Walsted
Yes, the heater controls get hot.
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, 03-08-2010 at 03:46 PM (30873 Views)
I found out that the heater controls get hot enough to melt plastic. Not a lot of melting, just enough to be a bother.
My fan control was jammed against the #4 position. It would wobble back and forth, which would turn the fan on or off, but it wouldn't move to the 3, 2, 1, or 0 positions. I took it apart to find out why. It turns out that somehow the plastic became hot enough to melt a tiny part of the wiring connector to the switch and to allow the metal contact for the #4 position to recede into what must have been hot, soft plastic. The fix wasn't that hard, but I don't want to do it again.
I also found out that there is a little white plastic clip that keeps the cable guide for the window away from the pulley unless it breaks. After it breaks, a clicking noise can be heard when the window is raised. Luckily, a small hose clamp and large helping of profanity helped to fix that issue.