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Please don’t do the 18 minute hazard switch replacement.
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Please don’t do the 18 minute hazard switch replacement.
My C5 hazard switch has been driving me crazy since I bought the car - loose and floppy, and I could not get it to latch in place no matter what technique I tried. Pulled the dash pad for other actions, and figured I could lock the switch in place while I’m in there.
Of course that assumed the latch portion of the center vent still existed. Mine does not, a previous owner apparently having followed step 5.5 and removing the original switch with a “sharp rap with a screwdriver”. I’m thinking 20 year old plastic doesn’t really care for sharp raps...
Of course that assumed the latch portion of the center vent still existed. Mine does not, a previous owner apparently having followed step 5.5 and removing the original switch with a “sharp rap with a screwdriver”. I’m thinking 20 year old plastic doesn’t really care for sharp raps...
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I dunno how anyone can get their hand in there to begin with I couldn't and I don't have particularly big hands....what part do you need? I have the dash pad and related stuff from my 99 all in good shape..I am in Pasco/Tarpon Springs area of FL
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I swapped mine out using the “shortcut” method a few months ago. I basically had to dislocation my wrist to get it done and suffered several cuts on my forearms from jamming my arm behind the dash, but I did it! And managed to do so without breaking any clips or plastic. Knowing what I know, if I had to do it again, I’d just pull the dash apart the “right” way. Good luck with getting your situation sorted out!
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I did that a couple of years ago to replace my switch, and other than some minor abrasions, scratches and scrapes on my left forearm, it wasn't that difficult. Thankfully I didn't break off any tabs, although I was worried about it.
Sometimes, a short cut or what seems to be the easy way to do it, isn't the best way, but if you get away with it, you're quite happy.
Sometimes, a short cut or what seems to be the easy way to do it, isn't the best way, but if you get away with it, you're quite happy.
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I don't know how it's done either. To get my old switch out of the housing took 2 hands with two screwdrivers pushing the locking tabs in, as it was totally jammed in there, and another person pushing the switch out.
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