, Phil sent me a new one. I believe he's got some in stock, you'll have to call to see if he has the lighted ones. It's fairly simple to replace the whole switch (I did it and I'm the opposite of mechanically inclined!:drink:)
Just pop the dash off, carefully unscrew the 3-4 wires attached, pull the switch out and pop the new one in. Re-attach the wires, you're good to go!

Thanks Tank, I'll give him a call.... Phil hooked me up with the cabin door latch a couple years ago....

I say BS,,,ofcoarse u can change the bulb in there. ANY electronic shop can do this for ya if you are not that handy with stuff like that .

Find a local electronic shop and they will def. do that for ya.

By the way the switches are carling (still avbl.)

I think you missed the point bro. Yea, I'm sure you could figure out how to get it done, after you pull the switch out, pull the switch apart, search for the bulb, get it put back together. But really, if you're going to do all of that, why not just buy the 10.00 switch and be done with it?

Sometimes, time is worth more than money.;)

because if u replace it,,,u need to pull it out aswell ?! NO ????

So why not just spend 15 min,,,,,no shipping,,,,and 2 (if that) dollars for a damn bulb ???:eek:

But i geuss thats a cig. thing.LOL:grinser010:

To get to the bulb you're going to need to pull the switch out. So why not just replace the whole switch while you have it out? And then you have a new switch and two new bulbs.

I'm going to say (for me) it would be smarter to slap in a whole new switch while you have it out than to waste time and money driving around different places trying to locate some obscure bulb. Just do it right; replace the switch and be done with it.

And yea you're right, doing it correct the first time is definitely "a Cig. thing"!:cool: