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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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Smile Guage panel problem

i recently got my license and my friend is really good with interior spray paint i have all the original panel parts and such but while taking off my guage panel thats plastic that sits above the wheel i find myself that i couldnt get the wiper and the light switch ***** to come off and there bigger than the whole where the shaft fits threw, any help plz ive looked everywhere else

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heres the whole panel below.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 10:30 AM
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Hey, something I can actually answer!

 
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 10:41 AM
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For the light switch ****, reach under the dash and feel around on the smooth side of the switch opposite the wiring plug. You will find a pushbutton. Take the battery cable off, pull the headlight switch to fully on, press on the button under the dash, and then pull the whole headlight switch **** and shaft out.

If you can't get to the pushbutton under the dash on the headlight switch, you will have to remove the headlight **** like the wiper switch ****. These ***** are difficult to remove, so sometimes I just pull them off, but you risk damaging the switch.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 10:55 AM
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thank you i will try ill respond to how it went
 
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 11:03 AM
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it workedi used a hercules hook and both the ***** have a retainer on them i got them off youve made me very happy thank you! ill post a puic when the project is done
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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step 2 ( prepping)

 
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 04:19 PM
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What color are you paintin them?
 
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 04:44 PM
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i painted them black and the project turned out perfect used a semi gloss heat resistant paint it ooks good!
 
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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...while we are on the subject of pulling off the dashboard headlight and wiper *****, how do they actually go back on?

Do you just push them back on?
 
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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yep, just push them on
 
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