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Back in 1997/8 or so, many M901's became donors to the new OSV vehicle used at the National Training Center. 2 M901 chassis' were cut down and were mated to a Bradley turret. Neat vehicles.
Those items are armored vehicle smoke grenade launchers.
If you cant find the correct NSN ones, check into the 5 ton ones, you may have to drill some new holes in them and cut them down a bit, but they may be easier to find.
The new style switches suck. They are known to cause fires in wiring harnesses, and as you discovered, to go out when you need them to work. Toss it and put in the 3 lever. The coolness factor wears off very fast when you suddenly have no headlights when driving at night.
I was close.. The VAA and RT compatibility issue was a big problem in the early days of Applique + and POSNAV (all precursors to FBCB2).. Then one day, everyone in 1BCT 4ID traded in old VAA's for the newest models at the time. Litterally, all in 1 day DX for VAA's.. I had pallet loads of...
And you need to check the chart that says what VAA is compatible with what model radio. While they may all LOOK the same, some VAA's don't wok with the older radios well. And while your at it, throw in a power amp with W2 cable.
Ditch the 8 bolt rims and bias tires. Go with 12 bolts and radials. It will drive much better. What paperwork do you have with it? Looks pretty nice. All major parts are there.