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Old Sep 11, 2013 | 09:10 PM
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Any tricks I need to know? I have the dash pad out, in my lap, and I'm pushing the pin with the spring in, and can't get the **** out. What can Ido?!
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Old Sep 11, 2013 | 09:47 PM
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Never mind. Used pliers and took it apart. Replacing it with a new one anyways. I think it was broken inside.
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On my 68, the headlamp switch failed because the panel light rheostat nichrome wire burnt out. They current flow in the interior lamp bright position will burn out the wire. I replaced the lamps in the center console and shift console with LEDs. I can still dim the tach and speedo lamps since I still have incandescent lamps in them. The LEDs greatly reduce current flow and the resulting heating to the rheostat. A good compromise I think. I have a blue interior. The center console and shift console LEDs are blue.
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