Hey all, just picked up a '92 Z28 today. For whatever reason, one of the previous owners had been toying with the headlight switch, so when I got the car the headlight **** and switch assembly that it mounts to were not secure (basically just dangling freely in the dash behind the plastic gauge surround trim.) So the headlights still worked when i got the car, but I tried to fix the problem and remount the **** back into it's place on the plastic gauge surround trim to the left of the steering wheel. On my old '91 Z28 I cold simply give the headlight **** a good tug and it would come free from the "rod" that it connects to. So I thought, ok I'll simply do this again to remove the ****, reinsert the rod into it's proper location on the trim peice, and then just simply snap the **** back on the rod like I could do with my old car. Well I pulled on the ****, and it pulled the whole entire rod out of the headlight switch assembly behind the dash with it! Now I can't get that rod to snap back into place and I have no way of turning on my headlights!!



I did a search on here and found out that there is a little black button on the bottom of the switch assembly that releases that rod, so obviously, I must have broken the switch assembly by forcing the rod out right? Where would I get one of these switches and how do you folks recommend removing it and replacing it? It appears as though removing the gauge cluster is the only way...?

Just go to your Local Parts store. its called a Headlight Switch. Shouldnt be more than 20 bucks. here are the instructions...Good luck!!

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable at the battery.
2. Remove the four screws from inside the defroster duct (instrument panel pad securing screws).
3. Remove the screws which are under the lip of the instrument panel pad.
4. Remove the instrument panel pad.
5. On models equipped with air conditioning, remove the instrument panel cluster bezel and the cluster.
6. Remove the radio speaker bracket.
7. Pull the headlamp switch **** to the ON position, depress the locking button for the **** and shaft (located on the switch), and remove the **** and shaft.
8. Remove the switch bezel (retainer).
9. Disconnect the wiring from the switch and remove the switch.
10. To install, position the switch into place and connect the wiring to the switch.
11. Install the switch bezel (retainer).
12. Push the headlamp switch **** into the switch. (It may be necessary to depress the **** release button.
13. Install the radio speaker bracket.
14. On models equipped with air conditioning, install the instrument panel cluster bezel and the cluster.
15. Install the instrument panel pad.
16. Install the screws which are under the lip of the instrument panel pad.
17. Install the four screws from inside the defroster duct (instrument panel pad securing screws).
18. Connect the negative battery cable at the battery.

Fig. 1: Headlight switch removal