On Sat, 6 May 1995, Sideshow Bob wrote:

> so, in an attempt to remedy my missing dimmer, i dissassembled the turn
> signal/dimmer switch. if you ever decide you might want to do this,
> don't...it does not go back together.  anyway a new one is $80
Use the wrecking yard system, I just replaced mine in my '72 for $7.
 
> so, here's the question. i also bought i little switch that when you press
> in on it, it completes a circuit, when you let go it breaks it.  it i run
> a wire from each termianl on this to the control terminals on the dimmer
> relay, will it conrtol the lights?  i do not want to merely flash the
> lights.  i want it function the same way the old switch did.

Thats all you need is a momentary switch... all it does is complete the 
circuit to a relay which changes it from bright to dim or vice-versa.