Hmmm
A while ago I bought a new Lucas column switch for my 90 - the one on it worked but had some play in it compared to my previous 90.
the switch that came is brand new, in the right packaging, and looks fine except that it has more play than the one that’s on there.
Its still in its box years later. Your post makes me wonder .... did quality go down, was there a difference in what they’d sell to LR as opposed to a customer, is there that tolerance in their manufacture, or was it a fake ?
All I know is it was a bit rubbish.