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Last week I ordered a set of control switches from one of the many Chinky company`s in Roland Heights CA that all have a different name and the same address. Under $18 for the pair and of course free shipping. I opened the package and my first thought was these look better than I expected.:yikes: Larger diameter wire, nice finish, drain hole, locating pin and even heavier than I expected. The Chinamanese are getting things right for a change. Too good to be true? I then noticed the words "Domino" Made in Italy on the bottom of the switches. The wiring diagram (Schema Elettrico) was printed in Italian too. Well I`ve got news for em. I still have a test light and if the switches just make contact I`ll figure this out.:thumbsup: Where else but the USA can you buy Italian parts from a Chinese seller for a Japanese bike.:shrug:
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You can open the switches and look where the wires go. Maybe the colors are right, Might get lucky.
Leo
 
Nice looking switches, but where are you going to mount the fog light? :umm:
 
Agree Machine.........How can china import materials and make products then export to other countries and the seller can still make a profit on 2 bar switches that cost $18.

There is no way that is made in Italy and exported and sold in the US for that price........

The people who buys these are the first to complain about the loss of local industry..............
 
I used them they work nice but don't be fooled colors don't match. Some of these that I have gotten BLACK is 12 volts
Your best bet is to use volt meter and check them out. Other problem is running light . No place for it except for on/off lights
Have Fun
 
I just looked at banggood to see what they had to offer. Couldn't find the combination of features that I would want. Some had no kill switch. The one set that did have everything also had the housing for a single cable throttle.

So, reality just hit me. I need to make a great effort to save the switches that I have because of my dual cable throttle, even if I have to replace the throttle sleeve. A new chrome clutch lever perch may be in the future to match my new chrome MC. I should have bought the matching clutch perch when I bought the MC.:oops:

Scott
 
Agree Machine.........How can china import materials and make products then export to other countries and the seller can still make a profit on 2 bar switches that cost $18.

There is no way that is made in Italy and exported and sold in the US for that price........

The people who buys these are the first to complain about the loss of local industry..............
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They're probably designed in Italy manufactured in China, and surplus stock sold "unbranded" to third party sellers for a reduced price.

Found what looks like the same thing on ebay uk:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universa...=item2ab2ee21fe:g:mD8AAOSwDjFbe6rr:rk:28:pf:0

From post #1............Made in Italy
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Here in Aus Stuff was sold as made/produced in Australia when it was produced or made overseas...........now we have regulations that any part or goods have to clearly show the difference between Made/Manufactured in Australia or made in X country.
 
What with the proliferation of low-current LED lighting, I'd be thinking that newer switch modules may not be designed to handle the higher current demands of legacy incandescents. DaddyG posted his failure experiences with some budget switchblocks a few years ago...
 
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