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XJS broken light switch

Old Feb 15, 2021 | 06:07 PM
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Hello Jaguar fans,

I was redoing my dashboard and ended up breaking the light switch. It looks like I have two options either buy a used light switch or try to reinstall a universal on and off light switch. There are 4 wires in the back and not sure where to begin.

any help would be greatly appropriated.




 
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Old Feb 16, 2021 | 01:24 AM
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Switches are all over ebay, no problem.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2021 | 03:51 AM
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these switched suffer from what is essentially lack of use, and the electrical contacts inside get gummed up,

as said above, you can get them most places on ebay , i even have spares i could sell if your in need from the UK

but i would first try operating the switch at least 50 times to see if the fault persists, even then i would pry off the contact cover and spray with electrical contact cleaner, this usually works, but some fluid can end up in the switch 'window' ,

the rest of the switches will possibly need some similar treatment to ensure correct operation ,

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Old Feb 17, 2021 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Singhb
Hello Jaguar fans,

I was redoing my dashboard and ended up breaking the light switch. It looks like I have two options either buy a used light switch or try to reinstall a universal on and off light switch. There are 4 wires in the back and not sure where to begin.

any help would be greatly appropriated.



I took a peak at the photos and can't see what's broken. Also, I don't think your model year is included in your profile. For me who only knows my MY, and not much at that, knowing the MY helps too.

What broke?
 
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