Switch lights - are they repairable?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Bob Sisson, Feb 6, 2005.

  1. Bob Sisson

    Bob Sisson Guest

    A number of my dash switche's indicator lights are out.

    (Moon roof, Fog light, etc...)

    At $35/each for replacement switches, are the little indicator lights that
    let you find them in the dark repairable? Yes I can find them by touch, but
    my wife who doesn't dive the car much can't...

    The car in a 1999 V70 XC

    Bob
     
    Bob Sisson, Feb 6, 2005
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  2. Bob Sisson

    James Sweet Guest

    Yes, but usually it takes some patience to disassemble the switch if it was
    not meant to be user relampable. I usually retrofit LED's into switches like
    that.
     
    James Sweet, Feb 6, 2005
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  3. Bob Sisson

    Glenn Klein Guest

    Yes the bulbs are replaceable just remove the switch & you will see
    where the bulb is held in to the switch (on top) the dealer parts
    department should be able to order them if they do not stock them

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    Is for the New York City Firemen who lost their lives on September 11,2001.
    The official count is 343, but there was also a volunteer who lost his life
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    nor should any American.
     
    Glenn Klein, Feb 6, 2005
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  4. Bob Sisson

    Mike F Guest

    From the dealer they're big bucks ($8 here in Canada). You can buy the
    bulbs from radio shack and put them in your old holders. (The holders
    are that (usually white, sometimes black) small round disk at the top of
    the back of the switch.) The only one that's a real pain to change is
    the one for the "INFO" switch, assuming you have a trip computer, which
    requires disassembly.

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    Mike F.
    Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

    Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
    (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
     
    Mike F, Feb 7, 2005
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