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Lamp Switch - Headlamp: Removal

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  1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
    Fig 1: Disconnecting Battery Ground Cable
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  2. Pull out the radio finish panel assembly.
    1. Remove the bolts.
    2. Pull out the radio finish panel assembly.
    Fig 2: Pulling Out Radio Finish Panel Assembly
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  3. Disconnect and remove the radio bezel assembly.
    Fig 3: Disconnecting & Removing Radio Bezel Assembly
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  4. Remove the hood latch release handle.
    1. Remove the screws.
    2. Remove the hood latch release handle.
    Fig 4: Removing Hood Latch Release Handle
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  5. Remove the lower instrument panel cover.
    1. Remove the screws.
    2. Remove the lower instrument panel cover.
    Fig 5: Removing Lower Instrument Panel Cover
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  6. Remove the lower instrument panel reinforcement.
    1. Remove the bolts.
    2. Remove the lower instrument panel reinforcement.
    Fig 6: Removing Lower Instrument Panel Reinforcement
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  7. If equipped, position the column gear shift lever out of the way.
  8. Pull out the cluster finish panel.
    1. Remove the screws.
    2. Pull out the cluster finish panel.
    Fig 7: Removing Cluster Finish Panel
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  9. Remove the cluster finish panel.
    1. Disconnect the connectors.
    2. Remove the cluster finish panel.
    Fig 8: Removing Cluster Finish Panel
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  10. Pull off and remove the headlamp switch knob.
    Fig 9: Removing Headlamp Switch Knob
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  11. Remove the headlamp switch.
    1. Remove the screws.
    2. Remove the headlamp switch.
    Fig 10: Removing Headlamp Switch
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