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Dimmer Switch: Service and Repair

INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMER SWITCH

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery.







2. Remove the center instrument panel finish panel.
Remove the screws.
- Disconnect the electrical connectors.







3. Remove the screws and remove the hood latch release handle.







4. Remove the screws and remove the instrument panel steering column cover.







5. Remove the instrument panel steering column opening cover reinforcement bolts.
6. If equipped, position the column gear shift lever aside.







7. Remove the screws and pull the instrument cluster finish panel out from the instrument panel.







8. Disconnect the headlamp and the dimmer switch electrical connectors and remove the instrument cluster finish panel.







9. Remove the dimmer switch.
1 Remove the screws.
2 Remove the dimmer switch.

INSTALLATION
1. To install, reverse the removal procedure.