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Old Sep 3, 2017 | 10:24 AM
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Can't unplug dimmer switch

I searched and could have bumped a twelve year old thread.....

I've been driving through a lot of water because of Harvey.....now I've got a headlight on\off foot switch

So I'm taking it out to dry and clean.....can't get the thing unplugged probably seized with rust. Should it pull straight off?

 
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Old Sep 3, 2017 | 11:49 AM
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Yes that should just pull straight off you should maybe disconnect the battery and if you have too use a small screwdriver to pry it off you can get a new one at most auto parts stores
 
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Old Sep 3, 2017 | 01:46 PM
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Spray some penetrating oil into the connectors. Let it soak overnight.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2017 | 06:53 PM
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Autozone sells a new dimmer switch and a new plug with short wire pigtails. You could make note of the wire colors and their positions, and then snip the wires and replace the whole thing. See if they have some of those butt connectors with the shrink tube made on the ends.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2017 | 06:59 PM
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Thanks everybody. I decided not to force it so it all got drenched in pb blaster and put back together. Fun stuff doing seventy mph and switching your headlights off with your dimmer switch.
 
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