Re: Separating 5k windows switches?

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3750E690.B822A00D@remdesign.com> Wallace White writes:

> I took the driver's window switch assembly out today, in hopes of
> finding a few dirty switches to be the cause of lackluster window
> performance. I've run into a small problem: I can't get the switches out
> of the large plastic trim piece. Sad but true.
>
> How do you separate the switches without breaking them or the trim
> piece? I can't see where they're being held on. Thanks.

I took 12 out yesterday (at a local scrapyard).

My technique is to exert torque (is that word allowed?) on the connector
end of the switch towards the centreline of the whole assembly, gently
lifting the edge of the trim over the two small plastic catches formed
on the outside of the switch.  Thumb on the outer join between switch
and trim, forefinger under the edge of the trim. It helps if you've seen
a 'naked' switch - perhaps a junkyard can help?  Once you have the
knack, you can strip all four out of the trim in less than thirty
seconds.

--
 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club