mirror switch removal
#1
Burning Brakes
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mirror switch removal
I searched the forum before and I did not get the answer so here it is.
My mirror switch is working sporadically with slow response time with the mirrors and poor contact. I would like to remove it to clean and lube. I checked the service manual online. Apparently there is no special procedure described the removal but a picture. My car has the full leather interior which makes it very hard to pry out the switch with a flat screwdriver without putting an indentation on the leather. Is there any special trick to pop the switch?
Thanks for the help.
Steve
My mirror switch is working sporadically with slow response time with the mirrors and poor contact. I would like to remove it to clean and lube. I checked the service manual online. Apparently there is no special procedure described the removal but a picture. My car has the full leather interior which makes it very hard to pry out the switch with a flat screwdriver without putting an indentation on the leather. Is there any special trick to pop the switch?
Thanks for the help.
Steve
#2
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I searched the forum before and I did not get the answer so here it is.
My mirror switch is working sporadically with slow response time with the mirrors and poor contact. I would like to remove it to clean and lube. I checked the service manual online. Apparently there is no special procedure described the removal but a picture. My car has the full leather interior which makes it very hard to pry out the switch with a flat screwdriver without putting an indentation on the leather. Is there any special trick to pop the switch?
Thanks for the help.
Steve
My mirror switch is working sporadically with slow response time with the mirrors and poor contact. I would like to remove it to clean and lube. I checked the service manual online. Apparently there is no special procedure described the removal but a picture. My car has the full leather interior which makes it very hard to pry out the switch with a flat screwdriver without putting an indentation on the leather. Is there any special trick to pop the switch?
Thanks for the help.
Steve
#3
Electron Wrangler
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Pull the mushroom cap off and grasp the stem with a pair of pliers and pull the whole thing out ... you'l be needing a new switch first though - they are not cleanable. Not very expenisive either though.
Alan
Alan
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Note there are 2 types of switch depending on year - I seem to recall the later oine was quite a bit cheaper... was a while ago though.
Alan
Alan