Thursday night, I went to drive the D, and the headlight switch broke. I know the OEM switches were prone to breaking, and the supply of OEM switches was gone. DMCH had new switches made featuring an auto-off feature found on modern cars, and a LED light inside the switch. I placed the order Friday morning with DMC Midwest. To my surprise, it showed up Saturday afternoon!
I found the directions easy to read. I also found there might be some wires spliced into my headlight wires, and there wasn’t enough length to pull the wires through the console. So I pulled the wires out from behind the console, into the footwell, and cut the wires as close to the connector as possible:
The switch probably could be repaired, but I opted for a new one. Here’s my old switch and connector after removal:
After installing the new connector, installation was easy. You can see my old switch was worn, so the new one adds a little aesthetic value.
Costs:
Headlight Switch – $57.95 – DMC Midwest
Shipping – $10.93 – FedEx
Tax: $4.49
