Thanks, it turned out in the end that someone had stuck it in with double sided tape (probably to stop a rattle) Doesn't make life easy though.

Hi
Yes, both handles come all the way out but when I pull, only the right side starts to move. Can I get to this by removing the temp control panel?
Thanks
regards. Peter

Hi,
Your article was excellent. Trouble is, the left side of my radio seems to be stuck. The right side starts to come out ok but the left side is solid. Any thoughts?
Peter

Hi Lee, Many thanks for all your help. You were 100% right! Although the switch showed closed on my multimeter, no voltage was going through. I proved it by bridging out the switch. Unfortunatly in my efforts I dismantled the switch module which sprang apart. A new one has been ordered and is on its...

Hi Lee, Thanks for the reply. May I ask one more thing please? When the a/c switch is turned on, most times the blue light doesn't come on, if it does come on, it goes out after a few seconds of the engine running and leaves me with no power to either side of the pressure switches. How is this a/c s...

Hi,
I have a 1996 850 with manual a/c. It has an intermitant a/c problem and I suspect the a/c relay may be faulty but I don't know where it is. I removed the glove box and there are two small green relays there. Is it one of these please?
Thanks. Peter