STUPID HIGH BEAM LEVERS!

[helmincamaro]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

What if ... the lever was on the other side of the wheel? Wouldn't that solve your problem too?

or do like Ferrari and put the turn signals, windshield wipers, high beams and everything on the steering wheel

[coolman]

Originally Posted by The_cartoonist_88

so you werent driving "correctly" thats not the fault of the placement of the lever. I always shuffle steer and never have the problem of hitting the lever JMO, But i dont think its the placements fault :emoticon7:

Haha! I was waiting for someone to say that.

Try driving a 10,000lb vehicle into turn and see if you can take your hand off the wheel or even slide it along the wheel without having a problem. Like I said, for some reason I have more problems with this truck than any other unit I have and I have a lot of cars and trucks. I think maybe it's just the way the truck drives.

[coolman]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

What if ... the lever was on the other side of the wheel? Wouldn't that solve your problem too?

I never thought of that. It might.

[v6sonoma]

As a 6'3" man with size 14 feet. I say keep it on the column. I've got enough issues with foot room without worrying about stepping on a light switch!

[The_cartoonist_88]

Originally Posted by coolman

Haha! I was waiting for someone to say that.

Try driving a 10,000lb vehicle into turn and see if you can take your hand off the wheel or even slide it along the wheel without having a problem. Like I said, for some reason I have more problems with this truck than any other unit I have and I have a lot of cars and trucks. I think maybe it's just the way the truck drives.

Lol, could be, but they did remove the floor switch due to safety issues...but the Corvaire was also killed due to safety issues even though they were proven to be just as safe if not safer

[helmincamaro]

Originally Posted by v6sonoma

As a 6'3" man with size 14 feet. I say keep it on the column. I've got enough issues with foot room without worrying about stepping on a light switch!

same exact here (6'-2" and 14's).... never had an issue.

[coolman]

Originally Posted by The_cartoonist_88

Lol, could be, but they did remove the floor switch due to safety issues...but the Corvaire was also killed due to safety issues even though they were proven to be just as safe if not safer

What was the safety issue? I always thought it was because of reliability and short people.

[Neriah]

The foot switch is way better in my opinion. Just because like the OP said about in a turn, it was much easier to turn them on and off while driving in any situation in my 72 Chevy C20. The foot was just much faster, and always sat right next to the switch. Just my .02

[coolman]

Originally Posted by Milk 1027

My first car had a floor switch, and no it's not that great. Yes, it gets stuck and I can see how it would rust on cars that are driven on salty roads. I hit it accidentally from time to time, and it was annoying when I needed to use it and started to look for it on the column. It's much easier to flick your fingers and turn on the high beams that way.
I'm glad times have changed and we've moved on from antiquated practices that are proven to fail.

Not in my opinion. Moving it to the column was a fail. Instead of moving it why not improve it.

[The_cartoonist_88]

they got crudded up too easily being a safety issue... Dirt in switch, contacts corroded from moisture, in cold climates they would freeze up..ETC causing drivers to have fiddle with them while going down the road causing attention to be taken away from the road.

BUT HERES A FUN FACT

Depressible headlamps became practical in 1917 when Cadillac "automated" them. The lamps were placed on a trunnion. A bar extending to a lever on the steering column let the driver raise or lower reflectors.

In 1925 the depressible headlight became obsolete when the Guide Lamp Co. introduced the 2-filament headlight bulb. Switching between low and high beam was accomplished through a switch on the steering column. In 1927 the dimmer switch was moved to the floor, where it stayed for about 50 years until it was moved again -- to the steering column!

[coolman]

Originally Posted by The_cartoonist_88

they got crudded up too easily being a safety issue... Dirt in switch, contacts corroded from moisture, in cold climates they would freeze up..ETC causing drivers to have fiddle with them while going down the road causing attention to be taken away from the road.

BUT HERES A FUN FACT

Depressible headlamps became practical in 1917 when Cadillac "automated" them. The lamps were placed on a trunnion. A bar extending to a lever on the steering column let the driver raise or lower reflectors.

In 1925 the depressible headlight became obsolete when the Guide Lamp Co. introduced the 2-filament headlight bulb. Switching between low and high beam was accomplished through a switch on the steering column. In 1927 the dimmer switch was moved to the floor, where it stayed for about 50 years until it was moved again -- to the steering column!

Someone must have liked them if they been around for 50 years. If they were so many problems I believe they would have moved long before 50 years.

[The_cartoonist_88]

lol just spitting the facts

[coolman]

Originally Posted by The_cartoonist_88

lol just spitting the facts

And they are interesting to boot.

[CamaroSkooter]

Why move it again? Just so even more people can ride around town not knowing why everyone is flashing their lights at them because their high beams are on?

Maybe we should put the turn signal buttons on the floor too.

Or better yet, let's put the manual gear shift back on the steering column.