Gallbladder

Thanks again, thoiboi. Got 'er DONE! And replacement of the headlight / turn signal combination switch CURED my headlight flickering and functioning issues. I quit bein' a pansy and started prying away.

What I learned:

1. Steering wheel/air bag removal NOT necessary for this job.
2. I did, however, detach the cable from the negative terminal on the battery, and wait 30 min.
3. Steering wheel must be fully extended and in the full down position. TIP: The power adjustable steering column will retract and "park" automatically if you turn off the ignition as usual, but the column needs to be fully extended and in the far down position to facilitate this job. So, adjust the column with the manual power lever on the left of the column with the ignition in "accessory" "II" position, then detach the cable from the battery's negative terminal.
4. The lower half of the steering wheel cover needs to be loosened to allow access to screws securing the combo switch. There are 2 sheetmetal and 1 machine screws holding the lower half to the column.
5. The path of the switch cable and it's electrical connection location were a bit of a pain, and a few other cables had to be detached and moved out of the way to allow access.


Pried the seam between the upper and lower steering column cover sections and popped 4 or 5 plastic clips on the left, then the right.

Upper cover detatched.

Had to remove/loosen the lower cover as well, to expose the second of two screws securing the combo switch.

Electrical connector cable path necessitated detatching and moving several other cables to gain access. The headlight combo switch attaches on the backside of the wiper switch to the right of the steering column. (This view is from the front. Red arrows mark the cable, curved red arrows indicates the connector location.)

Pulled out old switch connector . . .

Then popped in the new one!


So, do I get to learn the Black Market Forum secret handshake now?

HEAVY_RL

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MJSterling

Thanks for the info Gallbladder, I have to replace mine and this helps.

Gallbladder

You're welcome, MJ -- Have fun!