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Old 07-02-2009, 12:54 AM   #1
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overhead console help

ok i just finished installing an over head console in my 86 iroc with t-tops which did NOT originally have the console.... main light orks fine, but the map light wont turn on... the switch is really tempermental.... it sticks and if you move it a bit the map light will come on.... is there ANY way of fixing the switch or am i screwed and have to buy another console???
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Old 07-02-2009, 08:01 AM   #2
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the map light wont turn on... the switch is really tempermental.... it sticks and if you move it a bit the map light will come on.... is there ANY way of fixing the switch...
PMed. Try contact cleaner. I use a brand from CarQuest, but any should work--a quick dry type would probably be best.

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Old 07-02-2009, 12:21 PM   #3
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ok thanks james ill give it a try
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Re: overhead console help

Does yours have the trip meter and time?
If so do you have it wired and working?
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Does yours have the trip meter and time?
If so do you have it wired and working?
Those parts are mechanical.

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