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*vegaschevy* · 07-09-2009, 01:54 PM

I am sure there is a special tool for this that I will need to pick up but I have removed two now and both were destroyed to take them off the truck.

what are the tricks? do some just from being that old just NOT come off?

williamt · 07-09-2009, 01:58 PM

no tool you have to reach up to the switch housing and press the release button while pulling it out.I learned the hard way

**Shock_Me** · 07-09-2009, 01:59 PM

just reach up in behind the dash, there is a small spring loaded button on top of the switch, push it in and pull out the headlight switch.

Pete

69GMCLonghorn · 07-09-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shock_Me

just reach up in behind the dash, there is a small spring loaded button on top of the switch, push it in and pull out the headlight switch.

Pete

That's exactly right... Just know that sometimes it will still put up a fight (at least mine does. You just have to get the right combination of pressing and pulling and it will eventually slide out.

**michael bustamante** · 07-09-2009, 04:35 PM

put the swith knob in the park light position, push the button and pull the knob out

69GMCLonghorn · 07-09-2009, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michael bustamante

put the swith knob in the park light position, push the button and pull the knob out

Ah crap! After 6 years of fighting it, NOW I find this out!

PanelDeland · 07-09-2009, 06:38 PM

Disconnect the battery.I mean you do want the truck to start when you finish.

moon · 07-09-2009, 11:30 PM

Here is a picture of the button

Nova70 · 07-10-2009, 12:12 AM

Thanks for posting a pic as my gauge bezel is coming tomorrow and I'm sure I would have broke it not knowing about the button. lol

-Most useful forum I've ever been on. Very friendly people.

*vegaschevy* · 07-11-2009, 11:31 AM

WEll you learn something every minute when diving in to these trucks

I can tell everyone perfectly how NOT to do it.

gonzo6869 · 07-12-2009, 01:11 AM

HA. I just pulled and twisted the S.O.B. till it came off. The very next day, I learned how to do it right. Oh well. It needed a new one anyways.

07-09-2009, 01:54 PM	#1
vegaschevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: las vegas nv Posts: 1,493	removing headlight knob I am sure there is a special tool for this that I will need to pick up but I have removed two now and both were destroyed to take them off the truck. what are the tricks? do some just from being that old just NOT come off?

07-09-2009, 01:58 PM	#2
williamt 68 just like me Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: canton ga. Posts: 142	Re: removing headlight knob no tool you have to reach up to the switch housing and press the release button while pulling it out.I learned the hard way __________________ 68 just like me

07-09-2009, 01:59 PM	#3
Shock_Me Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 587	Re: removing headlight knob just reach up in behind the dash, there is a small spring loaded button on top of the switch, push it in and pull out the headlight switch. Pete

07-09-2009, 04:35 PM	#5
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,858	Re: removing headlight knob put the swith knob in the park light position, push the button and pull the knob out __________________ 1967custom

07-09-2009, 06:38 PM	#7
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: removing headlight knob Disconnect the battery.I mean you do want the truck to start when you finish. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

07-09-2009, 11:30 PM	#8
moon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 84	Re: removing headlight knob Here is a picture of the button __________________ 1970 CST long bed Fleetside

07-10-2009, 12:12 AM	#9
Nova70 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dub VC Utah Posts: 364	Re: removing headlight knob Thanks for posting a pic as my gauge bezel is coming tomorrow and I'm sure I would have broke it not knowing about the button. lol -Most useful forum I've ever been on. Very friendly people.

07-11-2009, 11:31 AM	#10
vegaschevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: las vegas nv Posts: 1,493	Re: removing headlight knob WEll you learn something every minute when diving in to these trucks I can tell everyone perfectly how NOT to do it.

07-12-2009, 01:11 AM	#11
gonzo6869 Cops, ha, catch me if you can! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Santa Barbara, CA. Posts: 271	Re: removing headlight knob HA. I just pulled and twisted the S.O.B. till it came off. The very next day, I learned how to do it right. Oh well. It needed a new one anyways.

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