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Date:         Fri, 3 Mar 2006 19:11:02 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
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From:         David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Organization: Fast Forward Automotive
Subject:      Re: How do you replace the electical switch on the bottom of the
              lock cylinder?
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <71d9cdf90603031848r2809f610h6aaa6ff956f848e5@mail.gmail.com>
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Not sure what Jeff is doing with it - he was a regular Colin MacRae so there was more then 227hp on it. I think it is going to go through insurance - will make a nice conversion.

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.

4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road

Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3

Internet

http://www.fastforward.ca

Email

sales@fastforward.ca

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From: Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com] Sent: March 3, 2006 18:48 To: sales@fastforward.ca Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: Re: How do you replace the electical switch on the bottom of the lock cylinder?

And hey, how much for the WRX motor? :-)

On 3/3/06, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com > wrote:

No, David. The switch is a separate piece that lives underneath. There's a small retaining screw at the bottom. Bowwow stocks them.

On 3/3/06, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:

So that means you gotta change the key part?

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.

4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road

Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3

Internet

http://www.fastforward.ca <http://www.fastforward.ca>

Email

sales@fastforward.ca <mailto:sales@fastforward.ca>

- Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization

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From: Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com] Sent: March 2, 2006 23:35 To: David Marshall Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: Re: How do you replace the electical switch on the bottom of the lock cylinder?

The short form is: pull the steering wheel, unplug the wiring, pull the paddle switches, remove and replace the ignition switch. Easy as pie David! :-)

On 3/2/06, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:

On the way to helping a friend who put himself in the ditch the other night during a big snow storm (2003 Subaru WRX - write off), the "X" circuit on the switch at the bottom of the key cylinder in my TriStar quit working - no

more lights, no more wipers, no more blower - a definite Apollo 13 moment. In true Apollo 13 style though, with a call to home for verbal Bentley manual wiring diagrams, I jumpered the headed lights on, rescued my buddy and we all made if back safe and sound.

Now, I have never had this switch fail before, I have two Vanagons here that I can pull parts from, but how do you remove the switch from the bottom of the lock cylinder - does someone have the Reader's Digest version on how to do it?

Thanks in advance!

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3

Internet http://www.fastforward.ca <http://www.fastforward.ca> Email sales@fastforward.ca

- Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization

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