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Originally Posted by lindajane
Thanks...I'm going to look at the connections, and replace fuses before
I attempt to take them apart again.
The fuses I replaced are new, but I will try again.
I was also told to buy Brass fuses instead of the cheap ones.
These are the cheaper ones widely available.
Can the switches themselves be interchanged?...ie, the switch
on the left front, but moved to the right front?
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You want ceramic bodies on the fuses and no plastic bodies. Brass are Copper corrode less.
Sometimes the little brackets that the Fuses go in need to be cleaned. Better to do that with the negative terminal of the battery disconnected.
The Plug that goes to the ash tray bracket is on a separate circuit. I had left mine disconnected and the windows still worked.
Concerning the switches. I had read how people took their switches apart and cleaned the contact points. But, I found I had to take a small pocket knife and scrap off the burned black are so there was bare metal to make contact.
Also each switch has 2 beebee sized ball bearings. Those are easy to loose and even the 2 springs can come out of their sockets if you are not paying attention.
Also do you know if the switches you have are the real ones or aftermarket ones. I bought a bunch of used switches and some were aftermarkets ones and the rockers inside of the switch were extremely cheap being all one piece of metal with little bumps for contacts instead of separate contacts. You may not be able to repair the after market switches.
There is pictures of inside of the real switches in the repair links:
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http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diy-links-parts-category/146034-fast-navigation-do-yourself-links.html