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[jyr001]

I noticed the other night that I have lost the illumination on the main light switch and need to replace the bulbs. The Haynes manual says that this switch can be removed by using a couple of metal inserts either side of the switch to presumably push aside two retaining pins and then ease the switch forward. I've had a couple of goes at this with the wifes best butter knives (first time they've ever beed used for anything useful) but the switch doesn't seem to want to come. I'm a bit worried that I'll use too much force and either bust the switch or mark up the dash. I have an Omega B facelift. Is it the same switch as the earlier models that the Haynes manual covers? It has the main switch, fog switches and instrument illumination dials etc.

[Jimbob]

Should work, anything slim enough, knives, credit cards etc..

Ive pushed things in to release the pins, then pulled on the main 'knob' and its just slid out.

[jyr001]

Thanks, I'll give it another go, just wanted to check that the switch is no different on the later model. If the switch is supposed to come out easy I must be doing something wrong I assume that the pins are supposed to retract. If I fail again I'm giving up as it'll be just my luck that I end up breaking something. 

[Jimbob]

does this help at all?

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1193565089

[jyr001]

Oh thanks for that Jimbob. Success and job done. The best (and cheapest) use I've ever had for two credit cards.

From the pics I could see that they were sprung lugs either side that just needed forcing closed. I was reluctant to push too hard before as I thought they were just pins inside that I may have sheared if I forced too hard.

Many thanks once again.

[Jimbob]

no worries, a picture is really worth a thousand words in cases like this