Replacing the ignition switch

[KevinH1990]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

The $79.50 special from Amazon. Looks just like the $241 job from Porsche.

Please keep us posted regarding your experience with the Amazon switch. I had a problem with my headlight switch a few years ago. Based on information from this forum, I resolved it by soaking the switch with electrical contact cleaner. It has been working fine, but I will probably replace it the next time it gives me a problem.

The price for the OEM Porsche part does trigger sticker shock.

[LoneWolfGal]

The new light switch is installed and the lights now work perfectly. However, the vent is not back in the dash, because all the speed nuts were sprung (which is why one fell out onto the floor mat). It's crucial that they stay in place in order to secure the vent with the Torx screws. My patent-pending solution:



Actually, there are three speed nuts, but you get the idea. As for my solution, you know what they say — necessity plays with the Mothers of Invention (or something like that). I'll let my invention do its stuff overnight and then I'll wrestle the vent into place tomorrow. (BTW, I wish the stripes in the Porsche crest on the hood weren't cloudy, but the price for a new crest is one arm, one leg, so I guess I can live with this one a while.)