Door jamb switch

[luskeyclassics402]

Anybody know how to replace these? Do I have to cut the kick panel?

 

[clandr1]

It's easy. You just use a correctly sized wrench and unscrew it. Be careful that the attached wire doesn't fall back into the recess of the hole. I did both of mine in about 5 minutes.

 

[luskeyclassics402]

Well I did one and just the button part came out and the rest fell back lol so now wut? Am I cutting the kick?

 

[British Slave]

DON"T CUT! Use a piece of small wire with a hook on the end and fish it out thru the hole the switch was in. One of my lessons on Blazers, also either pull the fuse or you will be replacing it when you pull the wire out. It's an easy job.

 

[dremu]

Well I did one and just the button part came out and the rest fell back lol so now wut? Am I cutting the kick?

Either that or fishing it out with, well, a fish.

Or maybe really long needle-nose. Otherwise, yeah, a hole saw on the kick panel. Hopefully you have the plastic panels you can remove and then just cut the metal behind.

-- A

 

[dremu]

DON"T CUT! Use a piece of small wire with a hook on the end and fish it out thru the hole the switch was in. One of my lessons on Blazers, also either pull the fuse or you will be replacing it when you pull the wire out. It's an easy job.

Oh yeah, coathanger would be really good for this, huh.

-- A

 

[British Slave]

I used a piece of bailing wire. Or as the city boys know it, mechanics wire.

 

[luskeyclassics402]

Lol well that's a pretty tough hole to fish through lol I do have plastic covers so I think ill just cut the metal part

 

[British Slave]

It's easy to fish it out. I got it first try. There is a lot of extra wire to the switch. Just have a pair of needle nose handy to grab it with.

 

[luskeyclassics402]

Well I drilled a little bigger hole in the kick, I got the wires out and to my surprise no switch was connected! The terminals broke! Now which wire goes where on the switch?

 

[British Slave]

The switch has two terminals, both are common. The white wire goes to either one of them. I don't remember, but either drivers or passengers door has two white wires IF you have the under dash lights.

 

[luskeyclassics402]

Ok cool just wanted to make sure thx!

 

[luskeyclassics402]

I got the driver's one replaced! however, the pass. side doesnt look so go, the PO had the wires electrical taped to diff connectors and the tape came off and i lost the wires, im gonna have to severely cut a hole in that kick panel! ughh...

 

[British Slave]

I got the driver's one replaced! however, the pass. side doesnt look so go, the PO had the wires electrical taped to diff connectors and the tape came off and i lost the wires, im gonna have to severely cut a hole in that kick panel! ughh...

Some people just never learn. He should have used a soldering iron and heat shrink, then some tape.

 

[luskeyclassics402]

My thoughts exactly!