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DIY 987 Climate Control Switches - pain fail, replacement success

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YOUR RESEARCHDIY 987 Climate Control Switches - pain fail, replacement success

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I just successfully replaced these switches after a failed attempt to paint them.
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I've got a good part of the dash apart for other reasons (touch screen failure and heater fan not working) so I ordered the switches which will really clean things up.
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I've got a good part of the dash apart for other reasons (touch screen failure and heater fan not working) so I ordered the switches which will really clean things up.
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I've got a good part of the dash apart for other reasons (touch screen failure and heater fan not working) so I ordered the switches which will really clean things up.
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I just successfully replaced these switches after a failed attempt to paint them.
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POST 1Original post

A quick note since the threads I've seen are pretty old on this. I just successfully replaced these switches after a failed attempt to paint them. Either my painting skills are lame or painting is just not a great idea (the plasticdip that I used was also peeling off quickly). It took me about an hour and the use of T6, 10, and 30 wrenches plus a small flathead. I bought the replacement switches which are hard plastic like the rest of the controls from Amazon at this link: link . Or just search "Replacement A/C Heater Climate Control Switches for Porsche 997, 987 Boxster, Cayman." They cost $30 and one of the product images includes an installation video that I followed to the letter. And carefully. Anyway, the new switches look great and I highly recommend them. I wish I'd done it years ago. The only problem I had was in the final removal of the old switches since I was worried I'd be breaking something. So I watched another video on it on YouTube and confirmed that I was doing it right.

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It's a pretty easy replacement. And yes, it looks so much better. I'm happy to help anyone in Central Florida with replacement. Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

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Thanks for the info. I've got a good part of the dash apart for other reasons (touch screen failure and heater fan not working) so I ordered the switches which will really clean things up.

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