how to remover headlight switch knob on A6 C5
06-12-2016, 08:46 PM
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how to remover headlight switch **** on A6 C5
It appears one can buy a lot of replacement parts from China these days. I just bought the headlight switch trim. It includes the trim piece and a new light switch **** for $4 bucks. On my newly acquired 2002 S6 all the controls have been scratched to their white origins by Sandpaper Fingers previous owner so I am replacing everything.
Anyway, easy to pull the switch, but how do I get the **** off it? The replacement **** has some slots in the shaft in the middle of the **** so I assume something must engage those. But tug and tug I could not get the actual *** off the switch. Nor do I see any clever way to get into it other than drill a hole in the old switch. Which wouldn't matter but I thought I would ask before going destructo.
Anyway, easy to pull the switch, but how do I get the **** off it? The replacement **** has some slots in the shaft in the middle of the **** so I assume something must engage those. But tug and tug I could not get the actual *** off the switch. Nor do I see any clever way to get into it other than drill a hole in the old switch. Which wouldn't matter but I thought I would ask before going destructo.
06-13-2016, 05:00 PM
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Switch off. Push in hard and turn widdershins.
It appears one can buy a lot of replacement parts from China these days. I just bought the headlight switch trim. It includes the trim piece and a new light switch **** for $4 bucks. On my newly acquired 2002 S6 all the controls have been scratched to their white origins by Sandpaper Fingers previous owner so I am replacing everything.
Anyway, easy to pull the switch, but how do I get the **** off it? The replacement **** has some slots in the shaft in the middle of the **** so I assume something must engage those. But tug and tug I could not get the actual *** off the switch. Nor do I see any clever way to get into it other than drill a hole in the old switch. Which wouldn't matter but I thought I would ask before going destructo.
Anyway, easy to pull the switch, but how do I get the **** off it? The replacement **** has some slots in the shaft in the middle of the **** so I assume something must engage those. But tug and tug I could not get the actual *** off the switch. Nor do I see any clever way to get into it other than drill a hole in the old switch. Which wouldn't matter but I thought I would ask before going destructo.
Do it on the one in the car to take it out.
06-13-2016, 05:19 PM
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Sorry I do not understand the response. I want to replace the **** of the headlight switch. I have that new plastic **** in one hand (100% plastic- nothing else to it). In the other hand is the entire headlight switch that I pulled out of the car. How do I get the **** off the old switch so I can replace it with the new ****?
06-13-2016, 06:54 PM
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AFAIK you can't.
Sorry I do not understand the response. I want to replace the **** of the headlight switch. I have that new plastic **** in one hand (100% plastic- nothing else to it). In the other hand is the entire headlight switch that I pulled out of the car. How do I get the **** off the old switch so I can replace it with the new ****?
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