® The keyswitch dilemma


 

The vertically-mounted keyswitches for vintage Honda models on the aftermarket are crap. It doesn't take more than a few seconds with the part to know this. In fact, you can tell a bad one with your eyes closed. Operate an 80s keyswitch and if it feels sloppy and indistinct, that switch will either be a very worn OEM switch, or a Chinese one regardless of its history. Even worse, these cheap switches, it has been discovered, are being sourced from motorcycle models having lower current specifications. This is in addition to the soft zinc bodies and sloppy machining that result in their famously mushy-feeling detents. I won't use them, preferring to buy a good used OEM Honda keyswitch rather than a new Chinese one.


Last updated February 2024
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