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Interior light swithches
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:22 pm
by minor_hickup
Does anyone know how to get these out? I think moisture has got into mine as whenever it rains the interior light comes on whether i want to or not!
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:33 pm
by Scott
Unscrew them with a large philips head screwdriver.
Push the centre pin in all the way with the tip of the screwdriver, then it'll fit into position.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:41 pm
by minor_hickup
Right cheers, i couldn't get it all the way in and didn't want to break it.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:43 pm
by Scott
Spray a bit of Plus Gas or similar around the pin & ease it in slowly if you're trying to save the switch.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:52 pm
by minor_hickup
Will do, ill try the passenger side first as that knackered already, so i can 'cut my teeth' so to speak
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:50 am
by SR
sounds like u might want a drain hole and waxoyl in your A post mate, so your car stays in good nick
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:14 pm
by Stig
Anyone know how to retrieve the wire that used to be connected to the switch once you've taken the switch out and found it's not connected to anything?
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:12 pm
by rayofleamington
either by magic, or by removing the glovebox and finding the wire where it goes into the A-post. You can re-route then using bent wire coat-hanger or similar bodge.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:12 pm
by minor_hickup
Thats the plan SR, this summer im having a complete war on rust
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:47 pm
by aupickup
or put a new one in.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:19 pm
by aupickup
i like the war on rust, but he does have a habit of winning
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:16 pm
by minor_hickup
funny, i always think of rust as a she
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:29 pm
by Rasputin
minor_hickup wrote:funny, i always think of rust as a she
Causes just as much trouble!!
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:23 pm
by minor_hickup
I didn't wanna say it!
At least with rust its legal to use the angle grinder
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:48 pm
by Pyoor_Kate
Wanders over
"Hrm"
Tilts her head sideways and looks at you both. Raises an eyebrow
Walks off whistling
Incidentally; are those little light (door) switches still available, I couldn't see them in the online catalogue? I'm sure they're there and I'm being dozy... but....
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:25 pm
by minor_hickup
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:27 pm
by minor_hickup
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:28 pm
by minor_hickup
oops didnt think that first one posted
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:27 pm
by Pyoor_Kate
Ta... See, I said I was being dozy
I best see if the old ones'll come out first...
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:41 pm
by minor_hickup
yeah mine were a pig, good luck!