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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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Im about to paint the ugly "wood" on my dash and went to take it out today and cant get the wiper and light ***** off. Any secret way to get them off?
 
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Go out and take the battery cable off.

Pull the headlight switch **** all the way out, then reach around under the dash and feel the smooth side of the switch, opposite the wiring plug. You should feel a little button. Push down on this button, and then pull on the ****. The whole **** and shaft will come out.

For the wiper ****, here's a picture. This is not easy to do.

 
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 02:52 PM
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Damn, and I paid extra for that "ugly" woodgrain on my XLT!!!
 
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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Damn, and I paid extra for that "ugly" woodgrain on my XLT!!!
I kinda like that "ugly" woodgrain dash in my 84 F250 XL!
 
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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Go out and take the battery cable off.

Pull the headlight switch **** all the way out, then reach around under the dash and feel the smooth side of the switch, opposite the wiring plug. You should feel a little button. Push down on this button, and then pull on the ****. The whole **** and shaft will come out.

For the wiper ****, here's a picture. This is not easy to do.

thank you!
 
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Pkupman82
I kinda like that "ugly" woodgrain dash in my 84 F250 XL!
to each their own.. but I hate it.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 06:37 AM
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Someone should tell the automakers to quit dressing up the interiors with the look of wood....sounds like blah gray is hot this year!!
 
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 08:05 PM
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Ok I got them both off and got it painted today. Looks 100x better to me.



thegray is dust. Didnt have time to clean everything else because it got dark on me.
 

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