So that means you gotta change the key part?

David Marshall

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Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3

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From: Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com]
Sent: March 2, 2006 23:35
To: David Marshall
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re: How do you replace the electical switch on the bottom of the
lock cylinder?

The short form is: pull the steering wheel, unplug the wiring, pull the
paddle switches, remove and replace the ignition switch.
         Easy as pie David!     :-)

On 3/2/06, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:

On the way to helping a friend who put himself in the ditch the other night
during a big snow storm (2003 Subaru WRX - write off), the "X" circuit on
the switch at the bottom of the key cylinder in my TriStar quit working - no

more lights, no more wipers, no more blower - a definite Apollo 13 moment.
In true Apollo 13 style though, with a call to home for verbal Bentley
manual wiring diagrams, I jumpered the headed lights on, rescued my buddy
and we all made if back safe and sound.

Now, I have never had this switch fail before, I have two Vanagons here that
I can pull parts from, but how do you remove the switch from the bottom of
the lock cylinder - does someone have the Reader's Digest version on how to
do it?

Thanks in advance!

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3

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