HELP!!! Some buttons not illuminating (door panel)?
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Le Mans Master
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From: D/FW Area TX
HELP!!! Some buttons not illuminating (door panel)?
Hi,
On my driver's side door panel, what would be the most probable cause for only the top 1/4 of the buttons having illumination? The lower 3/4 of them do not illuminate. I just got the Vette back after having full paint work done. I'm not sure if they pulled the door panels off or not, but I wonder if they could have disconnected something by accident that would cause some of them to illuminate and the rest not illuminate.
Also, what tool and size do I need to use to remove the two screws in the middle of the panel?
Any ideas?
Thanks for the help!
-TS
On my driver's side door panel, what would be the most probable cause for only the top 1/4 of the buttons having illumination? The lower 3/4 of them do not illuminate. I just got the Vette back after having full paint work done. I'm not sure if they pulled the door panels off or not, but I wonder if they could have disconnected something by accident that would cause some of them to illuminate and the rest not illuminate.
Also, what tool and size do I need to use to remove the two screws in the middle of the panel?
Any ideas?
Thanks for the help!
-TS
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 1999
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From: D/FW Area TX
I found this one: https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...=272&TopicID=1
It doesn't say how to take the actual door panel off. I know the body shop wouldn't have removed just the door switch piece, so I really want to get the entire panel off so that I can see around the switches while they're still installed if possible. Does anyone know what size tool I should use to get the two screws out from behind the door pull? (Those have to be out to take the entire panel off, right?)
Thanks for the help.
It doesn't say how to take the actual door panel off. I know the body shop wouldn't have removed just the door switch piece, so I really want to get the entire panel off so that I can see around the switches while they're still installed if possible. Does anyone know what size tool I should use to get the two screws out from behind the door pull? (Those have to be out to take the entire panel off, right?)
Thanks for the help.
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tiger Shark,
Try this site for door panel removal;
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...or_handle.html
Try this site for door panel removal;
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...or_handle.html
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Using a small flat bladed screwdriver (wrapped in a clean cloth), insert the tip just under the rear-most end of the switch panel and gently pry it up. Turn the switch panel over a little and you will see that there is a multi-pin wire harness that plugs into the back side. It may be only partially plugged in. When re-installing it, be sure to put the front edge in first, (it has a small lip that goes underneath the panel itself) and then just press the rear side back down into postion. HTH
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Le Mans Master
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From: D/FW Area TX
Originally Posted by LoneStarFRC
Using a small flat bladed screwdriver (wrapped in a clean cloth), insert the tip just under the rear-most end of the switch panel and gently pry it up. Turn the switch panel over a little and you will see that there is a multi-pin wire harness that plugs into the back side. It may be only partially plugged in. When re-installing it, be sure to put the front edge in first, (it has a small lip that goes underneath the panel itself) and then just press the rear side back down into postion. HTH
