My V8 insignia is upside down. Can I loosen the retainer and just turn it 180 degrees or is more involved? The lights work fine, but when i turn the switch one left, the brites come on first. Turning more to the left, the lowbeams then come on. Is this the correct sequence? Maybe i should just leave well enough alone. The parking light comes on when I turn switch to the right. Terry
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When starting with light switch at center of steering wheel in its center/off position, one click to right would be small running lights. Back to center and one click to left would be low beam headlights, and one more click to left would be high beam headlights.
It sounds like you may have a combination of wires connected incorrectly on the phenolic switch contact plate, in the sheetmetal bulb/ball below the steering gear box, and the lower square formed end of the horn button/light switch rod incorrectly assembled with the formed sheetmetal pickle fork. Or maybe that assembly is just positioned 180° out with respect to the movable triangular switch contact assembly. Hopefully this all makes some sense
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I believe there were some illustrated pictures of these light switch components posted in the past on another thread. Maybe a search might turn these up.
It sounds like you may have a combination of wires connected incorrectly on the phenolic switch contact plate, in the sheetmetal bulb/ball below the steering gear box, and the lower square formed end of the horn button/light switch rod incorrectly assembled with the formed sheetmetal pickle fork. Or maybe that assembly is just positioned 180° out with respect to the movable triangular switch contact assembly. Hopefully this all makes some sense
.I believe there were some illustrated pictures of these light switch components posted in the past on another thread. Maybe a search might turn these up.
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