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Light switch issue and fix

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Hi All

 

A few months ago (just remembered and thought it may be useful info), the VRS failed it's MOT for the first time ever. It failed on the light switch being stiff/seized for putting the front and rear fog lights on (virtually never use them). I also couldn't get it to work at the MOT station when the guy let me know.

 

I took the car home and sprayed in some Simoniz Back to Black silicon shine stuff and worked the switch for a few minutes. It slowly started to ease off a bit so it could be positioned for the fog lights to work. I took the car back and they passed it.

 

I tried again today a few months later and it has eased off more and is like new. Initially I thought I would need a new switch but it's perfect now.

 

The Back to Black stuff is the same stuff I used when the handbrake rubber ribbon started to stick several years ago.  I give it a scoot every couple of years. Not had a problem since.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ULLKDAK/ref=asc_df_B00ULLKDAK57005869/?tag=googshopuk-21&creative=22110&creativeASIN=B00ULLKDAK&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310764720204&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15942234603969303572&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046979&hvtargid=pla-564255608839&th=1&psc=1

 

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