As stated in my previous article one of the rear seat switches was broken = you could feel it and the seat would not go back from the fully reclined position. I had read somewhere about some switches being unreliable so I set about looking in to my own particular situation.
The wood veneered switch panel is easily removed, it just pops off, a plastic panel removing tool at each side ensures nothing gets damaged. You will now see a black panel fastened by 4 philips screws, one or more may be covered by the leather, you need to carefully peel that back. Remove all four screws and you can then get the assembly out, it is very tight, I found removing the brass coloured spire nuts made things easier. Remove the large multi way connector and the whole lot comes out. I took mine in to my man cave to have a proper look, it was easy to see what was wrong, best at this point to direct you to my youtube video, it will make everything a lot more obvious.
Introcar had a special on, the panel that is usually well over 300 quid was only 40. It wasn't the right one for my car but it did have the part I needed. As a bonus it gave me a spare as well.
I was going to de-solder the entire switch assembly and replace mine but when I looked at the job I thought it was far easier to just lever out that clear plastic part, which locates in to the orange part and put the new one in place of my broken one. It was very easy to do and worked perfectly - no soldering or de-soldering required. It felt exactly like it should and the clicks from the switches suggested all was well.
Refitting was a reverse of removal, I tested the switches before putting everything back in place, both worked perfectly. It should be noted the clear plastic parts have been redesigned, they are now much thicker and look an awful lot more resilient. I find it very odd that the beautifully crafted toggle that you see and feel is 100 times better quality than the bit that actually does the work. Anyway, it's perfect, another job ticked off the list, I'm pretty sure Bentley would have charged me an awful lot more than 40 of yer finest British pounds to do the job for me.
I hope this helps somebody, if yours is faulty, give it a go, it's really quite simple.
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