pennywisdom

i replaced the window motor on my drivers side window but i wasn't careful when i took the switches off and i broke the clip that is closest to the drivers seat, so do i have to replace the entire window switch housing? also, the bulb for the little light that projects to the switches is dead. i tried to pull it off, but it looks like the bulb and the plastic piece is all together so i cant take it off. does any one know where i can find a replacement bulb?

thanks

2001NBMZ28

Not sure what you broke, you mean the little plastic "ears" on the panel that the spring clip slides into, or the metal clip itself? I did that and just superglued the metal spring clip back on. If it's the metal clip it's available at the dealership. http://shbox.com/page/W1.jpg Know what bulb you're talking about but never tried replacing it, someone will chime in. Welcome to the board.

sroach20

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i replaced mine with a 74 bulb.

pennywisdom

actually i just looked at it again and compared it to the passangers side, it looks like i broke the plastic "ear" thing, the one in the diagram is still there, but the other one that isnt shown is broken

pennywisdom

how did u take the bulb out? i tried pulling it off but it wouldnt move

thanks again

sroach20

iTrader: (31)

i did the same thing, i think i paid $18 shipped. i had to remove the bulb piece by piece.

pennywisdom

where did u order it from? or can i just go to my local chevy dealer and get it from them?

haacer

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Those bulbs will generally be stuck in from years of corrossion. They generally haven't been replaced since the car came off the assmebly line.

In situations like this, I generally try to get something behind the back of the bulb to pry with like a scribe. Then I get frustrated and use pliers. This generally results in me breaking the bulb and cussing a lot.

That said, it helps if you know whether the bulb needs to turn to come out or just pulls straight. For instance 194 bulbs come straight out; 1157 1156 turn... Experience shows that small bulbs generally pull straight out of their pigtail, but that the pigtail is generally retained in a housing which it turns into (such as the setup for the window switch and power door lock illumination).

Hope this helps.