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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 04:39 PM
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Is there a way to take the seat switch apart to clean it? The rear down switch is not working. It worked intermittently when I bought the car 2 months ago but now it won't go down in the rear. I've taken the switch out but see that the large 3-way buton can't come off. You can't separate the two pieces until that button comes off. Any thoughts?
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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Ok - so it does come apart. There are 2 plastic tabs that will probably break when you take the back cover off. I'm ok with that as there are 8clips that actually hold the 2 pieces together - more than enough IMO. Anyways, I'll keep you posted of my adventure... and yes I'll get some pics...
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:29 PM
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get some electrical cleaner first and spray the connectors. this did the trick for mine doing the same thing.
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 12:02 AM
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Cleaned the square area that the screw driver is pointing to with an eraser. Cleaned up the board in general. Put it back together and works like a charm! I love diving into stuff! Plus I get to save $$!
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 04:24 AM
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Great post. This is such a common problem and will help out a lot

Good effort and thanks
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