How to replace brake light switch, cannot get new one to go in. Help

[Jeturne]

Hi Jasper,

You can take a nail file or an exacto knife and shave a little bit off of those tabs to get it to twist into place. It doesn't take too much and it will hold in place quite nicely

Good luck

[Jasper7821]

Originally Posted by Jeturne

Hi Jasper,

You can take a nail file or an exacto knife and shave a little bit off of those tabs to get it to twist into place. It doesn't take too much and it will hold in place quite nicely

Good luck

That sounds perfect, thank you very much.

[Jasper7821]

Originally Posted by Jasper7821

That sounds perfect, thank you very much.

Finally fixed it.

[Jasper7821]

Originally Posted by Jeturne

Hi Jasper,

You can take a nail file or an exacto knife and shave a little bit off of those tabs to get it to twist into place. It doesn't take too much and it will hold in place quite nicely

Good luck

Thank you so much for the tip, I used a box cutter and shaved a tiny bit off each tab. Basically the tabs come to a hooked point and I shaved the point off on each end.
It took just a firm twist and twisted right in.
Now that it's in, it will wiggle left/right just a tab but will not untwist.
Thanks again, brake light working again