[V8] And another discovery....

[Dave Saad]

Me too. Never seen an incandescent bulb that tiny either.

While replacing the LED is truly a PITA and only recommended for  
people as crazy as me :-)  replacing a switch for bad contacts is  
probably not worth it.  The contacts do not usually burn out - they  
get resistive through lack of use.  This is why the rear door  
switches so often "go bad" while the driver door switch lasts for  
ever.  Disassembling the switch to clean the contacts is probably  
faster and easier than driving down to the parts store for a new one,  
and you get just as good a switch in the end.  Just be careful  
cleaning them.  A gentle scrape is all you need to remove the  
resistive film.  As I recall, it is pretty easy to remove the rocker  
to get at the contacts.

Dave


On May 9, 2008, at 9:27 PM, urq wrote:

> ... every one I've ever opened had LEDs ... and I'd highly recommend
> replacing the switches if you can find them for a reasonable  
> price.  Going
> with new switches gives you new contacts as well ... and they too  
> are known
> to become flaky.
>
> If you feel that you have good skills in soldering in confined  
> spaces go
> right ahead.  I don't remember if I've seen the procedure posted  
> anywhere
> lately, but what worked for me was to open up 3 edges on one side  
> of the
> switch and lift the side piece up like a lid toward the part you  
> can see
> when the switch is installed.  You may want to search the archives,  
> ISTR
> posting a fairly detailed procedure on the big list a long time ago  
> when I
> was doing this on my 5kCSQA ...
>
> Steve B
> San José, CA (USA)
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> TMK, they are not LEDs but microbulbs.
>
> It's easier to pay AutohausAZ $15 for a new switch than to take apart
> the switch and solder in a new bulb.
>
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