Rennlist

Power window switch replacement

Add to repair workspace

New repair projectOpen repair workspace

Original source

3 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis

THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW

Discussion summary

YOUR RESEARCHPower window switch replacement

Leading reported evidence

Use very small screw driver

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion
The switches should clip out with a bit of force (finger pressure) but it is easier if you use a very small screw driver to press the two clips at the side of the switch from the inside.
Original post Read captured discussion
Power window switch replacement

Read full discussion summary

Leading evidence: 'Use very small screw driver' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Use very small screw driver' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.

Read captured replies

1 matching discussions · 3 captured posts examined · 0 partial discussions

Frequently discussed actions (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

Use very small screw driver

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion
The switches should clip out with a bit of force (finger pressure) but it is easier if you use a very small screw driver to press the two clips at the side of the switch from the inside.
Original post Read captured discussion
Power window switch replacement

Coverage and how to read this overview

Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.

3 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.

Rennlist: 1 discussions

0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.

0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.

Generation: 20261026T103553Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources

POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi all. Anyone know how to do this? Do I just pry up the bezel on the center consol holding the switches or are there any hidden screws or fasteners I need to be aware of? Searched these and other forums and can't seem to find anything specific. Thanks in advance. 2001 996 Coupe

POST 2Original post

Try searching for short shift DIzy here or Renntech. This DIY shoes how to remove console. Once removed switches are easy to replace.

POST 3Original post

There are plastic 2 screws under the ashtray that you need to take out, then if you squeeze slightly the plastic at the top of the ashtray opening on the thinner side towards the centre you will see that it is clipped into place at that position and you should be able to pull it upwards, then you need to disconnect the wiring blocks at the switches, they just pull out, same if you have heated seat switches. Also there is a small light for the ashtray that you will need to disconnect. The switches should clip out with a bit of force (finger pressure) but it is easier if you use a very small screw driver to press the two clips at the side of the switch from the inside.

This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.