Anyone here ever had to disconnect the connector underneath the window switch on the driver door? I've been poking around for a while and I can't figure out where exactly I need to apply pressure to take it out without breaking something. I would appreciate it extremely if someone one draw an arrow to where you need to apply pressure on my picture of the connector below and send it back to me.


https://imgur.com/gallery/nzHpWCG

You push down on the tab while pulling the connector out. From the marks it appears you've been pushing in the right spot, which implies either the latch pawl is broken or one of the contact pin pairs has welded together.

VStar650CL wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 4:14 am

You push down on the tab while pulling the connector out. From the marks it appears you've been pushing in the right spot, which implies either the latch pawl is broken or one of the contact pin pairs has welded together.


Q45 Connector.jpg

I appreciate the input. You were right about where to apply pressure. I finally got the bastard out after spending an hour on it. I knew I was applying pressure in the right place, you just have to approach it a certain way and with a good amount of force . For anyone that ever has to do this in the future. Position your screwdriver like I have in the pic below, in between the space above the tab(i marked the tab with a little red arrow), and push inwards and downwards:

https://imgur.com/gallery/HcNUr3v

Glad you got it loose, but you shouldn't need to push behind the tab like that. If none of the pins were crudded in, then the latch on that connector is damaged.