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All,

I have several spst (on-off) toggle switches on my dash, that decidedly are not period correct.

I ordered a pair of Lucas duckbill (paddle) handle switches as replacement, but these were apparently designed for mounting on a very thin (metal?) dashboard..... the threaded shaft on the switch barely is visible from the cockpit, and fitting the locking bezel is pretty impossible (I tried)....

Seems I might have two alternatives:

1. remove some of the fiberglass from the rear mounting surface of the dash, so that the switch shaft is more exposed in front. (Not my idea of fun, since the dash is fully wired/populated, and only easy to partly open....)

2. Find an authentic Lucas (or other make) duckbill switch that is period correct, but with a longer threaded mounting shaft.

Anyone "been here" before--and how did you resolve this one?

Thanks.... Ken

P.S. I would have posted pics, but I haven't been able to "break that code" yet.