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How To Replace Tailgate Lock Switch 2000-06 Chevy Suburban

Created on: 2014-05-09

How to repair, install, fix, change or replace a damaged, worn out, faulty or shorted tailgate lock switch on 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, Chevy Suburban or GMC Yukon

  1. step 1 :Removing the Tailgate Switch
    • Pull out the trim panel around the tailgate switch
    • Disconnect the wiring harness
    • Press the metal tab with a flat blade screwdriver and remove the tailgate switch
    • Pry the tabs to remove the switch from the trim bezel
  2. step 2 :Installing the Tailgate Switch
    • Push the tailgate switch into the trim bezel
    • Push the switch into the trim panel
    • Connect the wiring harness
    • Push the trim panel into place

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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the trunk power lock switch on this 2002 Chevy Suburban. The only tool you'll need for this is a flat blade screwdriver.

Start off by pulling out this panel where your trunk lock switch is located. Then, using a flat blade screwdriver, push in that tab and disconnect the harness.

Push in this metal tab while applying pressure to the back of the switch and it will pop out. To pry it from this bezel, you just pry in between these two tabs and the switch will pull free.

Push your new switch into the bezel and then push the switch back into this panel.

Reconnect your harness. Line up the pins on the panel and then push it back into place and just hit in this upper clip.

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