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==== Rebuilding 1988-1989 Switches with new contacts ====

As many know, the 1988-89 300ZX headlight switch assembly differs from the 1984-87 switch, primarily in that the connectors on the 88-89 switch differ from the 84-87 switch, the turn signal cancelling mechanism is different between the two, and more to the point, the 88-89 switch is no longer available from Nissan and not available from the after-market.

I did some research and have confirmed that the switch contacts body (self contained) is the exact same between the 1989 Nissan 240SX and the 88-89 300ZX.

You are going to buy a complete, new, 1989 240SX headlight switch assembly and remove the switch pack from it and transplant it over to the 88-89 headlamp switch.

First off, here's a pic of the back of the 88-89 headlight switch showing the connectors:

https://dev.z31library.com/xenonzcar_archive/z31/images/headlamprepair/GBkoukiswitchrebuild1.jpg

Here's a couple of pics showing the 1989 240SX switch (front, side/signal cancelling, back with connectors):

https://dev.z31library.com/xenonzcar_archive/z31/images/headlamprepair/GBkoukiswitchrebuild2.jpg

https://dev.z31library.com/xenonzcar_archive/z31/images/headlamprepair/GBkoukiswitchrebuild3.jpg

https://dev.z31library.com/xenonzcar_archive/z31/images/headlamprepair/GBkoukiswitchrebuild4.jpg

Here's a side-by-side of the switch packs out of the 240SX (left) and 300ZX (right) - identical:

https://dev.z31library.com/xenonzcar_archive/z31/images/headlamprepair/GBkoukiswitchrebuild5.jpg

https://dev.z31library.com/xenonzcar_archive/z31/images/headlamprepair/GBkoukiswitchrebuild6.jpg