Vintage Thunderbird Club International

Thanks for all the feedback and guidance.
I reached out to Barry at certified rebuilders and he was very pleasant and confident. I sent him my switch and hoping to get it back in two weeks. I connected with John at the Thunderbird ranch, and expect I will be returning his switch. These are complicated ...

Certified Rebuilders remade my switch years ago and I’ve got Andrew Pines solid state relays. It is now as reliable as one of these can be I suppose. Mine was a basket case when I got it. If you work in Concord, where do you live? I’m in Livermore.

... Alternatively, I called jon brewer who can rebuild the original? Also, there’s that fella in New Jersey who rebuilds these at ‘certified rebuilders’.

... continue. Here is a link to how to adjust the limit switch. http://www.certifiedrebuilders.com/id30.htm
Certified Rebuilders does a great job if you need the limit switch rebuilt or repaired. The owner, Barry is great and always helpful.

... they wear out and start acting funky. If that happens, send it back to Certified Rebuilders and get it rebuilt. It will probably be properly adjusted when you get it back. Another problem is a cracked flip lid transmission housing, or worn gears, or improperly adjusted gear lash that can appear like a ...

... an excellent discussion on this switch and how to adjust it on the Certified Rebuilders web site.
3. Can you tell us exactly what was done to get the top down? You said initially that you heard the relays when the top up/down switch was depressed but nothing happened, which makes me think there may ...

... article on how to adjust the upper back panel round limit switch ( by Certified Rebuilders.com). performed the adjustments on the flip lid switch and then hooked motor plug back up and had same result of the flip lid wanting to open up before trunk lid was all the way open. I do not have a service ...

+++1 on Certified Rebuilders. I sent mine there over 10 years ago and it works great. Don't try a DIY repair! I was an electronic tech and tried the rebuild/repair one on my own back in the day...Wasn't worth the time and effort at all, since it failed anyway. They do replace known weak, failure prone ...

Certified rebuilders has developed parts and tools to properly rebuild the upper back panel limit switch. I have one and I believe it is better than new -- as promised. All the details are on the website: www.certifiedrebuilders.com