Help with dashlight and switch.

[Bozzie]

Learned Elan owners any help with the below light and switch would be appreciated. The red arrow points to a lilac/purple coloured light that seems to be constantly illuminated when the ignition is on. The white arrow points to a switch on the lhs of the steering column shroud. I know it's daft but I keep forgetting to actually try it until I'm away from the car! I notice the horn push was inop so wondered it it could be a horn switch! No mention of either in the (rather basic) +2 glovebox handbook.

It's a ?68 plus 2

Thank you

[Chrispy]

That?s a little strange. Mine doesn?t have that light, and no purple lights at all.

I did have a push button switch in a similar place, but the wiring made no sense and I removed it during the desire.

[ncm]

Has the car been fitted with a heated rear window? Could be the switch for that with a tell tale light in the dash.

Brian.

[Robbie693]

Has the car been fitted with a heated rear window? Could be the switch for that with a tell tale light in the dash.

Brian.

Later cars which had the heated rear screen had a warning light in blue/purple so Brian may be on to something there.

Robbie

[Bozzie]

Yes, there is indeed a heated rear screen so maybe that's it! I will check tnus out later when I'm with the car and let you know Am I right in saying the right side located indicater should be the only control on the steering column shroud?
Thank you

[ncm]

The early cars did have just the one stalk. It should control indicators, headlight dip and the horn.

Brian.

[Bozzie]

Brian, are you saying the horn operation is via the stalk? That would probably be the reason why the horn push on the steering wheel does not work!
Thanks Mark

[Bigbaldybloke]

With one stalk on the right, this operates the dip switch, to/from the driver, the indicators, up/down and the horn by pressing the button on the end of the stalk. Some have added an electric screen washer and you may have a button for this somewhere. No light like that on my car on the original dash but my new replacement dash does have a hole there ready for something.