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This is a very easy repair, but many are fearful of doing it, since it's difficult to visualize without a video guide. Hopefully this helps someone.

Post Mortem after thoughts after thoughts.

1. Order and have the M3x5mm button hand screws on hand before attempting this repair. Just in case they need to be drilled out.
2. If you have a soldering iron, you might want want to preheat the two microswitch screws, it might help to soften the Loctite.
3. If your car is a 2011 like mine, just cut the new microswitch connector off and splice or solder the wires to the old connector.


https://youtu.be/qcwZC1uah_o

Perfect, congratulation.

I prefer to

• Remove the luggage cover: just loosen 4 small screws on top

• Remove all interior trims to get a bit more work space

• Drill out all 2x2 old screws of the microswitches and always replace it with new M3x5mm

• Always cut open the new connector housings and pull out the 2 pins to plug it into the old housings (only for 2012 or elder models)

Great video..the only comment I would make is that the plinky music over is not useful IMHO..

Some other videos have the natural sound (appreciate some of your work was stills) soundtrack..

You can hear people grunting, electric tools struggling etc..all clues to the things you never get in a work instruction..

Despite my comment still very wll done..