If only the fan and temp buttons were this easy.

 

The rest of the thread appears to be addressing 997.1 ***** (I did the same replacement). The 997.2 PCM is quite different so the same solution may not apply and the ***** are different. I also didn't think that the 997.2 ***** had the same problem.

 

997.2 is different. Anybody here had any experience chnging the 997.2 *****?

 

Do they just pop out?

 

No they don't. There seems to be a round metal in the center that prevents the **** to be pulled out.

 

After removing the covers there's a round metal in the middle that prevents me from pulling it out.

 

Not sure if the dirts / condition on the .2 is the same as those that I had on my .1, but if so, it should still be possible to clean with alcohol without having to remove the *****.

 

Will try it when i get home. Just don't know what to do with the new ones i ordered fron suncoast.

 

round metal? dont you see this is a bolt with torx head? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx use small torx screwdriver

 

i think i really need to wear glasses now. will look for a torx screwdriver tomorrow.
Thanks!

 

Thanks Serg124! Finally got to remove the *****. i used a #6 torn screwdriver for the bolt. I would recommend for 997.2 models to remove the ***** first and try to clean it with soap and water. I removed the sticky film and it came of like new. No need to replace them as they don't degrade like the ones on 997.1.

 

Removed the ***** on my pcm2.1 and cleaned them. They look like new!

 

of course they should be hard and non sticky; the radio controls are a snap to replace, the climate controls just the opposite. You can try the "alcohol" treatment mentioned above, or many dealers now offer a 'clean up' which icludes repainting the little white lines if you wish ( by an outside vendor ) for $100 bucks - takes about 1/2 hour.

 

sticknomore.com

 

Thanks because sicklyknobs.com triggered my parental controls on my home PC I had to get my 7 year old to turn them off so I could search sticky *****....