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Door ajar switch questions
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Drifting
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Door ajar switch questions
ok so I got pair of switches for both driver and passenger.
Do I need to open door panel ? is installation easy ?
another question , there is a thin tip on the switch , is that suppose to be here or cut ?? it's thin and weak
see pic
Do I need to open door panel ? is installation easy ?
another question , there is a thin tip on the switch , is that suppose to be here or cut ?? it's thin and weak
see pic
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You can get the door switches out without removing the panel. Take out the two screws and pull the switch out of the door. Unplug old switch. Plug in new switch. Feed switch and cable back into door. Cuss a lot as you try to get the screws to go into the plate that just flops around inside the door.
The picture of the switch looks different than what mine look like. Mine have a cable about 6" long with a connector on the end.
Push the tip into the switch. It's just a bumper that hits the door frame. Some people think it's adjustable. I don't. Where's the adjustment procedure in the FSM?
The picture of the switch looks different than what mine look like. Mine have a cable about 6" long with a connector on the end.
Push the tip into the switch. It's just a bumper that hits the door frame. Some people think it's adjustable. I don't. Where's the adjustment procedure in the FSM?
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Drifting
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From: Saudi Arabia
You can get the door switches out without removing the panel. Take out the two screws and pull the switch out of the door. Unplug old switch. Plug in new switch. Feed switch and cable back into door. Cuss a lot as you try to get the screws to go into the plate that just flops around inside the door.
The picture of the switch looks different than what mine look like. Mine have a cable about 6" long with a connector on the end.
Push the tip into the switch. It's just a bumper that hits the door frame. Some people think it's adjustable. I don't. Where's the adjustment procedure in the FSM?
The picture of the switch looks different than what mine look like. Mine have a cable about 6" long with a connector on the end.
Push the tip into the switch. It's just a bumper that hits the door frame. Some people think it's adjustable. I don't. Where's the adjustment procedure in the FSM?
I will try this today or tomorrow. ordered them from tld-corvette
I thought about cutting when I saw it is very weak , I wonder how it will handle a door hitting it, it may be twisted. I don't know lol
will see what happens after installing them
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Do not take both screws out at first. There is a retainer that they screw into that will fall to the bottom of the door panel. Not nice when this happens.
Remove only one screw. Find a long screw with the same threads and screw it in until it is set. Then remove the second screw and pull the switch out. Rotate the switch out of the way and put the screw back in and tighten it. Now remove the long screw and the switch is out.
When putting in the new switch do the above in reverse.
I had to remove the small tip on both the ones I installed on my 92.
Remove only one screw. Find a long screw with the same threads and screw it in until it is set. Then remove the second screw and pull the switch out. Rotate the switch out of the way and put the screw back in and tighten it. Now remove the long screw and the switch is out.
When putting in the new switch do the above in reverse.
I had to remove the small tip on both the ones I installed on my 92.
Last edited by Old Ben; Jun 10, 2012 at 04:35 PM.
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Do not take both screws out at first. There is a retainer that they screw into that will fall to the bottom of the door panel. Not nice when this happens.
Remove only one screw. Find a long screw with the same threads and screw it in until it is set. Then remove the second screw and pull the switch out. Rotate the switch out of the way and put the screw back in and tighten it. Now remove the long screw and the switch is out.
When putting in the new switch do the above in reverse.
I had to remove the small tip on both the ones I installed on my 92.
Remove only one screw. Find a long screw with the same threads and screw it in until it is set. Then remove the second screw and pull the switch out. Rotate the switch out of the way and put the screw back in and tighten it. Now remove the long screw and the switch is out.
When putting in the new switch do the above in reverse.
I had to remove the small tip on both the ones I installed on my 92.
Having done mine, THIS is the proper installation method. DO NOT cut off or push in the small tip. It protrudes so that when you shut the door, it self-adjusts to your door gap. In response to the "where's the adjustment procedure" comment, it adjusts automatically the first time you close the door (similar to an IAC valve; don't touch it before installation).
To clarify on how to work the screws:
1. Remove top screw (doesn't matter which, I'm just choosing top). Replace with a much longer screw of the same thread. Do not tighten, but engage several turns into the backing plate-thing.
2. Remove bottom screw. Slide switch out and rotate so it is out of the way of the lower screw hole. Reinstall lower screw such that it engages the threads.
3. Remove top screw and switch along with it.
4. Install new switch on the long top screw, again engaging a few threads.
5. Remove bottom screw, move switch into position, and reinstall/tighten bottom screw.
6. Remove long upper screw, reinstall normal upper screw.
7. Close the door to set the gap on that little plunger-thing, and you're done!
Last edited by StealthLT4; Jun 10, 2012 at 04:47 PM.
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Having done mine, THIS is the proper installation method. DO NOT cut off or push in the small tip. It protrudes so that when you shut the door, it self-adjusts to your door gap. In response to the "where's the adjustment procedure" comment, it adjusts automatically the first time you close the door (similar to an IAC valve; don't touch it before installation).
To clarify on how to work the screws:
1. Remove top screw (doesn't matter which, I'm just choosing top). Replace with a much longer screw of the same thread. Do not tighten, but engage several turns into the backing plate-thing.
2. Remove bottom screw. Slide switch out and rotate so it is out of the way of the lower screw hole. Reinstall lower screw such that it engages the threads.
3. Remove top screw and switch along with it.
4. Install new switch on the long top screw, again engaging a few threads.
5. Remove bottom screw, move switch into position, and reinstall/tighten bottom screw.
6. Remove long upper screw, reinstall normal upper screw.
7. Close the door to set the gap on that little plunger-thing, and you're done!
To clarify on how to work the screws:
1. Remove top screw (doesn't matter which, I'm just choosing top). Replace with a much longer screw of the same thread. Do not tighten, but engage several turns into the backing plate-thing.
2. Remove bottom screw. Slide switch out and rotate so it is out of the way of the lower screw hole. Reinstall lower screw such that it engages the threads.
3. Remove top screw and switch along with it.
4. Install new switch on the long top screw, again engaging a few threads.
5. Remove bottom screw, move switch into position, and reinstall/tighten bottom screw.
6. Remove long upper screw, reinstall normal upper screw.
7. Close the door to set the gap on that little plunger-thing, and you're done!
I hope the OP saw the correct replies about not removing both screws at the same time, before making his life a whole lot more difficult.
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Do not take both screws out at first. There is a retainer that they screw into that will fall to the bottom of the door panel. Not nice when this happens.
Remove only one screw. Find a long screw with the same threads and screw it in until it is set. Then remove the second screw and pull the switch out. Rotate the switch out of the way and put the screw back in and tighten it. Now remove the long screw and the switch is out.
When putting in the new switch do the above in reverse.
I had to remove the small tip on both the ones I installed on my 92.
Remove only one screw. Find a long screw with the same threads and screw it in until it is set. Then remove the second screw and pull the switch out. Rotate the switch out of the way and put the screw back in and tighten it. Now remove the long screw and the switch is out.
When putting in the new switch do the above in reverse.
I had to remove the small tip on both the ones I installed on my 92.