What does this dash knob do?

[Leary]

Hey there,

I'm rewiring the front half of my D24, and i cant work out what this switch was used for. Can you guys help?

Cheers,

Leary

 

 

[Mattias78]

It's for the dash light, there is a bulb just to right of the knob. The yellow "glass" under the   Dodge emblem.

[Leary]

Hmm, on mine the knob on the other side is for the dash light. Is it just for the interior light? Its a 2 position switch. 

[49D-24BusCpe]

Leary & 'Mattias,

    I agree with BOTH of you, let me explain.

        The D-24 Owner's Instruction Book identifies the left-most knob s the 'Map Light Switch', and the right one as the 'Panel Light Switch'.

        My D-24 Business Coupe has them reversed like Leary's car. My 'Panel Light Switch' has three positions - Off, Dim and Bright.

Walt      

[busycoupe]

It controls the brightness of the instrument lights.  As Don Coatney likes to say, the instrument lights can be either dim or dimmer. 

[matthewshook]

That's really funny, because on my 46 D-24 Deluxe, one is just a fake knob, for symmetry.  On the backside of the dash, it was just a stud bolted in there with a knob on the front!

[T120]

Mark 1 

[greg g]

It controls the turbo encabulator if so equipped.

[Reg Evans]

1 hour ago, greg g said:

It controls the turbo encabulator if so equipped.

 

see below

Edited January 26, 2018 by Reg Evans

[Reg Evans]

1 hour ago, greg g said:

It controls the turbo encabulator if so equipped.

 

Oh cool ! ......I have two of those on my 42 Dodge dash.