Mysterious Dash Panel Hole

[RobotMan 265]

Anyone know of the hole in pic below the key switch is some type of factory option or a homemade special by previous owner?

 

[barnett468 418]

I forgot for certain but I think it is either for a seat belt light or emergency brake light. If you have a wire going to your e brake, that is what it is for although the wire could be missing as well.

 

[RobotMan 265]

5 minutes ago, barnett468 said:

I forgot for certain but I think it is either for a seat belt light or emergency brake light. If you have a wire going to your e brake, that is what it is for although the wire could be missing as well.

 

Thanks. That helps a lot!

[Ridge Runner 1,226]

Sometimes you will see two ,one for seat belt and one for emergency brake .

I think my 69 CJ has both 

[capemustang 16]

It looks like a hole for the parking warning brake light. The light goes on if your parking brake is engaged.  I have the same hole and the parking brake light is installed in it for my 69 convertible.  I can take a photo and send it in the morning, if you would like.

[Rindelmach1 14]

I have both the parking brake light and seat belt light.  The lower one is the park and the one above it is belt.  

[barnett468 418]

1 minute ago, Rindelmach1 said:

I have both the parking brake light and seat belt light.  The lower one is the park and the one above it is belt.  

Ok, then based on the location of his hole, which light is it for?

[capemustang 16]

attached is a photo of mine.  It's a bit dark because it was in the garage. My Marti report says that my car came with the Visibility Group Option:  LH remote chrome mirror , glove box lock, lights in the trunk, glove box and ash tray, parking brake warning light, lighted ignition switch

[Rindelmach1 14]

thats the correct light. Parking light on bottom.  You probably dont have the seat belt one.

[RobotMan 265]

Thanks guys. That is great info. 

[barnett468 418]

54 minutes ago, RobotMan said:

Thanks guys. That is great info. 

Now the question is do you want to replace it.

I think there is a small 1/2 inch long tab on the side of the e brake pedal near the top where it pivots and this tab depresses a button when the brake is disengaged. When the pedal is depressed it releases the botton which then sends power to the light turning it on. If the return espring on the pedal gets weak it will not return the pedal far enough to depress the button to turn the light off which pisses some people off who then disable it.

[Ridge Runner 1,226]

Must be fairly common ,i have 3 69s and one 70 ,the 70 has it and two of the 69s have it .one 69 i cant get at right now

[Mike65 517]

My 69 Coupe has the same hole with the parking brake light.

[RobotMan 265]

5 hours ago, barnett468 said:

Now the question is do you want to replace it.

I think there is a small 1/2 inch long tab on the side of the e brake pedal near the top where it pivots and this tab depresses a button when the brake is disengaged. When the pedal is depressed it releases the botton which then sends power to the light turning it on. If the return espring on the pedal gets weak it will not return the pedal far enough to depress the button to turn the light off which pisses some people off who then disable it.

I will put it in and get it working. 

[barnett468 418]

2 hours ago, RobotMan said:

I will put it in and get it working. 

You have the parts?

[1969_Mach1 335]

13 hours ago, capemustang said:

attached is a photo of mine.  It's a bit dark because it was in the garage. My Marti report says that my car came with the Visibility Group Option:  LH remote chrome mirror , glove box lock, lights in the trunk, glove box and ash tray, parking brake warning light, lighted ignition switch

 

To me it looks like the dash is dimpled and not flat where that park brake light is installed?  Or is that a special  bezel for the park brake light and the dash is flat in that area?

[Ridge Runner 1,226]

It is a raised bezel ,the dash is flat

[barnett468 418]

Here it is.

 

[RobotMan 265]

12 hours ago, barnett468 said:

You have the parts?

I will have to get them. 

[capemustang 16]

The other part of the parking brake is shown here. Someone had busted the metal part on my 69 (the curved part).  It wouldn't connect to the part that engaged the parking brake light.  I found a similar one from another year and model.  I had to bend it to fit and connect when the parking brake was engaged.  It is more difficult to find the one in the image, although Ford installed them in many different models for 1969.  I am attaching a discussion that I found about the parking brake light when I was repairing/installing mine two years ago. 

[aslanefe 356]

1 hour ago, RobotMan said:

I will have to get them. 

I reproduced the switch that @capemustang posted an image of. I have a post in the for sale section if you need the switch.

[barnett468 418]

3 hours ago, RobotMan said:

I will have to get them. 

Do you have a factory tachometer.

I may have the light assy and the switch and the connecting wire.

[Kris 90]

These parts are hard to find and fairly pricy. Most of the time when you find just the light bezel it gots for over $100 without the wiring or switch. I had the wiring for a long time before I ever found a light bezel for mine. There’s only one on eBay right now. It’s $250 + shipping and is missing the fuse box accessory terminal you will have to add plus the three way pig tail to plug the light into. Midlife may have the wiring parts if you don’t have those, that’s where I got mine but the bezel is though to find.  

https://www.ebay.com/itm/69-70-Shelby-Mustang-BOSS-Mach1-Deluxe-Dash-Parking-Brake-Light/323019182436?epid=3013493377&hash=item4b35719164:g:0fQAAOSwKcVaZLje

[RobotMan 265]

9 hours ago, barnett468 said:

Do you have a factory tachometer.

I may have the light assy and the switch and the connecting wire.

I do not have a tachometer. 

[Brian Conway 283]

The picture in the 69 owners manual takes away a lot of the mystery. Brian