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STOP! STEP AWAY FROM THE FIREARM. DO NOT HIT 'ENTER' FOR ANY PURCHASES!!! "I want to do this myself " Those six little words trigger me - flashback to 1976 when I said the same thing. Let me save you a ton of money, agony, and grief. Buy this book: M1911 Complete Assembly Guide (Vol 2) Amazon.com: M1911 Complete Assembly Guide (Vol 2): 9781888722185: Walt Kuleck and Drake Oldham, Companion volume to the M1911 Complete Owner's Guide: Electronics Thumb through the book - THIS IS FUCKING IMPORTANT. Look at the special tools they are using to get the job done. There are some small jobs - that require a hellishly expensive tool to install right. And some inexpensive tools that can prevent you from screwing up an expensive part. Ambi safeties come in 4 flavors of different size 'thumb paddles'. You chose a $60 model that will probably require fitting. If you are going to through all the ass-pain of fitting - should take the time to learn about the different paddle sizes. Check out the bottom picture here at MidwayUSA: Wilson Combat Bullet Proof Tactical 1911 Thumb Safety Wide Lever Ambi You can see the part numbers for different sizes. Unless you are truly left handed - this modification is handy like balls on a preacher - it will complicate your disassembly and cleaning. 90% chance you will have to modify your right side grip unless choosing the correct model. Pro Tip: Have a nice Colt Gold Cup National Match or similar high end pistol handy to check your work. You don't have to own it - just know someone you can borrow one from. Kimber ambi safety is nice and smooth - you want yours to feel similar. Same with trigger jobs - you need to have nice pistol handy to go back and forth with. I have every hand tool made to work on 1911's. I was on the US Coast Guard National Pistol & Rifle Team. Took me 15 years of practice to get on it. I took up 1911 gunsmithing because I was tired of my match pistols stuck in a gun shop for a month over a 20-30 minute job. PM me. I about never come back to posts.