CES Deluxe Low-Profile Tilt Switch Normally Open or Normally Closed Contact Options Based on Mounting Angle of The Switch

Small, easy to position, Used for underhood light switch. Works wel for low current (< 2 Amps).

When my under hood light on one of my vehicles failed, I'd looked around for a small, cost-effective tilt switch, to activate the light when the hood is opened. This switch was small and installed into the existing power circuit with very little effort. With both screw and adhesive attachment options, the installation and operation was very simple - and the switch works well.

This allowed me to have a automatic light in the bed of my truck when I drop the tailgate works amazingly

I needed a switch for my'03 Audi A4 cargo lights. The original was in the liftgate latch assembly. The latch assembly is not intended to come apart, so the conventional repair is to replace the entire latch. The latch is discontinued by Audi parts department, and the aftermarket latches are mostly from Europe, where prices are high and shipping is slow and often expensive. $100 to $200 bottom line with shipping. Up to a month estimated shipping time in some cases. So I found this mercury switch for $11 on Amazon and bought it. Shipping was typically Amazon, installation on the inside of the rear lid was fast and easy, the light works mint. And generally mercury switch contacts do not wear out. The only thing you need to be mindful of is to find a surface that tilts one end of the switch downward to turn it on, and the other end of the switch downward for it to turn off. I believe that there is an actual little blob of mercury inside this thing that simply runs back and forth, literally bridging the contacts inside the casing for "on", and when the mercury runs to the other end of the casing, it turns "off". It really works well on my Audi, and I think it less prone to failure than the original part.

Simple to install. Switches on a light when I raise the hood on my truck.

tried using as a truck cap switch but on bumps would flicker lights. even tried diff. angles. just too sensitive.

I wanted to create a trunk light system for my 65 mustang without to much cost. I had light pods and plenty of wire but how to set it up without causeing an open short. I used this position switch on the arm of the trunk lid and it worked great a little off on the angle I thought I would need but it works and that's what is important. The light turns on when the trunk is open and off just before it closes. I have also checked and it does not turn on when it bounces so it makes a good switch.

Switch needs to tilt down more than 60% before the switch reliably disconnects. So I had to fabricate a wedge. It would be great I'd the manufacturer could provide wedge(s).Everything else is great.