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Use a fender washer. Or use 2 like a sandwich. You can get that bolt in.
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How was it replacing the door light switches?!! I need to do this on my truck, but have not looked into the process at all.
I plan on getting a supplemental bolt with washers and will use the sandwich method so it stays put. LOL! The bolt frozen to the washer came through the well in one rusted piece.
Stupid easy. I just unscrewed mine, unplugged it without letting the wire unroll, plugged it into the new sensor, then screwed the new sensor in. Done.
You might be able to repaint that semi gloss black, and touch up the woodgrain, with model car enamel paint and small paint brushes. If you have a good hobby shop or model train shop in your area, see what they have available for paint. I think model RR stuff should have a yellow close to that mustard ish color that GM used on the trim.
That seat looks great.Upholstery guy got my seat done early, so I had to rush today. Thankfully the rain held off. Lots of cleaning, threw down some Kilmat sound deadening on the floor and rear cab wall, new AAC carpet kit, and then I could finally put the seat back in. Need to trim the carpet behind the seat still, but good enough for now. Looks and smells a LOT cleaner!
If the weather holds out tomorrow, maybe I'll get the glow plugs swapped, and change the oil. Then I can finally go back to enjoying my new Daily Driver.
@Bextreme04 A few questions: What year is your truck? Mine is an 87 V10. I want to replace my door light switches and I see different versions in different catalogues for 81-87 and not sure which to buy. The drivers side will only stay on if I mess with it for several minutes and get it to a particular spot other wise it stays off unless, well, you mess with the button. I will eventually be looking at what I have in my door and see if it is obvious which one I should buy. Is the switch easy to unscrew or are there several steps to getting them out? Also I read that you didn't let the wire unroll. How bad would it be if the wire did unroll? Any info would help. I'm in for the night, otherwise I would be looking at my door. You can DM if you would rather but I don't mind it being in the thread.
Mines an 80. I think it was just a 5/8" socket and unscrewed... but it's been a few years now. The wire attaches to a blade on the back of the switch, so it will twist up as you unscrew it. Once you have it out and unhook the wire, it will then try to unwind itself. If you let it unwind and then hook it to the new switch, it will then wind up when you screw it in and then you will have a wire under tension when installed. If you just unhook it from the old one and don't let it unwind before connecting to the new one, it should be under no tension once you screw the switch back in.
I hear that! S U C K S!
Oh thanks for sharing. That gives me a good idea when I go get an estimate for mine.It was $600. Fair price I thought, and he got it done faster than he said he would. Said it would have cost a little more if I had him order different fabric, but what he had on hand worked for me..... so done deal. JMD Upholstery in Centralia.
I DID get the glow plugs swapped, although the rain fought me, and having to get under the truck to get that #8 cylinder was not super fun in pouring rain. lol She's back on the road though, getting me back and forth to work.
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