Re: A1 headlights, again

[Andre Bjorkheim <andreb@u.washington.edu>]

On Sun, 3 Nov 1996, Jay Docherty wrote:

> Nope its's not the fuses.  I do have the bently for the car, I have 
> been through the "electrical system" time and time again and there is 
> not even a troubleshooting sections for problems with the headlights.
> ....If I hold the headlights switch down both the headlights and the 
> dims come on and even the interior light indicator for the headlights 
> comes on but as soon as I release everything goes out.  If the fuses 
> were blown that stuff would not come on.  There is deffinatly current 
> getting to the right places but it is not remaining there once the 
> dims circuit is cut off.  Perhaps a bad ground?  Where would I 
> troubleshoot the ground?
>                           Jay
> 
> VW Scirocco 1988 16v
> VW Scirocco 1980

   Then I am thinking it is in your lever arm on the steering column.
  It sounds as if that is the prob, that would explain why none of the
  brights comes on.  Find the wires that go into the column and out of
  the column for the brights and i bet the one going out is dead when you
  switch it on.

     Andre'



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