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Ahh, slight of hand a couple of abracadabras.

Seriously. While a dash-mounted switch a generally easier to remove than a steering column mounted one, due to the numerous safety systems on-board this vehicle (theft deterents, air-bags) anyone ready to attempt it would be advised to find a trusted repair manual and study the affected systems and make a plan of removal. I am not kidding.

It appears at last look (8/03) Hayes does not publish a repair manual for the Intrigue body-style line (Century, Lumina, Grand Prix). They do offer one for the Alero which I understand to be a 'smaller version' of the Intrigue (e.g. compare the Grand Prix vs. Grand Am) as some of the systems are very similar. Outside of the factory manual you should find Chilton adequate. Chilton had an inadequate (generic) circuit diagram of the ignition system so I had to trace the circuitry to understand the switch wiring but the description of removal and system precautions were well written making removal and replacement quite straightforward.

Once you have decided to remove the switch you may prefer to spend the $130-150 for a new switch as opposed to disassembly and cleaning. While the switch and lock cylinder are integrated, they may be removed from one another so re-keying the vehicle is unnecessary The greatest difficulty I encountered was maniuplating the switch in the dash 'cage' so as to facilitate removal from and reinstallation into the dash via the instrument cluster 'hole'.

Mark