Originally Posted By Hamwich
Colin's right as always, the ignition switch on 1986 cars was standard BLMC, when mine went I replaced it with one from an MGB as I could get one easily. If you don't want to wait for Uncle Melvyn you could probably get one from the MGOC.

I found no problem getting my old shear bolts out with a punch, when I fitted the new one I left the heads on the shear bolts, I couldn't really see any point in breaking them off.


You might find a difference in the plug connectors, they went from a more square to a rounded one (or the other way round, cant remember) not an insurmountable problem but they are not directly compatible, Tandy and others sell plugs sockets and pins to overcome this.


BR Colin
Who used to be a Spanner Juggler