Thanks guys for adding more info to this topic.

I really try to avoid paintwork. Especially with certain colors like silver. Color matching is a chore considering things like age of the paint. And I'm a bit nitpicky about texture matching tge original orange peel. My paint guy grimaces when I show up lol!

When the time comes I'd like to re-use the upper painted portion and lots of good info here to be able to do that.

For now since the switch is working again I'll be pushing through with ordering the Land Rover rubber switch cover.

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