My panel lights rheostat has failed, and they are no longer available here in UK. I have currently bypassed it but would like to replace it. The rheostat is almost certainly originally from a less exotic contemporary car - does anyone know which car make/model so I can look for a second hand one

i'd try with fiat 80's parts...

Do you want mine?
I throw mine out of the car because its worth nothing and now the dashboard lights are much brighter...



I also have no more radio...

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RaymondQV
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When Frank Sinatra got his Miura S in 1970, he said: “If you wanna be someone, buy Ferrari - If you are someone, you own a Lamborghini”.

Have your rheostat - yes please, actually trying to keep the thing as original as possible. A previous owner fitted a headphone socket in the dash and with a noise cancelling headset you can listen to the radio. Of course you are then perhaps in blissful ignorance about what is happening around you!