RAM 2500 Van V8-5.9L VIN Z (1997)
Headlamp Switch: Service and Repair
REMOVAL
WARNING: IF THE HEADLAMP SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, WAIT FIVE MINUTES TO ALLOW THE CERAMIC DIMMER
RESISTOR TO COOL. IF THE CERAMIC DIMMER RESISTOR IS NOT ALLOWED TO COOL, IT CAN BURN YOUR FINGERS.
1. Remove the cluster bezel as described.
2. Remove the knee blocker as described.
3. Pull the headlamp switch control knob out to the On position stop.
4. Reach under the instrument panel to depress the headlamp switch knob and shaft release button on the bottom of the switch.
5. Pull the switch knob and shaft out of the switch.
Headlamp Switch Remove/Install
6. Remove the screws that secure the switch bezel to the instrument panel.
Headlamp Switch Illumination Lamp Remove/Install
7. Remove the headlamp switch illumination lamp from the switch bezel.
8. Remove the spanner nut that secures the head. lamp switch to the instrument panel.
9. Lower the switch from the instrument panel and unplug the wire harness connectors from the switch.
10. Reverse the removal procedures to install.
