Sid ;
Remove the ashtray by depressing the midle steel flat spring & tipping it out to-wards you , then set it aside , look in the cavity , you'll see two # 2 Phillips screws , remove them and set aside , *gently* withdraw the ash tray holder noticing there is an EXTREMLY DELICATE plastic plug on it's left side , unplug this and set aside the holder .
Now , gently push the console piece rearwards 1" and the easy to break hidden plastic pin holding the down turned rear edge , will slip loose , allowing you to raise the entire console cover up 2" or so , try not to flex it as flexing causes the wood veneer to crack .
Peer in underneath with a flashlight and notice each switch has spring clips on both leading & trailing edges , you squeeze both clips then *gently* work the switches upwards through the holes in the cover .
If the wires are too short , once you've lifted the switch up past the spring clips , stop and use a plastic knife between the bottom of the switch and the top of the black plastic plug to pry the wires & plug off , then simply lift the switches up and out .
Now you're ready to clean out the switches using " DE OXIT " from the radio supply store or other Electro - Contact Cleaner , _NOT_ brake cleaner , carby cleaner , De Greaser or (God forbid) WD40 ! .
Using the wrong chemical here will ruin the switch and they're $45 EACH new .
I hope this is helpful .
-Nate
Sid wrote:
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> My '85 300 SD windows have been a problem. It was suggested that there are a couple small screws holding the rear of the console cover in place. Nope nowhere to be found. I havn't gotten in the backseat and looked at the rear or the console yet though......but they are not in the trailing edge of the panel with the switches in it.
> Sid, near Niagara Falls
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