[MittenRider1856]

Call C&S Enterprise in Gaylord, MI
They have a box full of these assemblies. I had the exact same thing happen a few years ago and was able to carefully replace the broken switches for less than $20. They'll remove whatever you need from the assemblies and I'm sure they'd mail them.
If you need some pictures I have them somewhere.

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[tnts4me]

^^^^ LOL

If your talking to Tic, he lives in Gaylord.

 

[repairman54]

I'll add if your switches are not back lit now's the time to put the bulbs in. I can't remember now if my '09 or '13 were not back lit or both but a couple of the bulb sockets where wired and bulbs popped right in and worked on some of the switch's.
Don't have the bulb size but I got the right number on here a few years ago.

 

[tic]

I'll call C&S and see if they have a complete switch housing. I don' want to mess with trying to fix the switch. If they have one, I'll send the new one I just bought back as I feel like I was robbed for $195 bucks.

 

[tic]

splice the new wires into old connector wires at a convenient location maybe if that’s the worry
kurt

How many wires need to be spliced? I do a lot of soldering but if there's more than a couple of wires inside the loom that could be a bigger PITA than removing the cowl, headlight etc.

 

[ivsnowluvr]

I had this happen to me last year when I went to pick the sled up from dealer. I had to buy the whole housing and tried to replace myself. It got way too complicated for me, so I had to bring it back for them to do. Windshield, hood, console all come off. Handlebar is pretty much disassembled, lots of wires to move. Quite a pain. They at least didn't charge me for labor since it broke while they had it in for service.

 

[tic]

I've had all that stuff off before so I'm hoping I can figure it out. If there aren't too many wires inside the cable that goes to the switch housing I might just splice into what's there instead. I'd rather solder than take all that stuff off and pull wires

 

[Skioutty]

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[MittenRider1856]

I've had all that stuff off before so I'm hoping I can figure it out. If there aren't too many wires inside the cable that goes to the switch housing I might just splice into what's there instead. I'd rather solder than take all that stuff off and pull wires

Hey tic,
Hope you haven't gone to too much trouble. Theres not much to the inside of the switch. I really think the end result and confidence will be much better piecing it out.
Pull it apart and see what you need.

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[yellowjacket]

With all the threads I've seen about this, it seems like an industrious Dootalker with a 3D printer could come up with a fix and make a few dollars for themselves. Seems plausible, but dunno.

 

[Russholio]

Hey Tic, if it makes you feel any better.....found out today I get to do mine again for the third time. 🤬

 

[tic]

Come on up, we can have a switch housing replacement party!

 

[Russholio]

Come on up, we can have a switch housing replacement party!

You buying? 🤔

 

[Russholio]

How many wires need to be spliced? I do a lot of soldering but if there's more than a couple of wires inside the loom that could be a bigger PITA than removing the cowl, headlight etc.

I figured I'd consider this rather than tear everything apart. When the part came I saw there are 3 wires - - red, white, and black. With the help of wire cutters, a soldering iron, some heat shrink, and an extra pair of hands to hold the wires while soldering, I successfully spliced in the new unit. I will never take all that crap apart again to replace it.

 

[tic]

Thanks for reporting that. I will do the same! I solder and heat shrink wires all the time for my electric RC airplane addiction

 

[12/3]

Good fix but honestly once to figure out how to take the electrical clip out of the plastic blocks it ain't too bad of a job.

I figured I'd consider this rather than tear everything apart. When the part came I saw there are 3 wires - - red, white, and black. With the help of wire cutters, a soldering iron, some heat shrink, and an extra pair of hands to hold the wires while soldering, I successfully spliced in the new unit. I will never take all that crap apart again to replace it.

 

[Skioutty]

I figured I'd consider this rather than tear everything apart. When the part came I saw there are 3 wires - - red, white, and black. With the help of wire cutters, a soldering iron, some heat shrink, and an extra pair of hands to hold the wires while soldering, I successfully spliced in the new unit. I will never take all that crap apart again to replace it.

I never had a switch fall apart but I did take a couple apart so I could add the bulbs and have them back lit.

 

[Russholio]

Good fix but honestly once to figure out how to take the electrical clip out of the plastic blocks it ain't too bad of a job.

Maybe. But the less I have to mess with that swtch, the better.

I never had a switch fall apart but I did take a couple apart so I could add the bulbs and have them back lit.

This is the third or fourth time I've had it happen. I put the bulbs in after the first time, and just keep transplanting them every time I get a new switch cluster.

 

[sleddingfarmer]

When is this party happening?

Took my sled out of the trailer today and remembered when I saw the switches I lost my hand warmer button last year sometime.

It's weird you can't use the buttons with the yellow cover missing. What's up with that?

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[tic]

Actually I was able to make the M/S switch work it just won't stay in. Before it fell out I had no idea this was a problem others have experienced. I just glued the switch back in its slot and won't use it. I still have the M/S buttons by the gauges so I'm no hurry to pull out the soldering iron. Now if was the hand warmer switch, that HAS to work