so i was driving in my car, '83 camaro z28, when suddenly my high beams go out... scared, i pull back the lever to see if i have any lights at all. i pull and *SNAP* the rod breaks off in the switch... (luckily i had dim lights) but now i have a broken lever... (and can't control my windshield wipers) how would someone go about fixing this and what would it cost money wise? (ofcourse this shows my ignorance as a 16 year old driver)

 

Go to a junkyard and get one or look for someone parting out a car online/ebay. If you want to see how it works, Vader has posted a gigantic diagram in this thread: https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...threadid=31962

By the way, welcome to thirdgen.org!

 

thank you, and it's nice being here, very good resources for my p.o.s.

 

actually the signal stem comes out by just turning and pulling it out. unless you have cruise, then there is a wire that runs back into the column. A new one from GM costs less then $20 bucks, or you can get one in the junkyard

 

I would have suggested gm if they hadn't tried to charge me 20 dollars for each light in the back of my spoiler(there are 5). I guess it's always good to try the dealer, just don't expect a good deal always

 

I think it can vary dealer to dealer...I got a quote for a part from a buick dealer, then for the same gm p/n from chevy for like 2 bucks cheaper on a 14 dollar part