How to Remove Lumbar Switch 2009-18 Ram 1500

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We're going to pup this trim off the side of the driver's seat. I'm going to use trim tools. You can buy these from 1AAuto.com. I'm going to start with the smaller one. Get it in here, get it sort of popped out. It's in here with quite a bit of force, so once I've got that opened up, I'm going to use the bigger one to pop it out. There's a couple clips along the top. So it pops out at the back first, then pops out towards the front. And there's a pin in the front, so try to pop it out. Then it's going to slide out.

So the connector for the lumbar switch is underneath the seat. So to get this switch out, we're going to disconnect it from underneath the seat first. So it's very hard to see where the connector is. It is a white connector, and it's kinda buried under the seat. So you just kinda follow the harness up, and so I can kinda move the harness a little bit. So I'm just gonna find the connector, and then move it to where I can get to it, and push the lock in, and undo it. I'm gonna guide the harness out with the connector. It's underneath this other harness, so I'm going to have to lift it up little bit, and just kinda slide it underneath. Try not to pull on the wires. I'm going to give this harness a little bit of give. I can slide this underneath. There we go.

I'm going to pop the switch out of the trim. So I'm using our plastic prying tool. There's two pins on either side. Life it up, push it in with my fingers. Do the same here. Pop it out. If that breaks, it's not really a big deal. It will still hold. So the switch is keyed. So it can only be plugged into the opening one way. So the two wide ones go towards the bottom, and these with the little key in the middle, goes towards the top. So pop it in place. It's locked in there nice and tight.

We'll feed it back in. Under the harness, like it was. Go underneath and find the connector. It's basically impossible to see. You have to do it by feel, and you might even have to do it one-handed, like I'm doing here. Just work at it until you get it, and once it's clipped in, it will snap. And you'll be all set.

Reinstall the switch panel, put this tab in the front, slide it in, push this back in. It'll clip into place. Job is complete.

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